Color Purple, The

Color Purple, The

1985

Directed by Steven Spielberg, this film is a sterling adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Whoopi Goldberg stars as Celie, a Southern woman whose correspondence with her sister in Africa helps her escape an abusive husband (portrayed with a scary edge by Danny Glover). Quincy Jones's evocative soundtrack and a moving performance by Oprah Winfrey make this Oscar-nominated (11) film an all-time favorite.

Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize Winning Story.

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Musical
Length
2 hrs. 33 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 18, 1985
US Box Office
$98,467,863 (#862 of 7372)
Global Office
$146,292,009 (#1204 of 4299)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Language, Nudity, Rape, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
3-Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
January 25, 2011
Acquired Date
September 1, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Specific date unknown.

Actors

Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Adolph Caesar
Adolph Caesar
Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery
Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Willard E. Pugh
Willard E. Pugh
Akosua Busia
Akosua Busia
Desreta Jackson
Desreta Jackson
Dana Ivey
Dana Ivey
Leonard Jackson
Leonard Jackson
Bennet Guillory
Bennet Guillory
John Patton Jr.
John Patton Jr.
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
Susan Beaubian
Susan Beaubian
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne

Directors

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Producers

Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Frank Marshall
Frank Marshall
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Writers

Menno Meyjes
Menno Meyjes

Special Features

Featurettes
  • A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting The Color Purple
  • Conversations with Ancestors: The Color Purple From Book to Screen
  • Cultivating a Classic: The Making of The Color Purple
  • The Color Purple: The Musical
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
73%
Tomatometer
126 votes
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Popcornmeter
7,799 votes
METASCORE
78
7 votes
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
99,765 votes

Additional Info

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