Purlie
In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie Victorious Judson
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Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow Judson
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Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
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Clarice Taylor
Idella Landy
Brandon Maggart
Stonewall Jackson (Ol' Cap'n)
Don Scardino
Charlie Cotchipee
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Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
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Loretta Abbot
Brenda Braxton
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Gary Geld
Composer