Purlie

Release Date: 1981-10-12

Runtime: 142

Languages: English

Rating: 7

Votes: 2

Genres: Drama | Music

Director: Rudi Goldman

Description: Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie c...Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. 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. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.Read More

Production Companies:

CBS Productions

Showtime Networks