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.
Rudi Goldman
Director
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino
Charlie
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Hounddog64%
Grace Unplugged60%
Battle of the Year67%
Honeydripper58%
Too Late Blues63%
Cadillac Records70%
Wild Style61%
Take the Lead68%
Mo' Better Blues64%
Clika80%
A Time for Dancing66%
TalhotBlond63%
Girl in the Box67%
The Mambo Kings63%
Jersey Boys67%
Beast62%
Beats66%
Mansfield Park61%
House of Bamboo62%
Coda59%
