IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: PurlieRelease Date1982-06-18Runtime142 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews9Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordspreacher
sharecropper
minister
black american
based on stage musicalFilming LocationsLehman College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307812/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0307812.jpgUpdated At2025-06-08T05:26:14
Stars
Robert Guillaume
Sherman Hemsley
Rhetta Hughes
Melba Moore
Clarice Taylor
Brandon Maggart
Don Scardino
Linda Hopkins
Loretta Abbot
Brenda Braxton
Writers
Ossie Davis
Philip Rose
Peter Udell
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Guillaume | Character: Purlie Victorious Judson
Actor: Sherman Hemsley | Character: Gitlow Judson
Actor: Rhetta Hughes | Character: Missy
Actor: Melba Moore | Character: Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Actor: Clarice Taylor | Character: Idella Landy
Actor: Brandon Maggart | Character: Stonewall Jackson (Ol' Cap'n)
Actor: Don Scardino | Character: Charlie Cotchipee
Actor: Linda Hopkins | Character: Sister Hopkins
Actor: Loretta Abbot | Character: Actress
Actor: Brenda Braxton | Character: Actress
Actor: P.L. Brown | Character: Actor
Actor: Olivia Detante | Character: Actress
Actor: Suzzanne Douglas | Character: Actress
Actor: Cisco Drayton | Character: Actress
Actor: Tanya Gibson | Character: Actress
Actor: Michael Goring | Character: Actor
Actor: Milt Grayson | Character: Actor
Actor: Lawrence Hamilton | Character: Actor
Actor: Clinton King-Keen | Character: Actor
Actor: Mildred Lane | Character: Actress
Actor: Judy Leak | Character: Happy Girl
Actor: Eugene Little | Character: Actor
Actor: Lou Ann Pickett | Character: Actress
Actor: Herbert Rawlings | Character: Actor
Actor: Renee Rose | Character: Actress
Actor: Ted Ross | Character: Actor
Actor: Otis Sallid | Character: Actor
Actor: Henry Shaw | Character: Actor
Actor: Valerie Smith | Character: Actress
Actor: Jeffery V. Thompson | Character: Actor
Actor: Denessa Tobin | Character: Actress
Actor: Pauletta Washington | Character: Actress
Actor: David Weatherspoon | Character: Actor
Actor: Cleavon Little | Character: Actor
[Directors Group]
Name: Rudi Goldman | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Ossie Davis | Role: Writer
Name: Philip Rose | Role: Writer
Name: Peter Udell | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Philip Rose | Role: Producer
Name: Robert R. Thiel | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Gary Geld | Role: Composer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Gail Cooper-Hecht | Role: Costume Designer
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Alan Adelman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Larry Sedwick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Al Perryman | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307812/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: June 18, 1982
Awards
Winner | 1982 | CableACE Awards | ACE | Single Program - Theater | Robert R. Thiel, Broadway on Showtime, Purlie | For episode "Purlie"
Nominee | 1984 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Limited Series or a Special | Alan Adelman, Randy Nordstrom, Great Performances, Purlie | For episode "Purlie"
Box Office
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