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Purlie

Purlie

2h 22 min

1982

USA

7.9

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.

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Cast

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Purlie Victorious Judson

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Gitlow Judson

Rhetta Hughes

Rhetta Hughes

Missy

Melba Moore

Melba Moore

Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins

Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Idella Landy

Brandon Maggart

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Stonewall Jackson (Ol' Cap'n)

Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Charlie Cotchipee

Linda Hopkins

Linda Hopkins

Sister Hopkins

Loretta Abbot

Brenda Braxton

Brenda Braxton