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The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize –winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, marking a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer ...
Feb 7, 1986 · The Color Purple: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey. A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
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- Drama
- Steven Spielberg
- 1986-02-07
The film is based on the novel by Alice Walker, who told Celie's story through a series of letters, some never sent, many never received, most addressed to God. The letters are her way of maintaining sanity in a world where few others ever cared to listen to her.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who...
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- Steven Spielberg
- PG-13
- Whoopi Goldberg
A woman navigates life amid cruelty and hardship in the rural South before finding the strength to escape in Steven Spielberg's award-winning drama. Watch trailers & learn more.
Oct 17, 2023 · Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey star in director Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple.
- 2 min
- 87.8K
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
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