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The Color Purple (1985) USA / PG-13 / 154 min
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Genre: Drama /  more »
Awards: Nominated for 11 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 8 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 7.7 (25,054 votes)  more »
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Summary: The life and trials of a young African American Woman.  more »
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Filmmakers: Steven Spielberg - Director / Producer, Alice Walker - Writer (novel), Menno Meyjes - Writer (screenplay), Quincy Jones - Producer / Composer, Kathleen Kennedy - Producer, Frank Marshall - Producer, Allen Daviau - Cinematographer, J. Michael Riva - Production Designer, Michael Kahn - Editor  more »
Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)STARmeter™

 Danny Glover ... Albert 287 

 Whoopi Goldberg ... Celie Johnson 1,153 
Margaret Avery ... Shug Avery 6,939 

 Oprah Winfrey ... Sofia 565 

 Willard Pugh¹ ... Harpo Johnson 21,642 
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