Whoopi Goldberg
Celie
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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 ...
- $15 million
- December 18, 1985 (United States)
- Quincy Jones
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.
- (92K)
- Steven Spielberg
- PG-13
- Drama
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
- (7.8K)
- Steven Spielberg
- PG-13
- Whoopi Goldberg
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father.
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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.
The Color Purple (1985) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
