Purlie

Purlie (1981)


  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1981-10-12
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: CBS Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Rudi Goldman
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Summary

Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, lyrics by Udell, and music by Gary Geld. It won two Tony Awards and was also nominated for Best Musical. This 1981 television adaptation is directed by Rudi Goldman and stars Broadway cast members Guillaume, Moore, Hemsley, and Hopkins, with Brandon Maggart as Cotchipee, Clarice Taylor as Idilla, and Don Scardino as Charlie. The production won a CableACE Award.

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  • Robert Guillaume

    as Purlie

  • Melba Moore

    as Lutiebelle

  • Sherman Hemsley

    as Gitlow

  • Linda Hopkins

    as Sister Hopkins

  • Rhetta Hughes

    as Missy

  • Brandon Maggart

    as Ol' Cap'n

  • Don Scardino

    as Charlie

  • Clarice Taylor

    as Idella

  • Loretta Abbott

    as Ensemble

  • Brenda Braxton

    as Ensemble

  • P.L. Brown

    as Ensemble

  • Olivia Detante

    as Ensemble

  • Suzzanne Douglas

    as Ensemble

  • Cisco Drayton

    as Ensemble

  • Tanya Gibson

    as Ensemble

  • Michael Goring

    as Ensemble

  • Milt Grayson

    as Ensemble

  • Lawrence Hamilton

    as Ensemble

  • Clinton King Keen

    as Ensemble

  • Mildred Lane

    as Ensemble

  • Judy Leak

    as Ensemble

  • Eugene Little

    as Ensemble

  • Pauletta Washington

    as Ensemble

  • Lou Ann Pickett

    as Ensemble

  • Herbert Rawlings

    as Ensemble

  • Renee Rose

    as Ensemble

  • Ted Ross

    as Ensemble

  • Otis Sallid

    as Ensemble

  • Henry Shaw

    as Ensemble

  • Valerie Smith

    as Ensemble

  • Jeffery V. Thompson

    as Ensemble

  • Denessa Tobin

    as Ensemble

  • David Weatherspoon

    as Ensemble
Crew Al Perryman Choreographer
Sound Ray Wright Orchestrator
Lighting Randy Nordstrom Lighting Director
Sound Kirk Nurock Music Director
Sound Luther Henderson Orchestrator
Writing Philip Rose Musical
Sound Garry Sherman Orchestrator
Writing Peter Udell Musical
Art James Tilton Set Designer
Lighting Alan Adelman Lighting Director
Writing Ossie Davis Musical
Costume & Make-Up Gail Cooper-Hecht Costume Design
Writing Gary Geld Musical
Sound Gary Geld Music Supervisor
Production Robert R. Thiel Producer
Editing Peter Liveris Assistant Editor
Production Bruno B. Saudino Associate Producer
Camera Bob Camitta Camera Operator
Sound Blake Norton Sound
Camera Les Liebowitz Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Teddy Jenkins Hairstylist
Production Lester Lessuk Production Manager
Directing Philip Rose Stage Director
Editing Bob Soond Assistant Editor
Costume & Make-Up Joe Cranzano Makeup Artist
Camera Jake Ostroff Camera Operator
Production Linda Considine Casting
Camera Steve Zinn Camera Operator
Camera Manny Gutierrez Camera Operator
Crew David Stahlberg Title Graphics
Crew Louis Johnson Choreographer
Editing John R. Tierney Editor
Editing Bill Seesselberg Assistant Editor
Editing Michael Robinson Assistant Editor
Sound Gary Geld Songs
Writing Peter Udell Lyricist
Directing Rudi Goldman Director

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