Film

The Color Purple

1985 · 2h 34m · Drama · History

It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

73%

Metacritic

78

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

Danny Glover

Albert

Whoopi Goldberg

Celie

Margaret Avery

Shug Avery

Oprah Winfrey

Sofia

Willard E. Pugh

Harpo

Akosua Busia

Nettie

Desreta Jackson

Young Celie

Adolph Caesar

Old Mr.

Rae Dawn Chong

Squeak

Dana Ivey

Miss Millie

Leonard Jackson

Pa

Bennet Guillory

Grady

John Patton Jr.

Preacher

Carl Anderson

Reverend Samuel

Susan Beaubian

Corrine

James Tillis

Buster

• Steven SpielbergDirector · Producer
• Menno MeyjesScreenplay
• Alice WalkerNovel
• Quincy JonesProducer · Original Music Composer
• Kathleen KennedyProducer
• Frank MarshallProducer
• Carole IsenbergProducer
• Jon PetersExecutive Producer
• Peter GuberExecutive Producer
• Allen DaviauDirector of Photography

4K Ultra HD Official TrailerOfficial Trailer

Release date

December 18, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 34m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$146,300,000

Genres

Drama, History

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