The Color Purple

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 1985

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures,Amblin Entertainment,The Guber-Peters Company,Quincy Jones Productions

Cast

Danny Glover,Whoopi Goldberg,Margaret Avery,Oprah Winfrey,Willard E. Pugh,Akosua Busia,Desreta Jackson,Adolph Caesar,Rae Dawn Chong,Dana Iveyand 45 more

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writer

Alice Walker,Menno Meyjes,Quincy Jones,Rod Temperton,Lionel Richie

Producer

Steven Spielberg,Jon Peters,Kathleen Kennedy,Quincy Jones,Peter Guber,Carole Isenberg,Frank Marshall

Cinematography

Allen Daviau

Music

Quincy Jones

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$146,300,000

IMDb

tt0088939