| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
A richly textured , decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls "MR.", Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive |
| Notes |
DVD release of the 1985 motion picture |
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"Amblin Entertainment" |
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Based on the novel by Alice Walker |
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Special features: Interactive menus ; Scene access ; theatrical trailer |
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Region 4, PAL |
| Credits |
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincey Jones ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes ; music, Quincy Jones ; director of photography, Allen Daviau |
| Performer |
Danny Glover ; Whoopi Goldberg ; Adolph Caesar ; Margaret Avery ; Rae Dawn Chong ; Oprah Winfrey |
| Audience |
Rated PG |
| Notes |
DVD ; Two-sided format ; Dolby surround 5.1 ; Widescreen letterbox format ; Region 4 PAL |
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In English ; subtitles: Arabic, English for the hearing impaired |
| Subject |
African Americans in motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
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Jones, Quincy, 1933-
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Glover, Danny.
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Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
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Chong, Rae Dawn.
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Avery, Margaret.
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Winfrey, Oprah.
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Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986.
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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Color purple.
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Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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