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The Color Purple

Celie, a poor black girl, fights to hold on to her self-esteem when she is separated from her sister and forced into a brutal marriage.

Celie, a poor black girl, fights to hold on to her self-esteem when she is separated from her sister and forced into a brutal marriage. Spanning the years 1909 to 1947 in a small Georgia town, the film chronicles the joys, pains and people in her life.

Adapted by Steven Spielberg from Alice Walker's seminal novel.

2 hours, 24 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 May 202321:30
BBC Four

Credits

CelieWhoopi Goldberg
Old Mr JohnsonAdolph Caesar
AlbertDanny Glover
Shug AveryMargaret Avery
SqueakRae Dawn Chong
SofiaOprah Winfrey
HarpoWillard E Pugh
WriterMenno Meyjes
ProducerSteven Spielberg
DirectorSteven Spielberg

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