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The color purple  Cover Image DVD DVD

The color purple / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Harpo Films production ; an Amblin Entertainment production ; an SGS Pictures production ; a QJP production ; screenplay by Marcus Gardley ; produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones ; directed by Blitz Bazawule.

Gardley, Marcus, (screenwriter.). Winfrey, Oprah, (film producer.). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (film producer.). Sanders, Scott, 1957- (film producer.). Jones, Quincy, 1933- (film producer.). Bazawule, Blitz, (film director.). Henson, Taraji P., (actor.). Brooks, Danielle, (actor.). Domingo, Colman, (actor.). Hawkins, Corey, 1988- (actor.). H.E.R., 1997- (actor.). Bailey, Halle, 2000- (actor.). Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936- (actor.). Mpasi, Phylicia Pearl, 1993- (actor.). Ciara, 1985- (actor.). Batiste, Jon, 1986- (actor.). Ellis, Aunjanue, (actor.). Fantasia, 1984- (actor.). Walker, Alice, 1944- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Color purple. (Added Author). Norman, Marsha. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Color purple. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (presenter.). Harpo Films, (production company.). Amblin Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). SGS Pictures, (production company.). Quincy Jones Entertainment, (production company.). Warner Bros. Entertainment, (publisher.). Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Gabriella Wilson "H.E.R.", Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Fantasia Barrino. (Cast).

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Based on the musical stage play, book (of the musical stage play) by Marsha Norman, music and lyrics by Brena Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen.
Some subtitles not listed on container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Dan Laustsen ; edited by Jon Poll ; music by Kris Bowers.
Participant or Performer Note:
Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Gabriella Wilson "H.E.R.", Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Fantasia Barrino.
Target Audience Note:
MPA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic content, sexual content, violence and language CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD ; region 1 ; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French dialogue ; with optional English, French, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Korean, or Spanish subtitles.
Subject: Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple > Film adaptations.
Norman, Marsha. Color purple > Film adaptations.
African American women > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Adult child sexual abuse victims > Drama.
Abused wives > Drama.
Southern States > Drama.
Genre: Feature films > United States.
Video recordings with French language options.
Video recordings with Chinese language options.
Video recordings with Korean language options.
Video recordings with Spanish language options.
Musical films.
Historical films.
Coming-of-age films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

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Summary: A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

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