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Directed By
Steven Spielberg
Written By
Menno Meyjes
screenplay
Alice Walker
novel
Cast
Danny Glover
Albert
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie Johnson
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo Johnson
Akosua Busia
Nettie Harris
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie Harris
Adolph Caesar
Old Mister Johnson
Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak
Dana Ivey
Miss Millie
Leonard Jackson
Pa Harris
Bennet Guillory
Grady
John Patton Jr.
Preacher
Carl Anderson
Reverend Samuel
Susan Beaubian
Corrine
James Tillis
Buster
Phillip Strong
Mayor
Laurence Fishburne
Swain
Peto Kinsaka
Adam
Lelo Masamba
Olivia
Margaret Freeman
Odessa
Howard Starr
Young Harpo
Daphaine Oliver
Young Olivia
Jadili Johnson
Young Adam
Lillian Njoki Distefano
Young Tashi
Donna Buie
Daisy
Leon Rippy
Store Clerk
John Ratch Hart
Mailman
David Thomas
Road Gang Leader
Carrie Murray
Loretta
Juliet Poe
Church Sister
Katie Simon
Church Sister
Ethel Taylor
Church Sister
Marcus Covington
Boy
Marcus Liles
Boo
April Myers
Emma
Maurice Moore
Child #1
Lechanda Latharp
Child #2
Drew Bundini Brown
Jook Joint Patron
Arnold F. Turner
Jook Joint Patron
Jeris Poindexter
Jook Joint Patron
Hawthorne James
Jook Joint Patron
Sonny Terry
Jook Joint Musician
Greg Phillinganes
Jook Joint Musician
Roy Gaines
Jook Joint Musician
Paulinho Da Costa
African Musician
Nana Yaw Asiedu
African Musician
Clarence Avant
African Musician
Bayo Martin
African Musician
Ndugu Chancler
African Musician
Jeffrey Kwashi
African Musician
Pete Munzhi
African Musician
Aniijia Rae Schockley
African Musician
Maria Howell
Church Choir Soloist
Gayle King
Churchgoer
Kenneth LeGrand
Johnson Family Friend
Alex Martin
Little Girl
Joni Palmer
Self - Junk Joint
Madison T. Shockley Sr.
African Chief
Produced By
Peter Guber
executive producer
Carole Isenberg
associate producer
Quincy Jones
producer
Kathleen Kennedy
producer
Frank Marshall
producer
Jon Peters
executive producer
Steven Spielberg
producer
Lori Weintraub
executive in charge of production
Music
Quincy Jones
Cinematography
Allen Daviau
director of photography
Sound
Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor
Michael J. Benavente
sound editor
Willie D. Burton
production sound mixer
James Christopher
sound editor
Don Digirolamo
re-recording mixer
Dean Drabin
foley mixer
Teresa Eckton
sound editor
Robert Glass
re-recording mixer
Gil Haimsohn
assistant sound editor
Robert W. Harris
cable person
Robert Knudson
re-recording mixer
Marvin E. Lewis
boom operator
Peter Lonsdale
assistant adr editor
Matthew C. May
assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat
foley artist
Alan L. Nineberg
adr editor
Mark Pappas
assistant sound editor
Rod Rogers
assistant adr editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
supervising foley editor
Larry Singer
supervising adr editor
John W. Singleton
foley editor
Edward M. Steidele
foley artist
Sherman Waze
sound editor
Burton Weinstein
sound editor
J.R. Westen
adr mixer
David A. Whittaker
sound editor
David Williams
foley editor
Paul Pavelka
re-recording engineer
Editing
Michael Kahn
Casting Director
Reuben Cannon
Production Design
J. Michael Riva
Art Direction
Bo Welch
Art Director
Set Design
Linda DeScenna
Costumes
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Makeup
Richard Alonzo
makeup artist
William Butler
assistant makeup artist
Ken Chase
makeup designer
Lola Kemp
hair stylist
Leila Khan
hairdresser: Kenya
Steve LaPorte
makeup artist
Michael Laudati
makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson
supervising hair stylist
Special Effects
Greg C. Jensen Sr.
special effects assistant
Bob Stoker
special effects assistant
Lucinda Strub
special effects assistant
Matt Sweeney
special effects supervisor
Assistant Director
Bruce Cohen
dga trainee
Pat Kehoe
first assistant director
Frank Marshall
second unit director: Kenya
Victoria E. Rhodes
second assistant director
Richard A. Wells
first assistant director
Production Management
Gerald R. Molen
unit production manager
Arthur F. Repola
post-production supervisor
Vincent Winter
production supervisor: Kenya
Art Department
Ron Ashmore
painter gangboss
Jack Johnson
illustrator
Tom McCown
set dresser
Ric McElvin
lead man
Erik L. Nelson
property master
Joseph C. Nemec III
assistant art director
Dan Ondrejko
greensman
Ernest Phillips
stand-by painter
Virginia L. Randolph
set designer
Robert Scaife
construction coordinator
Ed Verreaux
illustrator
John Alvin
poster artist
Howard Armstrong
set design consultant
Ken Chocolate
set dresser
Anthony Klaiman
set dresser
Mark Konkel
painter
David Russell
storyboard artist
Ken Scaife
general foreman
John Villarino
foreman
Stunts
Alex Brown
stunt double
Greg Wayne Elam
stunt coordinator
John Ashby
stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Dana Dru Evenson
stunt double
Kym Washington Longino
stunts
Rick Sawaya
stunts
Editorial
Connie Abellera
assistant film editor
Craig Bassett
assistant film editor
Martin Cohen
assistant film editor
Patrick Crane
post-production assistant
Jim Passon
color timer
Jim Schurmann
color timer
Other
David Dykis
special thanks
Music Department
Brian Banks
music scoring preproduction
Else Blangsted
supervising music editor
Chris Boardman
music adaptor
Bruce Botnick
music scoring
Lyle J. Burbridge
music scoring associate
Tom Bähler
music supervisor
Jorge Calandrelli
music adaptor / orchestrator
Andraé Crouch
music arranger and conductor: Christ Memorial Church of God in Christ Choir
Sandra Crouch
music arranger and conductor: Christ Memorial Church of God in Christ Choir
James Flamberg
supervising music editor
Humberto Gatica
pre-recorded music mixer
Jimmie Haskell
music adaptor / orchestrator
Jack Hayes
music adaptor / orchestrator
Richard Hazard
orchestrator
Helaine Head
music department assistant
Jerry Hey
music adaptor / orchestrator
Randy Kerber
music adaptor / orchestrator
Tom Kramer
music editor
Michael A. Levine
Synthesizer Programmer
Anthony Marinelli
music scoring preproduction
A. David Marshall
music editor
Harvey W. Mason
music adaptor / orchestrator
Greig McRitchie
music adaptor / orchestrator
Sam Nestico
music adaptor / orchestrator
Jeff Porcaro
musician: percussion / percussion
Steve Ray
music department assistant
Raoul Roach
music department assistant
Joel Rosenbaum
music adaptor / orchestrator
Mark Ross
music department assistant
Nathan Scott
music adaptor / orchestrator
Pam Small
music department assistant
Fred Steiner
music adaptor / orchestrator
Bill Summers
music adaptor / orchestrator
Táta Vega
performer
Ernie Watts
musician: clarinet
Israel Baker
musician: violin
Michael Boddicker
keyboards
Tom Boyd
oboe soloist
Tom Brown
music preparation
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion
Ry Cooder
mandolin
Andy D'Addario
Music Scoring Recordist
Paulinho Da Costa
percussion
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn
Kevin Dorsey
vocalist
Harris Goldman
french horn
Daniel J. Johnson
co-music editor
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone
Steve Livingston
music editor
Lisa Donovan Lukas
music preparation
Clay Mitchell
musical consultant
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion
Tom Raney
musician: percussion
Emil Richards
musician: percussion
David Schwartz
musician: viola
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Alice Jean Witherspoon
singer
Casting Department
Jo Doster
location casting
Job Seda
casting: Kenya
Peg Halligan
casting assistant
Costume Department
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
costume supervisor: women
Joanna Johnston
wardrobe: Kenya
Betty Jean Slater
set costumer: women
Bill Tiegs
set costumer: men
Don Vargas
costume supervisor: men
Robert Blackman
assistant costume designer
Haleen K. Holt
costume illustrator
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller
Tina Joseff
costume jeweller
Annalisa Strickland
costumer
Camera Department
Eric Engler
camera operator
John Flemming
grip: Kenya
Phil Gries
camera: press junket interviews
Norman Harris
lighting gaffer
Donald L. Hartley
dolly grip
M. Todd Henry
first assistant camera
Gene Kearney
key grip
Ron Kenyon
electrical best boy
Martin Kenzie
focus puller: Kenya
Norman G. Langley
camera operator
Michael McDermott
electrician: Kenya
Bob Munoz
grip best boy
Reggie Newkirk
first assistant camera
Nigel Seal
camera loader: Kenya / gaffer: Kenya
John R. Shannon
still photographer
Simon Trevor
camera operator: Kenya
Rob McCarthy
electrician
Casey Nelson
electrician
Bruton Peterson
electrician
Robert Samuels
second assistant camera
Phelt M. Saucier
electrician
Location Management
Kokayi Ampah
location manager
Script Department
Anne Rapp
script supervisor
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