The Color Purple Image
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

Summary: This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life...
Runtime: 154 min
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Release Date: Mar 26, 1997
Director Credit
Steven Spielberg Director
Writer Credit
Alice Walker Novel
Menno Meyjes Screenplay
Principal Cast Credit
Danny Glover Albert
Oprah Winfrey Sofia
Whoopi Goldberg Celie Johnson
Cast Credit
Adolph Caesar Old Mister Johnson
Akosua Busia Nettie Harris
Bennet Guillory Grady
Carl Anderson Reverend Samuel
Dana Ivey Miss Millie
Desreta Jackson Young Celie Harris
John Patton Jr. Preacher
Leonard Jackson Pa Harris
Margaret Avery Shug Avery
Rae Dawn Chong Squeak
Susan Beaubian Corrine
Willard E. Pugh Harpo Johnson
Producer Credit
Carole Isenberg Associate Producer
Frank Marshall Producer
Jon Peters Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy Producer
Peter Guber Executive Producer
Quincy Jones Producer
Steven Spielberg Producer
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