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Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (Danny Glover). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia), but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back, allowing Celie to assume that Nettie is dead. Finally, Celie finds a champion in the don't-take-no-guff Sofia (Oprah Winfrey), the wife of Glover's son from a previous marriage. Alas, Sofia is "humbled" when she is beaten into submission by angry whites. Later, Celie is able to forge a strong friendship with Albert's mistress Shug (Margaret Avery). Emboldened by this, Celie begins rifling through her husband's belongings and finds Nettie's letters. Able at last to stand up to her husband, Celie leaves him to search for a new life on her own. A major box-office hit, The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Oscars. The film was co-produced by Quincy Jones, who also wrote the score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.
Disc One:, All-new 2002 digital transfer, Soundtrack remastered and presented in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Surround 2.0, Interactive menus, Awards notes, Theatrical trailers, Scene access, Languages: English & French, Subtitles: English, French & SpanishDisc Two:, 4 all-new documentaries: "Conversations With the Ancestors: From Book to Screen," "A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting," "The Color Purple: The Musical" and "Cultivating a Classic: The Making of the Color Purple", Storyboard and photo galleries, Interactive menus.
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Starring:
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Rae Dawn Chong,
Juliet Poe,
Carl Anderson,
Peto Kinsaka,
Adolph Caesar,
Daphaine Oliver,
Oprah Winfrey,
Jadili Johnson,
Akosua Busia,
April Myers,
James Tillis,
Leonard Jackson,
Drew Bundi Brown,
Maurice Moore,
Phillip Strong,
Desreta Jackson,
Arnold Turner,
Susan Beaubian,
Marcus Liles,
Job Seda,
Dana Ivey,
Clarence Avant,
Margaret Avery,
Lechanda Lathrap,
Leon Rippy,
Hawthorne James,
Reuben Cannon,
Margaret Freeman,
Willard E. Pugh,
Bennet Guillory,
David Thomas,
Lillian Njoki Distefano,
Jeris
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Director:
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Steven Spielberg
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Studio Name:
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Warner Home Video
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DVD
Release Date:
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02/18/2003
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Rating:
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PG-13
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Format:
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DVD
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Screen Format:
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Widescreen
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Run Time (in minutes):
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153 minutes
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Language:
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English
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Audio Tracks:
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AC, Dolby Digital Surround
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0.4
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| Product in Inches (L x W x H): |
7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6
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