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The Color Purple

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The Color Purple
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PG13,2hrs 34min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
December 16, 1985
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The Color Purple is the year's best film. Full Review
Metascore
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 from metacritic.com
62
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 12 critic reviews
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