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Cast
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Robert Guillaume | As: Purlie |
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Melba Moore | As: Lutiebelle |
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Sherman Hemsley | As: Gitlow |
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Linda Hopkins | As: Sister Hopkins |
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Rhetta Hughes | As: Missy |
Storyline
Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
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Cast
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Robert Guillaume |
Purlie |
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Melba Moore |
Lutiebelle |
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Sherman Hemsley |
Gitlow |
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Linda Hopkins |
Sister Hopkins |
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Rhetta Hughes |
Missy |
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Brandon Maggart |
Ol' Cap'n |
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Don Scardino |
Charlie |
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Clarice Taylor |
Idella |
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Loretta Abbott |
Ensemble |
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Brenda Braxton |
Ensemble |
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P.L. Brown |
Ensemble |
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Olivia Detante |
Ensemble |
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Suzzanne Douglas |
Ensemble |
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Cisco Drayton |
Ensemble |
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Tanya Gibson |
Ensemble |
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Michael Goring |
Ensemble |
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Milt Grayson |
Ensemble |
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Lawrence Hamilton |
Ensemble |
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Clinton King Keen |
Ensemble |
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Mildred Lane |
Ensemble |
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Judy Leak |
Ensemble |
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Eugene Little |
Ensemble |
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Pauletta Washington |
Ensemble |
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Lou Ann Pickett |
Ensemble |
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Herbert Rawlings |
Ensemble |
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Renee Rose |
Ensemble |
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Ted Ross |
Ensemble |
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Otis Sallid |
Ensemble |
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Henry Shaw |
Ensemble |
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Valerie Smith |
Ensemble |
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Jeffery V. Thompson |
Ensemble |
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Denessa Tobin |
Ensemble |
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David Weatherspoon |
Ensemble |
Directed By
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Philip Rose |
Stage Director |
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Rudi Goldman |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Gary Geld |
Musical |
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Ossie Davis |
Musical |
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Philip Rose |
Musical |
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Peter Udell |
Musical |
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Peter Udell |
Lyricist |
Production Crew
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Linda Considine |
Casting |
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Robert R. Thiel |
Producer |
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Lester Lessuk |
Production Manager |
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Bruno B. Saudino |
Associate Producer |
Edited By
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Michael Robinson |
Assistant Editor |
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Peter Liveris |
Assistant Editor |
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Bill Seesselberg |
Assistant Editor |
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John R. Tierney |
Editor |
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Bob Soond |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Gail Cooper-Hecht |
Costume Design |
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Joe Cranzano |
Makeup Artist |
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Teddy Jenkins |
Hairstylist |
Sound
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Luther Henderson |
Orchestrator |
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Ray Wright |
Orchestrator |
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Kirk Nurock |
Music Director |
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Gary Geld |
Music Supervisor |
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Garry Sherman |
Orchestrator |
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Blake Norton |
Sound |
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Gary Geld |
Songs |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Manny Gutierrez |
Camera Operator |
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Jake Ostroff |
Camera Operator |
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Les Liebowitz |
Camera Operator |
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Steve Zinn |
Camera Operator |
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Bob Camitta |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
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Randy Nordstrom |
Lighting Director |
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Alan Adelman |
Lighting Director |
Art Department
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James Tilton |
Set Designer |
Other Crew
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Al Perryman |
Choreographer |
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David Stahlberg |
Title Graphics |
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Louis Johnson |
Choreographer |
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