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The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who's forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Color purple (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Director), Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-, Marshall, Frank, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Meyjes, Menno (Screenwriter), Glover, Danny (Actor), Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 (Actor), Avery, Margaret (Actor), Chong, Rae Dawn (Actor), Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Actor), Winfrey, Oprah, Walker, Alice, 1944-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in French or Spanish. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]
Subjects:
African American women > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who's forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
DVD housed with booklet.
Special features include: 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;
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodiscs (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.