| Edition |
Two-disc special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (153 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD, Widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1; NTSC, Region 1; Dual layer; anamorphic widescreen. |
| Language |
In English or French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned in English. |
| Cast |
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh, Whoopi Goldberg, Desreta Jackson, Dana Ivey, Larry Fishburne, Carl Anderson, John Patton, Jr. |
| Credits |
Costume designer, Aggie Guerard Rodgers ; music, Quincy Jones ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; director of photography, Allen Daviau ; executive producers, Jon Peters, Peter Guber. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Alice Walker. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Summary |
Set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Celie, a poor black Southern woman, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Cast & crew; Awards: Teaser trailers; Theatrical trailer. Disc 2: Conversations with ancestors: The color purple from book to screen; A collaboration of spirits: casting and acting The color purple; Cultivating a classic: the making of The color purple; The color purple: the musical; Gallery: behind the scenes; Gallery: the cast. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Subject |
Walker, Alice, 1944- -- Film adaptations.
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Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
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Abused women -- Southern States -- Drama.
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Sisters -- Drama.
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African American women -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
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African American women -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Walker, Alice, 1944- (OCoLC)fst00043003
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Abused women. (OCoLC)fst00794870
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African American women. (OCoLC)fst00799438
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African American women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799467
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Dysfunctional families. (OCoLC)fst01728523
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Sisters. (OCoLC)fst01119758
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Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film director, film producer.
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Peters, Jon, film producer.
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Guber, Peter, film producer.
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Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- film producer.
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Marshall, Frank, film producer.
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Jones, Quincy, 1933- film producer, composer (expression)
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Meyjes, Menno, screenwriter.
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Glover, Danny, actor.
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Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986, actor.
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Avery, Margaret, actor.
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Chong, Rae Dawn, actor.
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Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
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Busia, Akosua, actor.
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Pugh, Willard, actor.
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Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- actor.
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Jackson, Desreta, actor.
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Ivey, Dana, actor.
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Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- actor.
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Anderson, Carl, 1945-2004, actor.
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Patton, John, 1930-2005, actor.
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Rodgers, Aggie Guerard, costume designer.
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Kahn, Michael, 1935- editor of moving image work.
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Riva, J. Michael, production designer.
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Daviau, Allen, director of photography.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Walker, Alice, 1944-
Color purple.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company.
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Amblin Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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Guber-Peters Company, production company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
0780663284 |
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9780780663282 |
| Standard No. |
883929149247 |
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00883929149247 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
1000161653 Warner Home Video |
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2000046808 Warner Home Video (disc 1) |
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2000046809 Warner Home Video (disc 2) |
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3000032624 Warner Home Video (container) |
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