Purlie (1981)
2h 22m
Running Time
October 12, 1981Release Date
Purlie (1981)
2h 22m
Running Time
October 12, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, lyrics by Udell, and music by Gary Geld. It won two Tony Awards and was also nominated for Best Musical.
This 1981 television adaptation is directed by Rudi Goldman and stars Broadway cast members Guillaume, Moore, Hemsley, and Hopkins, with Brandon Maggart as Cotchipee, Clarice Taylor as Idilla, and Don Scardino as Charlie. The production won a CableACE Award.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Guillaume
Purlie Victorious Judson
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow Judson
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Rudi Goldman
Director
Rudi Goldman
Director
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Ossie Davis
Writer
Don Scardino
Charlie
Philip Rose
Writer
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Peter Udell
Writer
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
Gary Geld
Composer
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Suzzanne Douglas
Ensemble
Cisco Drayton
Ensemble
Tanya Gibson
Ensemble
Michael Goring
Ensemble
Milt Grayson
Ensemble
Lawrence Hamilton
Ensemble
Clinton King Keen
Ensemble
Mildred Lane
Ensemble
Judy Leak
Ensemble
Eugene Little
Ensemble
Pauletta Washington
Ensemble
Lou Ann Pickett
Ensemble
Herbert Rawlings
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Ensemble
Ted Ross
Ensemble
Otis Sallid
Ensemble
Henry Shaw
Ensemble
Valerie Smith
Ensemble
Jeffery V. Thompson
Ensemble
Denessa Tobin
Ensemble
David Weatherspoon
Ensemble
Garry Sherman
Orchestrator
Manny Gutierrez
Camera Operator
Alan Adelman
Lighting Director
Joe Cranzano
Makeup Artist
Bob Camitta
Camera Operator
Luther Henderson
Orchestrator
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Jake Ostroff
Camera Operator
Michael Robinson
Assistant Editor
Les Liebowitz
Camera Operator
Blake Norton
Sound
David Stahlberg
Title Graphics
James Tilton
Set Designer
Gail Cooper-Hecht
Costume Design
Teddy Jenkins
Hairstylist
Al Perryman
Choreographer
Randy Nordstrom
Lighting Director
Kirk Nurock
Music Director
Ray Wright
Orchestrator
Bruno B. Saudino
Associate Producer
Lester Lessuk
Production Manager
Steve Zinn
Camera Operator
John R. Tierney
Editor
Peter Liveris
Assistant Editor
Bill Seesselberg
Assistant Editor
Bob Soond
Assistant Editor
Linda Considine
Casting
Robert R. Thiel
Producer
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Mark DiSalle is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director.