Purlie

Purlie

142 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 12, 1981

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.

Purlie

142 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 12, 1981

Purlie
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.
IMDb rating 8.8
Producers CBS Productions, Showtime Networks
Original title Purlie
Directors Rudi Goldman, Philip Rose
Writers Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Philip Rose, Ossie Davis

Cast

Robert Guillaume

as Purlie

Melba Moore

as Lutiebelle

Sherman Hemsley

as Gitlow

Linda Hopkins

as Sister Hopkins

Rhetta Hughes

as Missy

Brandon Maggart

as Ol' Cap'n

Don Scardino

as Charlie

Clarice Taylor

as Idella

Loretta Abbott

as Ensemble

Brenda Braxton

as Ensemble

P.L. Brown

as Ensemble

Olivia Detante

as Ensemble

Suzzanne Douglas

as Ensemble

Cisco Drayton

as Ensemble

Tanya Gibson

as Ensemble

Michael Goring

as Ensemble

Milt Grayson

as Ensemble

Lawrence Hamilton

as Ensemble

Clinton King Keen

as Ensemble

Mildred Lane

as Ensemble

Judy Leak

as Ensemble

Eugene Little

as Ensemble

Pauletta Washington

as Ensemble

Lou Ann Pickett

as Ensemble

Herbert Rawlings

as Ensemble

Renee Rose

as Ensemble

Ted Ross

as Ensemble

Otis Sallid

as Ensemble

Henry Shaw

as Ensemble

Valerie Smith

as Ensemble

Jeffery V. Thompson

as Ensemble

Denessa Tobin

as Ensemble

David Weatherspoon

as Ensemble