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The Color Purple - Special Edition 2 Disc Set


The Color Purple is the award-winning drama about a black woman's struggles to take control of her life in a small Southern town in the early 20th century, based on Alice Walker's novel. Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey head an impressive cast, under the direction of Steven Spielberg.

"…the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart. The movie may have inconsistencies, confusions and improbabilities, but there is one perfect thing at its center, and that is the character of Celie, as played by Whoopi Goldberg"- Roger Ebert

DVD - 2 Disc Set

  • Theatrical trailer(s), TV spot(s)
  • Documentary - Conversations with Ancestors: The Color Purple from Book to Screen
  • Documentary - A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting The Color Purple
  • Documentary - Cultivating a Classic: The Making of The Color Purple
  • Documentary - The Color Purple: The Musical
  • Behind the Scenes and Cast Photo Galleries
  • Widescreen anamorphic format
  • Closed-captioned and French & Spanish subtitles


Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Steven Speilberg
Color
154 minutes
Released: 1985
Rated: PG-13

Country: U.S.A.
Language: English (Closed-captioned and French & Spanish subtitles)
Genre: Drama

 

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