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The color purple [videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents ; a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; Amblin Entertainment in association with Quincy Jones ; a Guber-Peters Company production.

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (film director,, film producer.). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (film producer.). Marshall, Frank, (film producer.). Jones, Quincy, 1933- (film producer,, composer (expression)). Meyjes, Menno, (screenwriter.). Glover, Danny, (actor.). Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 (actor.). Avery, Margaret, (actor.). Chong, Rae Dawn, (actor.). Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (actor.). Winfrey, Oprah, (actor.). Busia, Akosua, (actor.). Pugh, Willard, (actor.). Daviau, Allen, (director of photography.). Riva, J. Michael, (production designer.). Kahn, Michael, (editor of moving image work.). Walker, Alice, 1944- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Color purple. (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Guber-Peters Company, (production company.). Warner Bros. Entertainment, (publisher.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (presenter.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (production company,, film distributor.). Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh. (Cast).

Summary:

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419855092
  • ISBN: 1419855093
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., 2007
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Previously released in 1997 with the same technical specifications and special features.
Special features include cast biographies, production notes, awards, theatrical trailers.
Formatted Contents Note:
Side [1]: feature presentation ; Side [2]: special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.
Participant or Performer Note:
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD format; dual-sided region 1; widescreen version; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English), surround stereo (French).
Language Note:
Includes French dubbed version and subtitles in English, French and Spanish ; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Golden Globes, 1986: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Whoopi Goldberg).

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