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The Color Purple(Movie, 1985)

PG-13
| 2h 34min | Genre: Drama
The Color PurpleRating: 3.9/5 (with 725725 votes)
The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, marking a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known. It was also the first feature film directed by Spielberg for which John Williams did not compose the music, instead featuring a score by Quincy Jones, who also produced. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg in her breakthrough role, with Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey (in her film debut), Margaret Avery, and Adolph Caesar. Filmed in Anson and Union counties in North Carolina, the film tells the story of a y... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Color Purple

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films National Board of Review Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Picture 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Song

About The Color Purple

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Georgia
Based on the work of: Alice Walker ("The Color Purple")
Derivative works/Adaptions: "The Color Purple" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/18/1985
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"A Cor Púrpura"
"紫色姊妹花"
"El color púrpura"
"La couleur pourpre"
"Bíborszín"
"Il Colore Viola"
"カラーパープル"
"칼라 퍼플"
"De Kleur Paars"
"A Cor Púrpura"
"Purpurfärgen"

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