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2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by Alice Walker
Set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Celie, a poor black Southern woman, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985
Features: awards notes, theatrical trailers, Conversations with ancestors : from book to screen, A collaboration of spirits : casting and acting, Cultivating a classic : the making of The color purple, The color purple : the musical, storyboard, photo galleries
Whoopie Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey
MPAA rating: PG-13
DVDs, Dolby digital 5.1
In English or French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles
Closed-captioned