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Color purple

Additional authors: Spielberg, Steven, -- 1946- -- drt | Kennedy, Kathleen, -- 1954- | Marshall, Frank. | Jones, Quincy, -- 1933- | Meyjes, Menno. -- aus | Glover, Danny. -- act | Caesar, Adolph, -- 1933-1986. -- act | Avery, Margaret. -- act | Chong, Rae Dawn. -- act | Goldberg, Whoopi, -- 1955- -- act | Winfrey, Oprah. | Daviau, Allen. | Riva, J. Michael. | Kahn, Michael, -- 1935- | Walker, Alice, -- 1944- -- Color purple. | Warner Bros. | Warner Home Video (Firm)
Edition statement:Two-disc special ed. Published by : Warner Home Video, (Burbank, CA :) Physical details: 2 videodiscs (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ISBN:0790749874; 9780790749877; 883929149247.
Subject(s): Walker, Alice, -- 1944- -- Color purple -- Film adaptations. | African American women -- Drama. | Forced marriage -- Drama. | Incest -- Drama. | Domestic abuse -- Drama. | Sisters -- Drama. | Feature films. | Videos -- Feature. | Videos -- DVD. | Films for the hearing impaired. | Film adaptations. | Drama. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Year: 2003
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.

Based on the novel by Alice Walker.

Disc one: 2002 digital transfer of the film ; soundtrack remastered ; interactive menus ; award notes ; theatrical trailers -- Disc two: All-new documentaries, Conversations with the ancestors ; a collaboration of spirits ; Color Purple: the musical and Cultivating a classic: the making of the Color Purple ; storyboard and photo galleries.

Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.

Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey.

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

MPAA rating: PG-13.

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Widescreen; Dolby digital surround 5.1 or 2.0.

English and dubbed French versions; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; English closed captions.

Nominee, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Whoopi Goldberg), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Margaret Avery), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Oprah Winfrey), Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up, Best Music - Original Score, Best Music - Original Song, Best Picture, Best Writing - Screenplay based on material from another medium, 1986 Academy Awards (USA) ; Winner, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Pat Kehoe, Richard A. Wells, Victoria E. Rhodes), 1986 Directors Guild of America Awards ; Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Whoopi Goldberg), 1986 Golden Globes ; Winner, Best Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), Best Picture, 1985 National Board of Review, USA.

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