The Color Purple1985
About
- Runtime
- 2 hours 34 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Released
- December 16, 1985
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $146,300,000
- Production
- Amblin Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- The Guber-Peters Company
- Quincy Jones Productions
Credits
Directing
- Steven SpielbergDirector
Writing
- Menno MeyjesScreenplay
- Alice WalkerNovel
- Quincy JonesLyricist
- Rod TempertonLyricist
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- Lionel RichieLyricist
Art
- Bo WelchArt Direction
- Linda DeScennaSet Decoration
- J. Michael RivaProduction Design
Camera
- Allen DaviauDirector of Photography
- Robert SamuelsSecond Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up
- Richard AlonzoMakeup Artist
- Aggie Guerard RodgersCostume Design
Crew
- Dana Dru EvensonStunt Double
- Tony BrubakerStunts
Editing
- Michael KahnEditor
Production
- Quincy JonesProducer
- Jon PetersExecutive Producer
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
- Steven SpielbergProducer
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- Frank MarshallProducer
- Peter GuberExecutive Producer
- Carole IsenbergProducer
Sound
- Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Joel RosenbaumOrchestrator
- Jack HayesOrchestrator
- Jerry HeyOrchestrator
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- Andraé CrouchMusic Arranger
- Randy KerberOrchestrator
- Fred SteinerOrchestrator
- Jorge CalandrelliOrchestrator
- David Del SestoSongs
- Bill MaxwellSongs
- Andraé CrouchSongs
- Rod TempertonSongs
- Quincy JonesSongs
- Alan L. NinebergADR Editor
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