Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
Robert Guillaume
as Purlie
Melba Moore
as Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
as Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
as Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
as Missy
Brandon Maggart
as Ol' Cap'n
Don Scardino
as Charlie
Clarice Taylor
as Idella
Loretta Abbott
as Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
as Ensemble
P.L. Brown
as Ensemble
Olivia Detante
as Ensemble
