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THE COLOR PURPLE
U.S., 1985
Directed by Steven Spielberg
With Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Rae Dawn Chong
Based on the novel by Alice Walker
Music by Quincy Jones
Approx. 154 mins. 4K DCP.
Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Speilberg’s film spotlights previously little known actresses, Whoppi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, and Oprah Winfrey, each of whom won an Oscar nomination for her work.
Reviews
“For this critic, THE COLOR PURPLE now ranks with CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND as Spielberg's best.”
– Chicago Tribune