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The Color Purple (1985) [PG-13]

Release Date:
December 18, 1985

Original Title:
The Color Purple

Alternate Titles:
A Cor Púrpura
Bíborszín
De Kleur Paars
El color púrpura
Il Colore Viola
La couleur pourpre
Purpurfärgen
The Colour Purple
カラーパープル
紫色姊妹花
칼라 퍼플

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
Amblin Entertainment
Guber/Peters Company
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: 14  DE: 12  DK: 11  FR: U  GB: 15  HU: 16  IE: 15  IN: U  IT: T  KR: 15  NL: 12  NZ: G  PL: 16  PT: M/14  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 154

It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.

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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.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
2006
#51 		100 Years: 100 CHEERS
100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time

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Production

ADR Editor:
Alan L. Nineberg

Art Direction:
Bo Welch

Costume Design:
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Director:
Steven Spielberg

Director of Photography:
Allen Daviau

Editor:
Michael Kahn

Executive Producer:
Peter Guber
Jon Peters

Lyricist:
Quincy Jones
Rod Temperton
Lionel Richie

Makeup Artist:
Richard Alonzo

Music Arranger:
Andraé Crouch

Novel:
Alice Walker

Orchestrator:
Randy Kerber
Jorge Calandrelli
Joel Rosenbaum
Fred Steiner
Jerry Hey
Jack Hayes

Original Music Composer:
Quincy Jones

Producer:
Steven Spielberg
Frank Marshall
Kathleen Kennedy
Quincy Jones
Carole Isenberg

Production Design:
J. Michael Riva

Screenplay:
Menno Meyjes

Second Assistant Camera:
Robert Samuels

Set Decoration:
Linda DeScenna

Songs:
Quincy Jones
Rod Temperton
Andraé Crouch
David Del Sesto
Bill Maxwell

Stunt Double:
Dana Dru Evenson

Stunts:
Tony Brubaker

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