The Color Purple
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- Synopsis
- Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper ......
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- Director(s)
- Steven Spielberg
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 154 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The Color Purple is the year's best film.Read the full review
The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites
Although the combination of his sensibilities and Miss Walker's amounts to a colossal mismatch, Mr. Spielberg's Color Purple manages to have momentum, warmth and staying power all the same.Read the full review
Variety | Staff (Not Credited)Add Critic to Favorites
There are some great scenes and great performances in The Color Purple, but it is not a great film.Read the full review
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