The Color Purple

The Color PurpleCast and Crew

"It's about life. It's about love. It's about us."
TMDb Score
78
PG 2 hr 34 minDec 18th, 1985Drama
Film Fixation: Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple
Film Fixation: Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple

Cast

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Danny Glover
Albert Johnson
W
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie Harris Johnson
M
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
O
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia Johnson
W
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo Johnson
A
Akosua Busia
Nettie Harris
D
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie Harris
A
Adolph Caesar
Old Mister
R
Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak
D
Dana Ivey
Miss Millie
L
Leonard Jackson
Alphonso "Pa" Harris
B
Bennet Guillory
Grady
J
John Patton Jr.
Preacher
C
Carl Anderson
Reverend Samuel
S
Susan Beaubian
Corrine
J
James Tillis
Henry "Buster" Broadnax
P
Phillip Strong
Mayor
L
Laurence Fishburne
Swain
P
Peto Kinsaka
Adam
L
Lelo Masamba
Olivia
M
Margaret Freeman
Odessa
H
Howard Starr
Young Harpo
D
Daphaine Oliver
Young Olivia
J
Jadili Johnson
Young Adam
L
Lillian Njoki Distefano
Young Tashi
D
Donna Buie
Daisy
L
Leon Rippy
Store Clerk
J
John R. Hart
Mailman
D
David Thomas
Road Gang Leader
C
Carrie Murphy
Loretta
J
Juliet Poe
Church Sister
K
Katie Simon
Church Sister
E
Ethel Taylor
Church Sister
M
Marcus Covington
Boy
M
Marcus Liles
Boy
A
April Myers
Emma
M
Maurice Moore
Child #1
L
Lechanda Latharp
Child #2
D
Drew Bundini Brown
Jook Joint Patron
A
Arnold F. Turner
Jook Joint Patron
J
Jeris Poindexter
Jook Joint Patron
H
Hawthorne James
Jook Joint Patron
S
Sonny Terry
Jook Joint Musician
G
Greg Phillinganes
Jook Joint Musician
R
Roy Gaines
Jook Joint Musician
P
Paulinho da Costa
African Musician
N
Nana Yaw Asiedu
African Musician
C
Clarence Avant
African Musician
B
Bayo Martin
African Musician
N
Ndugu Chandler
African Musician
J
Jeffrey Kwashi
African Musician
P
Pete Munzhi
African Musician
A
Aniijia Rae Schockley
African Musician
M
Maria Howell
Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
G
Gayle King
Church-goer (uncredited)

Crew

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Steven Spielberg
Director
S
Steven Spielberg
Producer
K
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
M
Michael Kahn
Editor
L
Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration
F
Frank Marshall
Producer
M
Menno Meyjes
Screenplay
P
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
J
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
B
Bo Welch
Art Direction
J
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
A
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
A
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
A
Alice Walker
Novel
Q
Quincy Jones
Producer
Q
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
C
Carole Isenberg
Producer
R
Richard Alonzo
Makeup Artist
A
Alan L. Nineberg
ADR Editor