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The color purple Cover Image DVD DVD

The color purple / Warner Bros. presents a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; Amblin Entertainment in association with Quincy Jones ; a Guber-Peters Company production.

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (director,, producer.). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (producer.). Marshall, Frank, (producer.). Jones, Quincy, 1933- (producer,, composer.). Meyjes, Menno, (screenwriter.). Glover, Danny, (actor.). Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 (actor.). Avery, Margaret, (actor.). Chong, Rae Dawn, (actor.). Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (actor.). Winfrey, Oprah, (actor.). Busia, Akosua, (actor.). Pugh, Willard, (actor.). Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple. (Added Author). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Guber-Peters Company. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh. (Cast).

Summary:

The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who is forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419855093
  • ISBN: 9781419855092
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen version.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features include cast biographies, production notes, awards, theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.
Participant or Performer Note:
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; widescreen version; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English), surround stereo (French).
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Includes French dubbed version and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: African American women > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library DVD COLO (Text) 34455006506782 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

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