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.
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.
Item details
- ISBN: 1419855093
- ISBN: 9781419855092
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen version.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2007]
- Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video
- Copyright: ©2007
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Widescreen 1.85:1. 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, double-sided, widescreen version; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English), Dolby surround stereo (French). |
Language Note: | In English or dubbed French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Golden Globes, 1986: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Whoopi Goldberg). Directors Guild of America, 1986: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Spielberg and 4 others) |
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