Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
Robert Guillaume , Melba Moore , Sherman Hemsley , Linda Hopkins , Rhetta Hughes , Brandon Maggart , Don Scardino , Clarice Taylor , Brenda Braxton , P.L. Brown
CBS Productions
