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Steven Spielberg, gifted creator of Jaws, the
Indiana Jones sagas, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and
other mega-hits, turned The Color Purple into one of
the most remarkable successes - a film that won the
National Board of Review's Best Picture award,
appeared on 10-Best lists everywhere, garnered 11
Academy Award nominations and earned Spielberg
the Best Director citation from the Directors Guild of
America.
Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel, The Color Purple is the richly-textured,
decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated
woman living in the rural American south. Forced to
marry a brutal man she calls "MR.", Celie turns
inward and shares her grief only with God. but she is
transformed by the friendship of two remarkable
women, acquiring self-worth...and the strength to
forgive.
Winner of the Best Acrtress Golden Globe Award
and an Oscar nomination, Whoopi Goldberg makes
a triumphant screen debut as the radiant
,indomitable Celie. Her impressive portrayal is
complimented by a memorable cast that includes
Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery,
Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua
Busia. An exquisitely crafted, landmark film, The
Color Purple will be treasured and talked about for
years to come.
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Special Features
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Language in Dolby Digital 5.1: English
Subtitles: English, Arabic, English for the hearing
impaired
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