The color purple / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

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

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Director)
Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
Marshall, Frank
Jones, Quincy, 1933-
Meyjes, Menno (Screenwriter)
Glover, Danny (Actor)
Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 (Actor)
Avery, Margaret (Actor)
Chong, Rae Dawn (Actor)
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Actor)
Winfrey, Oprah
Daviau, Allen
Riva, J. Michael
Kahn, Michael, 1935-
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
DTS-HD master audio English 5.1 Dolby digital, dubbed French 2.0, and dubbed Spanish 2.0 (Castilian 2.0 and Latin 1.0) soundtracks, with optional English SDH, French, Spanish. Special features audio varies and may not be SDH.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African American women > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Spousal abuse > Drama.
Family violence > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who's forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Special features: Conversations with ancestors: The color purple from book to screen; A collaboration of spirits: casting and acting The color purple; Cultivating a classic: the making of The color purple; The color purple: the musical; behind the scenes gallery; cast photo gallery; trailers.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX7 D0137117 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:0780667832
9780780667839
Credits:Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.
System Details:Blu-ray; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) 1080p High Definition; DTS-HD master audio; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0 or 1.0. Special features may not be in High definition.
Blu-ray disc for use only with Blu-ray disc players, Blu-ray disc computer drives and Playstation 3 game consoles.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey.