Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
Menno MeyjesCinematography:
Allen DaviauComposer:
Quincy JonesCast:
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey, Leonard Jackson (more)Plots(1)
Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is a richly-textured, powerful film set in America's rural south. Whoopi Goldberg, winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie, the story's central character. Her impressive portrayal is complimented by a distinguished cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia. The Color Purple marks a new, more mature color in Spielberg's artistic palette. It is an exquisitely crafted, landmark film that will be treasured and talked about for years to come. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Whoopi Goldberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420301_408a71.jpg)
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
![Danny Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/182/164182924_ce30d3.jpg)
Danny Glover
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Saw (2004)
![Margaret Avery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274203_aa1ecc.jpg)
Margaret Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Magnum Force (1973)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
![Oprah Winfrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/938/163938657_319982.png)
Oprah Winfrey
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
The Color Purple (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
![Willard E. Pugh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/354/160354656_c7e758.png)
Willard E. Pugh
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Made in Heaven (1987)
CB4 (1993)
![Akosua Busia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/440/168440599_rc01v5.jpg)
Akosua Busia
Ghana
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Crossroads (1986)
Dead Man's Walk (1996) (series)
![Adolph Caesar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/207/159207103_73a569.jpg)
Adolph Caesar
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Che! (1969)
![Rae Dawn Chong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268907_458dd9.jpg)
Rae Dawn Chong
Canada
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Quest for Fire (1981)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
![Dana Ivey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/328/162328402_28ad13.png)
Dana Ivey
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
The Color Purple (1985)
The Addams Family (1991)
Leonard Jackson
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Basquiat (1996)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
![Carl Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126202_228c99.jpg)
Carl Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
The Color Purple (1985)
Susan Beaubian
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Color Purple (1985)
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
![Laurence Fishburne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/130/162130273_ac4662.jpg)
Laurence Fishburne
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Color Purple (1985)
![Leon Rippy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273602_24341e.jpg)
Leon Rippy
USA
Best movies:
The Life of David Gale (2003)
The Color Purple (1985)
North and South (1985) (series)
April Myers
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Marcus Covington
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Marcus Liles
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Juliet Poe
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Body Count (1998)
Katie Simon
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
![Maria Howell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/924/159924274_29a4fa.jpg)
Maria Howell
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
The Blind Side (2009)
The Good Lie (2014)