A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
- Nominated for 11 Oscars
- 14 wins & 25 nominations total
Willard E. Pugh
- Harpo Johnson
- (as Willard Pugh)
Laurence Fishburne
- Swain
- (as Larry Fishburne)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSofia's speech at the dinner table was an ad-lib prompted by Steven Spielberg, in the middle of filming the scene. He asked Winfrey to express to Celie how she felt that day when she saw Celie in the store, as Sofia was shopping for Miss Millie.
- GoofsWhen she is returning from Memphis on the train, Celie is sipping wine in the dining car. An African-American person could not eat in the dining car in the late 1930s, especially on a Southern run.
- Crazy creditsThe credits are all colored purple.
- Alternate versionsThe Blu-ray and several TV prints feature the 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures logo plastering both the 1984 variant and closing Saul Bass variant.
- SoundtracksMiss Celie's Blues (Sister)
Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
Vocals by Táta Vega
Featured review
Review following a 2020 rewatch of this brilliant movie. Tears streaming down my cheeks on several occasions throughout and writing after a few minutes to reflect and recover.
Leads all fantastic, particularly Whooping Goldberg. She was gentle, pathetic, strong and fierce and times throughout and all felt honest and believable. I was truly taken in her journey and came out almost exhausted from the roller coaster of emotions that she, and me, went through.
Danny Glover does the impossible by being genuinely unlikeable through the majority of the movie. Oprah was another standout and well deserved of her Oscar nom.
Overall, an outstanding movie that crushed my heart and had me sobbing but beautiful at the same time. Long yet fast paced. I'll watch again in a decade and have no doubt that I will be crying again.
- Scotthigginsmre
- May 5, 2020
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Moon Song
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $98,467,863
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,710,333
- Dec 22, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $98,468,102
- Runtime2 hours 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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