Purlie
Movie| Title | Purlie |
| User score | 7 |
| Release date | Oct 12, 1981 |
| Genre | Drama, Music |
| Director | Rudi Goldman |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | CBS Productions, Showtime Networks |
| Run time | 142 min. |
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.
