| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Alice Walker. |
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Dolby digital sound; widescreen version. |
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Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Jon Peters, Peter Guber ; producer-director, Steven Spielberg ; screenplay, Menno Meyjes. |
| Cast |
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey. |
| Summary |
An uneducated woman living in the rural American south who was raped by her father, deprived of the children she bore him and forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mister" is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Language |
Dialogue in English, with optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sisters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Abused women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Family violence -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Color purple (Motion picture : 1997)
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Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
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Glover, Danny.
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Winfrey, Oprah.
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| ISBN |
9781419855092 |
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0790729717 |
| Music No. |
11534 Warner Home Video |
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