| Description |
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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. |
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Blu-ray disc for use only with Blu-ray disc players, Blu-ray disc computer drives and Playstation 3 game consoles. |
| Language |
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 and Spanish subtitles. Special features audio varies and may not be SDH. |
| Cast |
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. |
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Based on the novel by Alice Walker. |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 |
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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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sisters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Spousal abuse -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Family violence -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Blu-ray discs.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- director.
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Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
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Marshall, Frank.
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Jones, Quincy, 1933-
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Meyjes, Menno, screenwriter.
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Glover, Danny, actor.
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Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986. actor.
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Avery, Margaret, actor.
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Chong, Rae Dawn, actor.
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Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- actor.
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Winfrey, Oprah.
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Daviau, Allen.
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Riva, J. Michael.
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Kahn, Michael, 1935-
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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Color purple.
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Warner Bros.
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
883929161126 |
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