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Additional authors

1. Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
2. Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
3. Marshall, Frank
4. Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024
5. Meyjes, Menno
6. Glover, Danny
7. Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986
8. Avery, Margaret
9. Chong, Rae Dawn
10. Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
11. Daviau, Allen
12. Kahn, Michael, 1935-
13. Walker, Alice, 1944-
14. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), presenter
15. Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher

Description

1. 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

1. 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

1. African American women -- Drama
2. Abused women -- Drama
3. Sisters -- Drama
4. Friendship -- Drama
5. Feature films

Call number

1. Sc BLURAY-34

Note

1. Special features: conversations with the ancestors: The color purple from book to screen; a collaboration of spirits: casting and acting The color purple; The color purple: the musical; cultivating a classic: the making of The color purple; behind-the-scenes and cast-focused featurette galleries; theatrical trailers.
2. Title and credits from container.
3. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
4. Based upon the novel by Alice Walker.

Credits (note)

1. Producers, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenwriter, Menno Meyjes ; cinematographer, Allen Daviau ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; composer, Quincy Jones ; Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Steven Spielberg film.

Performer (note)

1. Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg.

System details (note)

1. 1080p High Definition 16x9 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0; Dolby Digital 1.0

Language (note)

1. In English, French, Spanish (Latin & Castilian)

Title

1. The color purple / directed by Steven Spielberg.

Publisher

1. [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2011]

Copyright date

1. 2011

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Digital file characteristics

1. video file Blu-ray

Cast

1. Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg.

Credits

1. Producers, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenwriter, Menno Meyjes ; cinematographer, Allen Daviau ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; composer, Quincy Jones ; Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Steven Spielberg film.

System details

1. 1080p High Definition 16x9 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0; Dolby Digital 1.0

Language

1. In English, French, Spanish (Latin & Castilian)

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film producer.
2. Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film director.
3. Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- film producer.
4. Marshall, Frank, film producer.
5. Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024, film producer.
6. Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024, composer.
7. Meyjes, Menno, screenwriter.
8. Glover, Danny, actor.
9. Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986, actor.
10. Avery, Margaret, actor.
11. Chong, Rae Dawn, actor.
12. Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- actor.
13. Daviau, Allen, director of photography.
14. Kahn, Michael, 1935- editor of moving image work.
15. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple.
16. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), presenter.
17. Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher.

Other standard identifier

1. 883929137725

Publisher no.

1. 2000042952 Warner Bros. Entertainment
2. 3000035739 Warner Bros. Entertainment
3. 3000032622 Warner Bros. Entertainment

ISBN

1. 1419899929
2. 9781419899928

Research call number

1. Sc BLURAY-34