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The color purple  Cover Image DVD DVD

The color purple / Warner Bros. presents a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (director.). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (Added Author). Marshall, Frank. (Added Author). Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024 (Added Author). Meyjes, Menno. (screenwriter.). Glover, Danny. (actor.). Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986 (actor.). Avery, Margaret. (actor.). Chong, Rae Dawn. (actor.). Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (actor.). Winfrey, Oprah. (Added Author). Daviau, Allen. (Added Author). Riva, J. Michael. (Added Author). Kahn, Michael. (Added Author). Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple. (Added Author). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419855093
  • ISBN: 9781419855092
  • Physical Description: 1 videodiscs (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen version.
  • Publisher: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Special features include production notes, theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Quincy Jones.
Participant or Performer Note:
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby Digital; stereo; widescreen.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Includes French dubbed version and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Subject: Walker, Alice, 1944- > Film adaptations.
African American women > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Abused women > Drama.
Family violence > Drama.
Loyalty > Drama.
Southern States > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAMA COLO 1985 (Text) 33892002470442 DVD Available -


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