1985 · 154 min · PG-13

The Color Purple

Name: The Color Purple
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1985
Duration: 154 min
Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Drama, History

The Color Purple (1985) is a Drama film, directed by Steven Spielberg set in Georgia during the 1900s–1930s. It runs 154 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of family & loyalty and prejudice & racism play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Quincy Jones

Cinematography

Allen Daviau

Cast

Danny GloverWhoopi GoldbergMargaret AveryOprah WinfreyWillard E. PughAkosua BusiaDesreta JacksonAdolph Caesar

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Georgia

Setting

Rural

When

1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Prejudice & Racism

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

BleakHopefulMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedSolo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The Color Purple

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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