The color purple
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film director,
Peters, Jon film producer.
Guber, Peter, film producer.
Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- film producer.
Marshall, Frank, film producer.
ISBN
0780663284, 9780780663282
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (153 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0780663284, 9780780663282
UPC
883929149247, 00883929149247

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: Cast & crew; Awards: Teaser trailers; Theatrical trailer. Disc 2: 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; Gallery: behind the scenes; Gallery: the cast.
Creation/Production Credits
Costume designer, Aggie Guerard Rodgers ; music, Quincy Jones ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; director of photography, Allen Daviau.
Participants/Performers
Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, Willard Pugh, Whoopi Goldberg, Desreta Jackson, Dana Ivey, Larry Fishburne, Carl Anderson, John Patton, Jr.
Description
Set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Celie, a poor black Southern woman, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details
DVD, Widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1; NTSC, Region 1; Dual layer; anamorphic widescreen.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English or French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Spielberg, S., Peters, J., Guber, P., Kennedy, K., Marshall, F., Jones, Q., Meyjes, M., Glover, D., Caesar, A., Avery, M., Chong, R. D., Winfrey, O., Busia, A., Pugh, W., Goldberg, W., Jackson, D., Ivey, D., Fishburne, L., III., Anderson, C., Patton, J., Rodgers, A. G., Kahn, M., Riva, J. M., Daviau, A., & Walker, A. The color purple (Two-disc special edition.).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steven Spielberg et al.. The Color Purple. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steven Spielberg et al.. The Color Purple .

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Spielberg, Steven, et al. The Color Purple Two-disc special edition.,

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