Purlie Victorious

Purlie Victorious

Purlie Victorious
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Actor: Godfrey Cambridge, Hilda Haynes, Lillian Hayman, Ruby Dee, Sorrell Booke
Brand: DAVIS,OSSIE
Cinematographer: Boris Kaufman
Composer: Henry Cowen
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mpi Home Video

Movie Reviews of Purlie Victorious

Movie Review: Birth of the Political Reverend
Summary: 5 Stars

In this exuberant film Ossie Davis really shines. Godfrey Cambridge is superb as "Gitlow"
(if only his singing was as great as his acting). Self ordained Rev. Purlie preaches a
message of "Freedom"! It strikes me a freedom of a dubious sort kind of like
"Change" does today. The flow of the rhetoric throughout this film is a linguistic
marvel. Alan Alda has the only purely virtuous role in this film. This purity was
threatened with his "Hind legs line" but then he had to communicate with his
Confederate flag displaying Pa somehow. This movie is well worth watching!

Summary of Purlie Victorious

Based on the popular Broadway play, Purlie Victorious is the story of a black preacher (award-winning stage and screen actor, Ossie Davis), who returns home to rural Georgia to claim an inheritance and bring down Ol' Cap'n Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee (Sorrell Booke, The Dukes of Hazzard), the ruthless plantation owner that he once served. Accompanying Purlie is Miss Lutiebelle Jenkins (Ruby Dee), a pretty young girl who has captured his heart. Purlie persuades her to convince Cotchipee that she is the long-lost relative entitled to the family inheritance. But, the plot goes awry and Purlie must hide to escape the old man's wrath. He finds a surprise ally in Cotchipee's son, Charlie (award-winning actor, Alan Alda, in his first film role), a progressive Southern gentleman who takes matters into his own hands, eventually helping Purlie emerge victorious. While played with comedic effect, Purlie Victorious reflects the powerful themes of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The movie also stars Godfrey M. Cambridge, Hilda Haynes, Beah Richards, Charles Welch and Ralph Roberts.

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