Purlie Victorious
by Nicholas Webster
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Actor: Beah Richards, Godfrey Cambridge, Hilda Haynes, Ossie Davis, Ruby DeeDirector: Nicholas Webster
Brand: DAVIS,OSSIE
Writer: Ossie Davis
Cinematographer: Boris Kaufman
Producer: Nicholas Webster
Editor: Ralph Rosenblum
Producer: Brock Peters
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Movie Reviews of Purlie Victorious
Movie Review: An Unqualified Classic!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Actually, I have yet to see a live version with Ossie & Ruby but read the play years ago. I can't wait to see it realized especially with the original author, Ossie Davis, playing Purlie. I did see a version with Melba Moore playing Lutiebelle which was quite good - but Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee are, in my humble opinion, the quintessential First Couple in African-American theatre - any chance to see them perform together is always a treat. Even as a read, the play is quite hilarious and it works all the more imagining such talent as Ossie & Ruby realizing the roles. As a matter of fact, I read "Purlie Victorious" and 'Day of Absence" by Douglas Turner Ward, another excellent example of black theatre, together - they complement each other quite well as shining examples of black comedy satirizing existing racial attitudes then (hmmmm..and now..) The play is timeless, is not at ALL archaic by todays standards as many of the same issues tackled in Purlie as well as Day of Absence still exist, alas, in 2007.
But on a lighter note, owning a copy of "Purlie Victorious" performed by its auspicious author, the incomparable Ossie Davis, is simply a must for your collection.
Summary of Purlie Victorious
A black preacher returns home to rural Georgia to claim an inheritance and plot revenge on the ruthless plantation owner he once served.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 31-JAN-2006
Media Type: DVD
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