Purlie Victorious Movie Review 1963

Preacher Purlie (Davis) returns to Georgia and tries to get an inheritance from the plantation owner, "Ol' Cap'n" Cotchipee (Booke), he used to serve. Cotchipee's progressive son (Alda) unexpectedly helps him in his cause. Presentation of Davis's award-winning Broadway hit.

Distribution

MPI Home Video, 16101 S. 108th Ave., Orland Park, IL 60467, Phone: (708)460-0555, Toll-free: 800-323-0442, Fax: (708)873-3177, URL: http://www.mpihomevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Play, American South, African America, Inheritance, Scams, Stings & Cons, Clergymen

Screenplay

Ossie Davis

Cast

Sorrell Booke, Beah Richards, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Godfrey Cambridge, Alan Alda

Cinematography

Boris Kaufman

Director

Nicholas Webster

Producer

Hammer Bros