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The Color Purple

1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg
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Summary

The Color Purple is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,363 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4]
  • Director: Steven Spielberg[5]
  • Screenwriter: Menno Meyjes[6], Alice Walker[7]
  • Composer: Quincy Jones[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], LGBTQ-related film[10], epic film[11]
  • Based on: The Color Purple[12]
  • Cast member: Danny Glover[13], Whoopi Goldberg[14], Margaret Avery[15], Oprah Winfrey[16], Adolph Caesar[17], Rae Dawn Chong[18], Akosua Busia[19], Laurence Fishburne[20], Carl Anderson[21], Leon Rippy[22], Susan Beaubian[23], Willard E. Pugh[24], Dana Ivey[25], Maria Howell[26]
  • Producer: Steven Spielberg[27], Kathleen Kennedy[28], Quincy Jones[29], Frank Marshall[30]
  • Production company: Amblin Entertainment[31]
  • Director of photography: Allen Daviau[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Soundtrack release: The Color Purple[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[36], 73%[37], 78/100[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: December 16, 1985[41], August 21, 1986[42]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[43]
  • Narrative location: Georgia[44]
  • Filming location: North Carolina[45]
  • Main subject: African Americans[46], racism[47], sibling relationship[48], sorority[49], oppression[50], domestic violence[51], gender relations[52], patriarchy[53], woman[54], loss[55], sexual abuse[56], autonomy[57]
  • Film editor: Michael Kahn[58]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[59], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[60], Academy Award for Best Actress[61]

Why It Matters

The Color Purple has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did The Color Purple receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].

Related Entities

Alice Walker Danny Glover film Frank Marshall Georgia Kathleen Kennedy Laurence Fishburne Margaret Avery North Carolina Oprah Winfrey Quincy Jones Steven Spielberg United States Whoopi Goldberg

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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