The Color Purple (1985)
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Danny Glover
Albert
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo
Akosua Busia
Nettie
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie
Adolph Caesar
Old Mr.
Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak
Dana Ivey
Miss Millie
Bennet Guillory
Grady
Carl Anderson
Reverend Samuel
Susan Beaubian
Corrine
Laurence Fishburne
Swain
Leon Rippy
Store Clerk
Drew Bundini Brown
Jook Joint Patron
Arnold F. Turner
Jook Joint Patron
Jeris Poindexter
Jook Joint Patron
Hawthorne James
Jook Joint Patron
Sonny Terry
Jook Joint Musician
Greg Phillinganes
Jook Joint Musician
Paulinho da Costa
African Musician
Clarence Avant
African Musician
Maria Howell
Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Gayle King
Church-goer (uncredited)
Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director
Alice Walker
Novel
Menno Meyjes
Screenplay
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Frank Marshall
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Quincy Jones
Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Michael Kahn
Editor
Bo Welch
Art Direction
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
Randy Kerber
Orchestrator
Fred Steiner
Orchestrator
Quincy Jones
Songs
Quincy Jones
Lyricist
Lionel Richie
Lyricist
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunt Double
Tony Brubaker
Stunts