Film record

The Color Purple

1985Feature film154 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · epic film · LGBTQ-related film

Credits

Cinematography

Allen Daviau — Cinematography

Direction

Steven Spielberg — Directing

Editing

Michael Kahn — Editing

Music

Quincy Jones — Music composition

Cast

Danny Glover — Acting
Whoopi Goldberg — Acting
Margaret Avery — Acting
Oprah Winfrey — Acting
Adolph Caesar — Acting
Rae Dawn Chong — Acting
Akosua Busia — Acting
Laurence Fishburne — Acting
Carl Anderson — Acting
Leon Rippy — Acting
Susan Beaubian — Acting
Willard E. Pugh — Acting
Dana Ivey — Acting
Maria Howell — Acting
Hawthorne James — Acting
Leonard Jackson — Acting
Ben Guillory — Acting
Sonny Terry — Acting
James Tillis — Acting

Production

Steven Spielberg — Production
Kathleen Kennedy — Production
Quincy Jones — Production
Frank Marshall — Production

Writing

Menno Meyjes — Screenwriting
Alice Walker — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
16 Dec 1985Checked 13 Sep 2026
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