Title The Color Purple Overview An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie Whoopi Goldberg , an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing Mister Albert Johnson Danny Glover , things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Tagline It's about life. It's about love. It's about us. Genres Drama Keywords prison, africa, southern usa, rape, black people, sister sister relationship, jazz, violent father, violent husband, empowerment, adoption, jazz musician, letter, incest Production Companies Amblin Entertainment, The Guber-Peters Company, Warner Bros. Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 154 Release Year 1985
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 146 million USD