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The Color Purple
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Celie is a shy and frightened woman whose life mostly involve running away from men who want to take advantage of her and how she tries to find herself after suffering 40 years of abuse.
Celie is a shy and frightened woman whose life mostly involve running away from men who want to take advantage of her and how she tries to find herself after suffering 40 years of abuse.
Actors:
Roy Gaines,
Alex Martin,
James Tillis,
Peto Kinsaka,
Phillip Strong,
Marcus Liles,
Daphaine Oliver
Roy Gaines
12 August 1937, Waskom, Texas, USA
Alex Martin
1973
James Tillis
5 July 1957, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Peto Kinsaka
Phillip Strong
Marcus Liles
Daphaine Oliver
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
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