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The Color Purple Cover Image DVD DVD

The Color Purple [videorecording] / A Warner Bros. & Amblin production ; produced and directed by Steven Spielberg ; co-produced by Kathleen Kennedy...[et al.] ; screenplay by Menno Meyjes.

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Goldberg, Whoopi, 1950- (Added Author). Glover, Danny. (Added Author). Caesar, Adolph, (Added Author). Avery, Margaret. (Added Author). Chong, Rae Dawn. (Added Author). Winfrey, Oprah. (Added Author). Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple. (Added Author). Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey. (Cast).

Summary:

The story of Celie, a poor black woman from the south, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790729717
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 min.) : | videorecording 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1997]

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD special features include: interactive memos, scene access, production notes, and 2 theatrical trailers.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
Double-sided DVD: "Widescreen A" and "Widescreen B" on opposite sides.
Special features: interactive menus; production notes; 2 theatrical trailers.
Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
Participant or Performer Note:
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey.
System Details Note:
DVD 2-sided, Dolby surround.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
English, French, and Spanish language tracks with French and Spanish subtitles.
Subject: Family > Drama.
Feature films.
Abused women > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Sisters > Drama.
Family violence > Drama.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Smithers Public Library DVD COL (Text) 35101000408349 Adult DVDs -- Fiction Volume hold In transit -


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