The Color Purple

Summary

The Color Purple is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,380 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Color Purple received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[3].
• The Color Purple received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[4].
• The Color Purple's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Color Purple's director is recorded as Steven Spielberg^[6].
• The Color Purple's screenwriter is recorded as Menno Meyjes^[7].
• The Color Purple's screenwriter is recorded as Alice Walker^[8].
• The Color Purple's composer is recorded as Quincy Jones^[9].
• The Color Purple's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• The Color Purple's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film^[11].
• The Color Purple's genre is recorded as epic film^[12].
• The Color Purple's based on is recorded as The Color Purple^[13].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Danny Glover^[14].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Whoopi Goldberg^[15].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Margaret Avery^[16].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Oprah Winfrey^[17].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Adolph Caesar^[18].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Rae Dawn Chong^[19].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Akosua Busia^[20].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Laurence Fishburne^[21].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Carl Anderson^[22].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Leon Rippy^[23].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Susan Beaubian^[24].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Willard E. Pugh^[25].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Dana Ivey^[26].
• The Color Purple's cast member is recorded as Maria Howell^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Steven Spielberg^[28], Kathleen Kennedy^[29], Quincy Jones^[30], and Frank Marshall^[31]. The Color Purple's director is recorded as Steven Spielberg^[6]. Screenwriters include Menno Meyjes^[7] and Alice Walker^[8]. Cast members include Danny Glover^[14], Whoopi Goldberg^[15], Margaret Avery^[16], Oprah Winfrey^[17], Adolph Caesar^[18], and Rae Dawn Chong^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1985-12-16T00:00:00Z^[32] and +1986-08-21T00:00:00Z^[33]. The Color Purple's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[34]. Genres include drama film^[10], LGBTQ-related film^[11], and epic film^[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include African Americans^[35], racism^[36], sibling relationship^[37], sorority^[38], oppression^[39], and domestic violence^[40].

Reception

Awards received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[3], a film award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[4], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45]. Reviews include 6.9/10^[46], 73%^[47], and 78/100^[48].

Why It Matters

The Color Purple ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,380 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

What awards did The Color Purple receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[3] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[4].