Cinematic background from The Color Purple 1985 - An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, 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, 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.

The Color Purple

1985

Drama

Directors:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Menno Meyjes, Alice Walker
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Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman in a red dress is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two older women are standing in a field of purple flowers; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and a hat playing a guitar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a vest and a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people that are standing together in the grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man wearing a straw hat talking to a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman standing on the porch of a house with other women; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman in a yellow shirt is holding a saxophone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of an antique car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing around in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A black man is looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A black man smoking a cigarette while wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men are sitting on a porch swing; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting in a row of pews; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man and a younger woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman is hugging another woman in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman in a red and white dress with a peacock feather headpiece; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman in a yellow dress singing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman in a yellow dress is singing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman in a field of flowers looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older woman in a black and white floral dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman sitting at a table in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing around a table with a red dress on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting at a table with a woman standing next to him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two people standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman standing next to a man in a rocking chair on a porch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other holding a guitar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people in a room with a microphone; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman are holding a piece of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men sitting on the ground with a goat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of young people standing next to each other in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing next to each other wearing hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in a rocking chair reading a newspaper; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people hugging in front of a wooden house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older woman in a yellow dress holding a cane; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting at a table in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older woman holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing next to each other in a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older black woman wearing a hat looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two women are looking at a sheet of paper in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man's face in front of a sunset; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with a pipe in his mouth standing under a ceiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding an open umbrella in the rain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman are standing in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in front of a window with his hand under his chin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in a room next to a table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing around a table; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person with a ring on her finger; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men and women in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with his hand up in the air; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man's teeth with a dark background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman are drinking from a cup; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A little boy wearing a hat while holding his hand to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with a cell phone leaning on a railing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two women are talking to each other at a party; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older black woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man riding a horse in a field at sunset; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing in the grass; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man in a robe and glasses stands in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in a field next to a tent; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Color Purple” (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman are playing a guitar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle