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Primary date1985 (Release) (U.S. release)
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Other dates1985 (Academy Award)
1985 (Copyright year)
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LanguageEnglish (Original)
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Director
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CreditsProducer: Quincy Jones (Best Picture Nominee); Kathleen Kennedy (Best Picture Nominee); Frank Marshall (Best Picture Nominee); Steven Spielberg (Best Picture Nominee)
Art director: J. Michael Riva (Art Direction Nominee); Robert W. Welch (Art Direction Nominee)
Costumes: Aggie Guerard Rodgers (Costume Design Nominee)
Director of photography: Allen Daviau (Cinematography Nominee)Distribution company: Warner Bros.
Makeup: Ken Chase (Makeup Nominee)
Music: Chris Boardman (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Jorge Calandrelli (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Andrae Crouch (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Jack Hayes (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Jerry Hey (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Quincy Jones (Music (Original Score) & Music (Original Song -- Music by & Lyrics by) Nominee); Randy Kerber (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Jeremy Lubbock (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Lionel Richie (Music (Original Song -- Lyrics by) Nominee); Joel Rosenbaum (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Caiphus Semenya (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Fred Steiner (Music (Original Score) Nominee); Rod Temperton (Music (Original Score) & Music (Original Song -- Music by & Lyrics by) Nominee)
Other: Frank Marshall (Second Unit Director)
Production company: Amblin Entertainment; The Guber-Peters Company; Warner Bros.
Set decorator: Linda DeScenna (Art Direction Nominee)
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CastMargaret Avery (Actress in a Supporting Role Nominee)
Adolph Caesar
Danny GloverWhoopi Goldberg (Actress in a Leading Role Nominee)
Oprah Winfrey (Actress in a Supporting Role Nominee) -
FormFeature
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Country of productionUnited States
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ID numberW073624
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Moving Image ItemsFilm (2)Safety - 35mm - color - Composite - Print - Actual length: 18000 - I388266 - complete - Number of carriers: 9
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Safety - 35mm - color - Composite - Print - Actual length: 14350 - I447292 - complete - Number of carriers: 9
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Library Holdings
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EventsPrograms and Events (3)2007-04-16, New York (N.Y.)
Monday Nights with Oscar. THE COLOR PURPLE, 1985
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2007-06-25, Los Angeles (Calif.)
Great To Be Nominated: Part Four. THE COLOR PURPLE, 1985
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2011-11-10, Los Angeles (Calif.)
Governors Awards Film Series. THE COLOR PURPLE, 1985
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Awards (11)1985 (58th) Academy Awards
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(AA) Art Direction Nominee
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(AA) Best Picture Nominee
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(AA) Costume Design Nominee
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(AA) Cinematography Nominee
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(AA) Makeup Nominee
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(AA) Music (Scoring) Nominee
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(AA) Actress Leading Role Nominee
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(AA) Actress Supporting Role Nominee
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(AA) Music (Song) Nominee
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(AA) Writing Nominee
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