The Colour Purple

Stephen Spielberg, gifted creator of Jaws, the Indiana Jones Sagas, E.T. The Extraterrestrial and other mega-hits, turned The Colour Purple into one of his most remarkable successes - a film that won the National board of Review's best picture award, appeared on the 10-Best lists everywhere, garnered 11 Academy Award nominations and earned Spielberg the Best Directors citation from the Directors Guild of America.

Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Colour Purple is the richly textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American South. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls "MR.", Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth... and the strength to forgive.

Winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination, Whoopi Goldberg makes a triumph screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie. Her impressive portrayal is complemented by a memorable cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia. An exquisitely crafted, landmark film, The Colour Purple will be treasured and talked about for years to come.

Although second-hand, this DVD is free from scratches and blemishes.