---
title: 'The Color Purple (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Blitz the Ambassador'
released: '2023-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 141
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-color-purple-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1200263/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Color Purple (2023)

2023 · PG-13 · 141 min · Drama, Music, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Color Purple is a 2023 American musical period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule, from a screenplay by Marcus Gardley. The film is based upon the stage musical of the same name, itself based upon the 1982 novel by Alice Walker. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Spielberg and Quincy Jones. Spielberg and Jones return as producers for the 2023 film, along with its Broadway producers Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey, the latter of whom also starred in the 1985 film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Blitz the Ambassador](https://cinepixo.com/people/blitz-the-ambassador)
- **Screenplay:** [Marcus Gardley](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcus-gardley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Bray](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-bray), [Brenda Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-russell), [Allee Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/allee-willis), [Kris Bowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-bowers)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Oprah Winfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/oprah-winfrey), [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones), [Scott Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-sanders-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dan Laustsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-laustsen)
- **Editor:** [Jon Poll](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-poll)

## Cast

- [Elizabeth Marvel](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-marvel)
- [Phylicia Pearl Mpasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/phylicia-pearl-mpasi)
- [Whoopi Goldberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/whoopi-goldberg)
- [Fantasia Barrino](https://cinepixo.com/people/fantasia-barrino)
- [H.E.R.](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-e-r)
- [Louis Gossett Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-gossett-jr)
- [Taraji P. Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/taraji-p-henson)
- [Halle Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/halle-bailey)
- [Tamela Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamela-mann)
- [Danielle Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/danielle-brooks)
- [Deon Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/deon-cole)
- [Corey Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/corey-hawkins)
- [Colman Domingo](https://cinepixo.com/people/colman-domingo)
- [Jon Batiste](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-batiste)
- [David Alan Grier](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-alan-grier)

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Official site: https://www.thecolorpurplefilm.net/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-color-purple-2023
Film facts: Wikidata (Q111270010); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.