The Color Purple (1985)

All My Life I Had to Fight

Sofia (Oprah Winfrey) explains to Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) her unwillingness to take abuse from men in her life.

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

© Warner Bros. 2012

Released in 1985 by Warner Bros..

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  • mood: Emotional
  • prop: Bag
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  • theme: Oppression
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  • actor: Willard E. Pugh
  • actor: Oprah Winfrey
  • actor: Whoopi Goldberg
  • director: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Jon Peters
  • producer: Carole Isenberg
  • producer: Kathleen Kennedy
  • producer: Quincy Jones
  • producer: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Peter Guber
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  • costume-designer: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
  • production-designer: J. Michael Riva
  • role-name: Harpo Johnson
  • role-name: Sofia
  • role-name: Celie Johnson
  • screenwriter: Menno Meyjes
  • year: 1985
  • studio: Warner Bros.

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