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Hart Mailman David Thomas Road Gang Leader Thamsana R. Ngubeni Caller--Africa Carrie Murray Loretta Juliet Poe Church Sister Katie Simon Church Sister Ethel Taylor Church Sister Marcus Covington Boy Marcus Liles Boo April Myers Emma Maurice Moore 1st Child Lechanda Latharp 2nd Child Saunders Sonny Terry Jook Joint Musician Greg Phillinganes Jook Joint Musician Roy Gaines Jook Joint Musician Paulinho DaCosta African Musician Nana Yaw Asiedu African Musician Clarence Avant African Musician Bayo Martin African Musician Ndugu Chancler African Musician Jeffrey Kwashi African Musician Pete Munzhi African Musician Aniijia Rae Schockley African Musician Back to Top Directors Steven Spielberg Director Frank Marshall 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Back to Top Writers Alice Walker Source Material (from novel) ( The Color Purple ) Menno Meyjes screenplay Back to Top Producers Jon Peters Executive Producer Peter Guber Executive Producer Steven Spielberg Producer Kathleen Kennedy Producer Frank Marshall Producer Quincy Jones Producer Carole Isenberg Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Ken Burton Projectionist Allen Daviau Director of Photography Norman Langley (II) Camera Operator William Eric Engler Camera Operator Simon Trevor Camera Operator (Kenya) Back to Top Editors Craig Bassett Assistant Editor Michael Kahn Editor Back to Top Production Management Vincent Winter Production Supervisor (Kenya) Arthur Repola Post-Production Supervisor Gerald R. Molen Unit Production Manager Lata Ryan Production Coordinator Pat Kehoe Assistant Director Richard Alexander Wells Assistant Director Kokayi Ampah Location Manager Nigel Dundas camp manager (Kenya) Back to Top Art Department Tom McCown Set Dresser Joseph C. Nemec III art direction assistant Bo Welch art direction Virginia Randolph-Weaver Set Designer J. Michael Riva Production Designer Linda DeScenna Set Decorator Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Costume Supervisor (women) Don Vargas Costume Supervisor (men) Betty Jean Slater Set Costumer (women) Bill Tiegs Set Costumer (men) Joanna Johnston Wardrobe (Kenya) Ken Chase makeup design Steve LaPorte Makeup Richard Alonzo Makeup Michael Laudati Makeup Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Designer Back to Top Sound Larry Singer ADR editor supervisor Alan Nineberg ADR Editor Solange foley editor supervisor John W. Singleton Foley Editor David Williams (IX) Foley Editor J. R. Westen ADR recording Sarah Monat Foley Edward Steidele Foley Richard L. Anderson sound editor supervisor Michael J. Benavente Sound Editor James Christopher (II) Sound Editor Teresa Echton Sound Editor Sherman Waze Sound Editor Burt Weinstein Sound Editor David A. Whittaker Sound Editor Bruce Botnick sound recording (music) Humberto Gatica sound recording (pre-recorded music) Dean Drabin sound recording (foley) Buzz Knudson sound rerecording Robert W. Glass Jr sound rerecording Don Digirolamo sound rerecording Willie D. Burton Sound Back to Top Music Quincy Jones Music Quincy Jones songs ( Miss Celie s Blues (Sister) Sister s Theme Proud Theme Makidada I Ain t Gonna Sing No Mo Don t Make Me No Never Mind (Slow Drag) Maybe God Is Tryin to Tell You Somethin ) Rod Temperton songs ( Miss Celie s Blues (Sister) Sister s Theme Proud Theme Makidada ) Lionel Richie Song ( Miss Celie s Blues (Sister) ) Jeremy Lubbock Song ("Sister's Theme" "Proud Theme") Menno Meyjes Song ( Makidada ) Saunders Sonny Terry Song ("I Ain't Gonna Sing No Mo'") Porter Grainger Song ("Junk Bucket Blues") Get Happy Band Song Performer ( Junk Bucket Blues ) J. Mayo Williams Song ("The Dirty Dozens") Rufus Perryman Song ("The Dirty Dozens") James Ingram (II) Song ("Don't Make Me No Never Mind (Slow Drag)") Roy Gaines Song ( Don t Make Me No Never Mind (Slow Drag) ) Christ Memorial Church of God in Christ Choir Music Performer Andrae Crouch Music Arranger Andrae Crouch Music Conductor Andrae Crouch Song ( Heaven Belongs to You Maybe God Is Tryin to Tell You Somethin ) Sandra Crouch Music Arranger Sandra Crouch Music Conductor Sandra Crouch Song ("Heaven Belongs to You") David Del Sesto Song ("Maybe God Is Tryin' to Tell You Somethin'") Bill Maxwell (II) Song ( Maybe God Is Tryin to Tell You Somethin ) Tommy Dorsey (II) Song ("Old Ship of Zion") Lillian Armstrong Song ("My Heart") Louis Armstrong Song Performer ( My Heart ) Henry Busse Song ("Hot Lips") Henry Lange Song ("Hot Lips") Lou Davis (II) Song ("Hot Lips") Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra Song Performer ( Hot Lips ) Burundi Musiques traditionelles Song ( High Life --from Sounds of West Africa ) ( Akazehe (Two Girls Yodel) ) Caiphus Semenya Song ("Hata Ja Lima (African Road Building Song)" "Scarification Chant and Katutoku Corinne") Letta Mbulu Song Performer (""Scarification Chant and Katutoku Corinne") Johnny Green Song ( Body and Soul ) Edward Heyman (II) Song ("Body and Soul") Sour (II) Song ("Body and Soul") Frank Eyton Song ("Body and Soul") Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra Song Performer ( Body and Soul ) Tata Vega vocals (Shug Avery) Chris Boardwell Orchestrations Chris Boardwell music adaptations Jorge Calandrelli Orchestrations Jorge Calandrelli music adaptations Jimmy Haskell Orchestrations Jimmy Haskell music adaptation Jack Hayes Orchestrations Jack Hayes music adaptations Dick Hazard Orchestrations Dick Hazard music adaptations Jerry Hey Orchestrations Jerry Hey music adaptations Randy Kerber Orchestrations Randy Kerber music adaptations Harvey Mason Orchestrations Harvey Mason music adaptations Greig McRitchie (II) Orchestrations Greig McRitchie (II) music adaptations Sam Nestico Orchestrations Sam Nestico music adaptations Joel Rosenbaum Orchestrations Joel Rosenbaum music adaptations Nathan Scott (II) Orchestrations Nathan Scott (II) music adaptations Fred Steiner (II) Orchestrations Fred Steiner (II) music adaptation Bill Summers (II) Orchestrations Bill Summers (II) music adaptations Brian Banks music pre-production Anthony Marinelli music pre-production Tom Bahler (II) Music Supervisor Else Blangsted Music Editor Jim Flamberg music editor supervisor David Marshall (II) Music Editor Tom Kramer Music Editor Back to Top Choreography Claude Thompson choreography Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Matt Sweeney Special Effects Supervisor Back to Top Physical Effects Gregg Elam Stunt Coordinator Alex Brown (V) Stunt Man Back to Top Consultants & Advisors George Sims (II) Research Dave Clark (II) Research William Ferris Research Marshal Royal Research Snooky Young Research Monty Ruben Production Consultant (Kenya) Julie Adams (III) Dialect Coach Alice Walker project consultant Back to Top Animals Phil Smith Wrangler Donald F. Spinney Animal Trainer Nigel Dundas animal consultant (Kenya) Back to Top Below The Line Steven Talmy Production Associate Mark Marshall Production Associate Rebecca Leventhal Production Associate Jeffrey R. Coates Production Associate Dorothy Hungerford Production Associate Richard Pryor Jr Production Associate Robin Hollister Production Associate (Kenya) Bonne Radford production controller John C. Johnson Jr production illustrator Edward S. Verreaux production illustrator Back to Top Other Crew Barbara Harley London contact (Kenya) Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Video Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Theatrical Distributor Columbia-EMI-Warner Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Back to Top Other Companies Pacific Title & Art Studio title opticals Reuben Cannon & Associates Casting Agency Back to Top