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Purple rain

Title: Purple rain / directed by Albert Magnoli.
Publication: [Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2016]

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Description

1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Prince stars as "The Kid," a Minneapolis club musician, who struggles with both a tumultous homelife and his own smoldering anger while taking refuge in his music and his steamy love for sultry Apollonia Kotero. Semi-autobiographical.

Uniform Title

Purple rain (Motion picture)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Rock films.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Note

Bonus features: commentary by the director, producer and cinematographer ; First Avenue: the Road to Pop Royalty, visit to the nightclub where Prince started; Purple Rain Backstage Pass, behind the scenes; Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: The Impact and Influence of Purple Rain; MTV Premiere Party, original broadcast; 8 music videos.
Featuring original songs by Prince.
Source used: videodisc container.

Credits (note)

Screenwriters, Albert Magnoli, William Blinn ; producers Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; cinematographer, Donald E. Thorin ; composer, Michel Colombier ; Warner Bros. Pictures presents.

Performer (note)

Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III.

Event (note)

Originally released as a motion picture 1984.

System Details (note)

Blu-ray disc, 1080p high definition; widescreen 1.85:1, 16x9; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French) & 2M (Spanish).

Language (note)

In English, French or Spanish, with optional rench or Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Contents

Music videos: Let's go crazy -- Take me with U -- When doves cry -- I would die 4 U/Baby I'm a star -- Purple rain -- Jungle love -- The bird -- Sex shooter.

Call Number

Sc BLURAY-23

LCCN

883929552894

OCLC

960882350

Title

Purple rain / directed by Albert Magnoli.

Publisher

[Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2016]

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Cast

Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III.

Credits

Screenwriters, Albert Magnoli, William Blinn ; producers Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; cinematographer, Donald E. Thorin ; composer, Michel Colombier ; Warner Bros. Pictures presents.

Event

Originally released as a motion picture 1984.

System Details

Blu-ray disc, 1080p high definition; widescreen 1.85:1, 16x9; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French) & 2M (Spanish).

Language

In English, French or Spanish, with optional rench or Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Added Author

Cavallo, Robert, film producer.

Ruffalo, Joseph, film producer.

Fargnoli, Steven, 1949-2001, film producer.

Magnoli, Albert, screenwriter, film director.

Blinn, William, screenwriter.

Prince, actor, lyricist, composer (expression)

Apollonia, actor.

Day, Morris, actor.

Karlatos, Olga, actor.

Williams, Clarence, III, 1939-2021, actor.

Thorin, Donald E., cinematographer.

Colombier, Michel, composer (expression)

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), presenter.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher.

Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.

Added Title

Purple rain (Motion picture)

Other Standard Identifier

883929552894

Publisher No.

2000127351 Warner Home Video

3000070221 Warner Home Video

Research Call Number

Sc BLURAY-23

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