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Purple Rain, the first starring film for Prince, is the story of an arrogant, young black singer, born and raised in Minneapolis, who reaches the pinnacle of stardom. The dramatic complications include The Kid's (Prince) miserable home life, where he suffers the brutalities of his father (well played by Clarence Williams III) .. Read more
| Starring | Prince, Morris Day, Clarence Williams, Olga Karlatos |
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| Director | Albert Magnoli |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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An impressive feature film... [The concerts] are splendidly realized musicvid-type affairs, awash in purple-hued smoky lighting atmosphere and right-on camera work...
Since Prince first appeared on stage caressing the long neck of his guitar and sucking at its quivering head, he has... read more on Time Out
"...When performing on-stage...[Prince] can be a riveting spectacle..."