Prince: A Purple Reign (2011)
Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with worldwide hits such as "1999," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret" and "Alphabet Street." He became a global sensation with the release of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie "Purple Rain" in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self-discovery that continues to this day.
- Date of release
- 2011-11-25
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Director
- Rhodri Huw
Casting
- Trevor Nelson — Narrator (voice)
- Prince — Self (archive footage)
- Dez Dickerson — Self
- Alan Leeds — Self
- Chuck D — Self
- Beverley Knight — Self
- Mica Paris — Self
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