Prince: A Purple Reign
2011•59m•8.0/10
DocumentaryMusic
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.0/10(4)
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.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
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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