Prince: A Purple Reign (2011)

Prince: A Purple Reign

2011

Documentary Music

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Rhodri Huw

Cast

Alan Leeds as Self

Beverley Knight as Self

Chuck D as Self

Dez Dickerson as Self

Mica Paris as Self

Prince as Self (archive footage)

Trevor Nelson as Narrator (voice)

Crew