Prince: A Purple Reign

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.
Release Date: 2011-11-25
Documentary
Music
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Trevor Nelson
as Narrator (voice)
Prince
as Self (archive footage)
Dez Dickerson
as Self
Alan Leeds
as Self
Chuck D
as Self
Beverley Knight
as Self
Mica Paris
as Self

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