Prince: A Purple Reign

Prince: A Purple Reign

80% | Nov 25, 2011 | Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Cast

Rhodri Huw
Producer
D. Gethin Scourfield
Producer

Cast

Narrator (voice)
Trevor Nelson
Narrator (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Prince
Self (archive footage)
Self
Chuck D
Self

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