Prince: A Purple Reign
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Rhodri Huw, Gethin Scourfield, Paul Bullock
Director: Rhodri Huw
Top Cast
Trevor Nelson
Narrator (voice)
Prince
Self (archive footage)
Dez Dickerson
Self
Alan Leeds
Self
Chuck D
Self
Beverley Knight
Self
Mica Paris
Self
