Nov 25, 2011
59 min
Full-HD

Prince: A Purple Reign (2011)

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.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC

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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