PRIMARILY CRITICAL The Color Purple (1985) Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 18:09 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed ' class="input-embed input-embed-808"/> Initial release: December 16, 1985 (USA) Director: Steven Spielberg Adapted from: The Color Purple Story by: Alice Walker