Steven Spielberg's adaptation of The Color Purple comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.0, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes and a pair of theatrical trailers. While the sound and picture quality are very strong, one could hope for more information about the production. Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey made their film debuts in this effort and their insight would be interesting.