Los Angeles - Writer, director and actor Ed Burns ("The Brothers McMullen," "Saving Private Ryan") has signed a deal with Apple to premiere his upcoming feature-length comedy "Purple Violets" exclusively on iTunes, Variety reported.

The film, which will bypass a theatrical release, will go on sale on iTunes on Nov. 20 for $14.99.

It will be available exclusively on iTunes for a month, before distribution expands to other platforms.

"These small, talky movies have a hard time finding an audience theatrically, so you need to adapt," Burns told Variety.

"There are still people who want to see this nontraditional type of film, and now there are nontraditional ways to get them out there."

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