In the film "The Color Purple", the name of Celie's husband is Albert. The film is an epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg). She is an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse. It seems that Albert doesn't really love his wife. He wants someone to take care of him and all his needs. Celie must find true companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

"The Color Purple" is a 1985 coming-of-age period drama, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Quincy Jones, and Spielberg. The screenplay was written by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director. The film stars Goldberg, Glover, Desreta Jackson, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Rae Dawn Chong, Willard Pugh, and Adolph Caesar in one of his final film roles.

The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It didn't win any. Commercially, the film was a box office success, raising $142 million from a budget of $15 million.

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