Albert Magnoli (born c. 1954) is an American film director, screenwriter and editor best known for helming the films Purple Rain, Tango & Cash, Street Knight, and American Anthem, and as editor of Reckless. For a time Magnoli served as the manager of musical artist Prince.He graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1981.In 2019, Magnoli's film Purple Rain was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".