Alan Parker

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Alan Parker

Directing February 14, 1944

Islington, London, England, UK

Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars.…

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The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

7.4 2003 Movie
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

7.7 1988 Movie
Midnight Express

Midnight Express

7.4 1978 Movie
Angel Heart

Angel Heart

7.1 1987 Movie
Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

8.0 1982 Movie
The Commitments

The Commitments

7.3 1991 Movie
Birdy

Birdy

7.1 1984 Movie
Fame

Fame

6.4 1980 Movie
Evita

Evita

6.1 1996 Movie
Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

7.3 1999 Movie
Bugsy Malone

Bugsy Malone

6.6 1976 Movie
Midi Première

Midi Première

9.0 1975 TV Show

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Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita, Fame, Birdy, Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes. He was founding chairman of the UK Film Council, a position he held for five years, and prior to that was chairman of the BFI. Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002. He was also an Officier Des Arts et Lettres (France).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Short Cuts: Mississipi Burning d'Alan Parker

    Movie Original Film Writer

  2. 2018
    Who Killed British Cinema?

    Movie Self

  3. 2018
    Evita: The Making of a Superstar

    Movie Self

  4. 2017
    All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

    Movie Associate Producer

  5. 2016
    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    Movie Self - Film Director

  6. 2016
    Dad's Army

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2014
    Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    Movie Self

  8. 2010
    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Movie Self – Interviewee

  9. 2007
    100 Films and a Funeral

    Movie Self

  10. 2007
    Magi-Nation

    TV show

  11. 2007
    Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)

    Movie Self

  12. 2005
    Michael Powell

    Movie Self

  13. 2004
    The Commitments - Looking Back

    Movie Self

  14. 2003
    The Life of David Gale

    Movie Partygoer (uncredited)

  15. 2002
    The Cry

    TV show Music

  16. 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2001
    Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

    Movie Self

  2. 1999
    Angela's Ashes

    Movie Dr. Campbell

  3. 1999
    Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall

    Movie Self

  4. 1996
    Evita

    Movie Tormented Film Director

  5. 1996
    The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

    Movie Self

  6. 1996
    A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'

    Movie Self

  7. 1995
    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    Movie

  8. 1994
    The Road to Wellville

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1991
    The Commitments

    Movie Eejit Record Producer

  10. 1990
    Come See the Paradise

    Movie Director

  11. 1988
    Mississippi Burning

    Movie Director

  12. 1987
    Angel Heart

    Movie Director

  13. 1986
    A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

    Movie Self

  14. 1984
    Birdy

    Movie Director

  15. 1982
    Pink Floyd: The Wall

    Movie Director

  16. 1982
    Shoot the Moon

    Movie Director

  17. 1982
    The Other Side of the Wall

    Movie Self

  18. 1980
    On Location with: FAME

    Movie Self - Director

  19. 1980
    Fame

    Movie Director

  20. 1978
    Midnight Express

    Movie Director

  21. 1976
    Bugsy Malone

    Movie Director

  22. 1976
    No Hard Feelings

    Movie Writer

  23. 1975
    The Evacuees

    Movie Director

  24. 1975
    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    TV show Self