Person
Alan Parker
Directing · 1944–2020 · Islington, London, England, UK
Biography
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).
Known for
Spécial cinéma
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Midi Première
Self
Film '72
Self
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Director
Magi-Nation
2007
Midnight Express
Director
Mississippi Burning
Director
Angel Heart
Director
The Life of David Gale
Partygoer (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2026Short Cuts: Mississipi Burning d'Alan ParkerOriginal Film Writer
- 2018Who Killed British Cinema?Self
- 2018Evita: The Making of a SuperstarSelf
- 2017All That You Love Will Be Carried AwayAssociate Producer
- 2016Versus: The Life and Films of Ken LoachSelf - Film Director
- 2016Dad's ArmyExecutive Producer
- 2014Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmSelf
- 2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf – Interviewee
- 2007100 Films and a FuneralSelf
- 2007Magi-Nation
- 2007Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)Self
- 2005Michael PowellSelf
- 2004The Commitments - Looking BackSelf
- 2003The Life of David GalePartygoer (uncredited)
- 2002The CryMusic
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf
- 2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in PicturesSelf
- 1999Angela's AshesDr. Campbell
- 1999Retrospective: Looking Back at the WallSelf
- 1996EvitaTormented Film Director
- 1996The Fine Art of Separating People from Their MoneySelf
- 1996A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'Self
- 1995Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
- 1994The Road to WellvilleDirector
- 1991The CommitmentsEejit Record Producer
- 1990Come See the ParadiseDirector
- 1988Mississippi BurningDirector
- 1987Angel HeartDirector
- 1986A Turnip Head's Guide To The British CinemaSelf
- 1984BirdyDirector
- 1982Pink Floyd: The WallDirector
- 1982Shoot the MoonDirector
- 1982The Other Side of the WallSelf
- 1980On Location with: FAMESelf - Director
- 1980FameDirector
- 1978Midnight ExpressDirector
- 1976Bugsy MaloneDirector
- 1976No Hard FeelingsDirector
- 1975The EvacueesDirector
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
- 1975Midi PremièreSelf
- 1974FootstepsWriter
- 1974Spécial cinémaSelf
- 1974Our CissyWriter
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971MelodyOriginal Story
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