Alan Parker
Known for: Directing
Born: February 14, 1944
Died: July 31, 2020
Place of birth: 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. 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).
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Filmography
40 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Short Cuts: Mississipi Burning d'Alan Parker
2026
5.0
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
NR
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018
8.3
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
2017
6.6
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
5.0
Dad's Army
2016
4.8
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
6.6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
7.3
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
9.7
Magi-Nation
2007
6.0
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007
NR
Michael Powell
2005
8.0
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004
7.4
The Life of David Gale
2003
6.0
The Cry
2002
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002
7.4
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
2001
7.3
Angela's Ashes
1999
6.5
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999
6.1
Evita
1996
5.5
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
8.0
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
7.3
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
5.6
The Road to Wellville
1994
7.3
The Commitments
1991
6.3
Come See the Paradise
1990
7.7
Mississippi Burning
1988
7.1
Angel Heart
1987
NR
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
7.1
Birdy
1984
7.9
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
6.3
Shoot the Moon
1982
6.4
The Other Side of the Wall
19826.7
On Location with: FAME
1980
6.4
Fame
1980
7.4
Midnight Express
1978
6.6
Bugsy Malone
1976
3.0
No Hard Feelings
1976
7.0
The Evacuees
1975
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
9.0
Midi Première
1975
7.0
Footsteps
1974
9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
8.0
Our Cissy
19745.1
Film '72
1971
7.1
Melody
1971