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Director
Alan Parker
- Born February 14, 1944 in Islington, London, England, UK
- Died July 31, 2020
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
The Life of David Gale2003
Mississippi Burning1988
Midnight Express1978
Angel Heart1987
Pink Floyd: The Wall1982
The Commitments1991
Birdy1984
Evita1996
Filmography
- 2026Short Cuts: Mississipi Burning d'Alan ParkerFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2018Who Killed British Cinema?FilmSelf
- 2018Evita: The Making of a SuperstarFilmSelf
- 2017All That You Love Will Be Carried AwayFilmAssociate Producer
- 2016Dad's ArmyFilmExecutive Producer
- 2016Versus: The Life and Films of Ken LoachFilmSelf - Film Director
- 2014Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmFilmSelf
- 2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffFilmSelf – Interviewee
- 2007100 Films and a FuneralFilmSelf
- 2007Magi-NationSeries
- 2007Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)FilmSelf
- 2005Michael PowellFilmSelf
- 2004The Commitments - Looking BackFilmSelf
- 2003The Life of David GaleFilmPartygoer (uncredited), Producer, Director
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentFilmSelf
- 2002The CrySeriesMusic
- 2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den FilmFilmSelf
- 1999Angela's AshesFilmDr. Campbell, Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1999Retrospective: Looking Back at the WallFilmSelf
- 1996EvitaFilmTormented Film Director, Screenplay, Director, Producer
- 1996The Fine Art of Separating People from Their MoneyFilmSelf
- 1996A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'FilmSelf
- 1995Typically British: A Personal History of British CinemaFilm
- 1994The Road to WellvilleFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1991The CommitmentsFilmEejit Record Producer, Director
- 1990Come See the ParadiseFilmDirector, Writer
- 1988Mississippi BurningFilmDirector
- 1987Angel HeartFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1986A Turnip Head's Guide To The British CinemaFilmSelf, Director
- 1984BirdyFilmDirector
- 1982Pink Floyd: The WallFilmDirector
- 1982Shoot the MoonFilmDirector
- 1982The Other Side of the WallFilmSelf
- 1980FameFilmDirector
- 1980On Location with: FAMEFilmSelf - Director
- 1978Midnight ExpressFilmDirector
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1976Bugsy MaloneFilmDirector, Writer
- 1976No Hard FeelingsFilmDirector, Writer
- 1975The EvacueesFilmDirector
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf
- 1975Midi PremièreSeriesSelf
- 1974Spécial cinémaSeriesSelf
- 1974Our CissyFilmWriter, Director
- 1974FootstepsFilmWriter, Director
- 1971MelodyFilmOriginal Story, Screenplay
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf