Director
Alan Parker
82 years · Islington, London, England, UK · 36 films
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).
Best known for
Filmography 36
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018 · Self
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018 · Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016 · Self - Film Director
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 · Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Self – Interviewee
On Hoopla
100 Films and a Funeral
2007 · Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007 · Self
Michael Powell
2005 · Self
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004 · Self
The Life of David Gale
2003 · Partygoer (uncredited), Producer
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
2001 · Self
Angela's Ashes
1999 · Dr. Campbell, Director
On Hoopla
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999 · Self
Evita
1996 · Tormented Film Director, Screenplay
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996 · Self
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996 · Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995 · Actor
On OVID
The Road to Wellville
1994 · Director, Producer
The Commitments
1991 · Eejit Record Producer, Director
On Fawesome
Come See the Paradise
1990 · Director, Writer
On Hoopla
Mississippi Burning
1988 · Director
On Philo
Angel Heart
1987 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986 · Self, Director