Alan Parker
Alan Parker is a director, born 1944.
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).
Movies (20)
- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
- Angel Heart (1987)
- Mississippi Burning (1988)
- Midnight Express (1978)
- The Life of David Gale (2003)
- Evita (1996)
- Evita (1996)
- Fame (1980)
- Birdy (1984)
- Bugsy Malone (1976)
- The Commitments (1991)
- Angela's Ashes (1999)
- Angela's Ashes (1999)
- The Road to Wellville (1994)
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2026)
- A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema (1986)
- A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema (1986)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
- Shoot the Moon (1982)