Alan Parker
Birthday: 1944-02-14
Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, UK
Biography: Sir Alan Parker 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
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
Suzy Klein travels deep into the world of musical theatre, and the colourful landscapes of Argentina...
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A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Documentary about the making of Alan Parker's film adaptation of the stage musical EVITA....
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A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and ot...
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Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinem...
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The Life of David Gale
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row....
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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most ce...
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Angela's Ashes
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed ...
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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with medi...
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100 Films and a Funeral
This documentary covers the life and death of London-based Polygram Filmed Entertainment....
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Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
It is now over 25 years since the launch of The Wall. Conceived by Roger Waters as an ambitious doub...
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this docu...
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The Other Side of the Wall
A behind-the-scenes look at Roger Waters and Alan Parker’s 1982 film, “The Wall”...
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Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
Interviews on the making of Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982). Included as a 2-Part special feature on the...
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - ...
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Who Killed British Cinema?
A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK str...
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The Commitments
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in...
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It's Black Entertainment
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer...
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Evita
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the ...
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Acad...
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Michael Powell
The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powel...
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