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Alan Parker
Biography
Sir Alan 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).
Top Filmography
7.4
The Life of David Gale
2003 // MOVIE
7.3
The Commitments
1991 // MOVIE
6.1
Evita
1996 // MOVIE
7.3
Angela's Ashes
1999 // MOVIE
7.4
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001 // MOVIE
6.6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 // MOVIE
6.6
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016 // MOVIE
5.2
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996 // MOVIE
7.3
100 Films and a Funeral
2007 // MOVIE
6.4
The Other Side of the Wall
1982 // MOVIE
4.8
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 // MOVIE
6.7
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995 // MOVIE
9.7
Magi-Nation
2007 // TV
6.0
On Location with: FAME
1980 // MOVIE
6.5
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999 // MOVIE