Alan Parker
Directing
February 14, 1944
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
1996
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018
The Life of David Gale
2003
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
The Commitments
1991
Angela's Ashes
1999
Michael Powell
2005
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
