Alan Parker (1944-2020)

Alias:
Алан Паркер
알란 파커
앨런 파커

Birthplace:
Islington, London, England, UK

Born:
February 14, 1944

Died:
July 31, 2020

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).

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Director:
1974  Footsteps
1974  Our Cissy
1975  The Evacuees
1976  Bugsy Malone
1976  No Hard Feelings
1978  Midnight Express
1980  Fame
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982  Shoot the Moon
1984  Birdy
1986  A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1987  Angel Heart
1988  Mississippi Burning
1990  Come See the Paradise
1991  The Commitments
1994  The Road to Wellville
1996  Evita
1999  Angela's Ashes
2003  The Life of David Gale

Executive Producer:
1974  Footsteps
1974  Our Cissy
1975  The Evacuees
1976  Bugsy Malone
1976  No Hard Feelings
1978  Midnight Express
1980  Fame
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982  Shoot the Moon
1984  Birdy
1986  A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1987  Angel Heart
1988  Mississippi Burning
1990  Come See the Paradise
1991  The Commitments
1994  The Road to Wellville
1996  Evita
1999  Angela's Ashes
2003  The Life of David Gale
2016  Dad's Army

Original Story:
1971  Melody
1974  Footsteps
1974  Our Cissy
1975  The Evacuees
1976  Bugsy Malone
1976  No Hard Feelings
1978  Midnight Express
1980  Fame
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982  Shoot the Moon
1984  Birdy
1986  A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1987  Angel Heart
1988  Mississippi Burning
1990  Come See the Paradise
1991  The Commitments
1994  The Road to Wellville
1996  Evita
1999  Angela's Ashes
2003  The Life of David Gale
2016  Dad's Army

Producer:
1971  Melody
1974  Footsteps
1974  Our Cissy
1975  The Evacuees
1976  Bugsy Malone
1976  No Hard Feelings
1978  Midnight Express
1980  Fame
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982  Shoot the Moon
1984  Birdy
1986  A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1987  Angel Heart
1988  Mississippi Burning
1990  Come See the Paradise
1991  The Commitments
1994  The Road to Wellville
1996  Evita
1999  Angela's Ashes
2003  The Life of David Gale
2016  Dad's Army

Screenplay:
1971  Melody
1974  Footsteps
1974  Our Cissy
1975  The Evacuees
1976  Bugsy Malone
1976  No Hard Feelings
1978  Midnight Express
1980  Fame
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982  Shoot the Moon
1984  Birdy
1986  A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1987  Angel Heart
1988  Mississippi Burning
1990  Come See the Paradise
1991  The Commitments
1994  The Road to Wellville
1996  Evita
1999  Angela's Ashes
2003  The Life of David Gale
2016  Dad's Army

Writer:
1971  Melody
1974  Footsteps
1974  Our Cissy
1975  The Evacuees
1976  Bugsy Malone
1976  No Hard Feelings
1978  Midnight Express
1980  Fame
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982  Shoot the Moon
1984  Birdy
1986  A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1987  Angel Heart
1988  Mississippi Burning
1990  Come See the Paradise
1991  The Commitments
1994  The Road to Wellville
1996  Evita
1999  Angela's Ashes
2003  The Life of David Gale
2016  Dad's Army

Music:
2002  The Cry

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