Biography
Alan Parker
Directing
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…
Career works
26
Movies
22
Series
4
Career average
7.1/10
Birth date
02/14/1944
Place of birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Date of death
07/31/2020
Filmography highlights
Movies
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2026
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018 · 5.0
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 · 4.8
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · 6.6
100 Films and a Funeral
2007 · 7.3
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007 · 6.0
Michael Powell
2005
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004 · 8.0
The Life of David Gale
2003 · 7.4
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · 8.7
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001 · 7.4
Angela's Ashes
1999 · 7.3
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999 · 6.5
Evita
1996 · 6.1
Series
