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Sir Alan William Parker was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films.
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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Fellowship · 2013
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1992
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film · 1988
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1979
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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- Knight Bachelor
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1979 · nominated
Filmography18 titles
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982Director
1982Director
Mississippi Burning
1988Director
1988Director
The Life of David Gale
2003as Partygoer (uncredited)
2003as Partygoer (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001as Self
2001as Self
Midnight Express
1978Director
1978Director
Angela's Ashes
1999as Dr. Campbell
1999as Dr. Campbell
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
1995
The Commitments
1991as Eejit Record Producer
1991as Eejit Record Producer
Angel Heart
1987Director, Screenplay
1987Director, Screenplay
Birdy
1984Director
1984Director
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010as Self – Interviewee
2010as Self – Interviewee
Bugsy Malone
1976Director, Writer
1976Director, Writer
Fame
1980Director
1980Director
Come See the Paradise
1990Director, Writer
1990Director, Writer
Shoot the Moon
1982Director
1982Director
Evita
1996as Tormented Film Director
1996as Tormented Film Director
The Road to Wellville
1994Director, Producer, Screenplay
1994Director, Producer, Screenplay
Dad's Army
2016Executive Producer
2016Executive Producer