Alan Parker
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 fo... more
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
(1982)
Drama, Music
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Bob Geldof, Alex McAvoy
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Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.
Runtime:
128 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey
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The Life of David Gale
(2003)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Runtime:
130 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Rhona Mitra
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Midnight Express
(1978)
Crime, Drama
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Runtime:
121 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Randy Quaid, John Hurt
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Angel Heart
(1987)
Horror, Mystery
Down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.
Runtime:
113 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu
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The Commitments
(1991)
Comedy, Drama, Music
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, a...
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan
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Birdy
(1984)
Drama
Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam war. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Dolores Sage
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Angela's Ashes
(1999)
Drama
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they ...
Runtime:
145 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Michael Legge, Ciaran Owens
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Evita
(1996)
Drama, History, Music
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Runtime:
134 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Victoria Sus
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Fame
(1980)
Drama, Music
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Runtime:
134 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Barry Miller, Lee Curreri, Maureen Teefy
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Bugsy Malone
(1976)
Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
A pint-sized cast illuminates this musical that is unlike any other ever made. Set in 1929 New York City, Bugsy Malone captures a flashy world of would-be hoodlums, showgirls, and dreamers - all played by child actors! As Tallulah, the sassy girlfriend of the owner of Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy, future superstar Jodie Foster dances...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Jodie Foster, Martin Lev, John Cassisi, Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger
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The Road to Wellville
(1994)
Comedy, Romance
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey
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Shoot the Moon
(1982)
Drama, Romance
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.
Runtime:
124 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill
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Come See the Paradise
(1990)
Drama, History, Romance
Come See The Paradise is a deeply touching love story set against the backdrop of a dramatic and controversial period in American history, It follows the romance and eventual marriage of Jack McGurn (Dennis Quad), a hot blooded Irish American, and a beautiful Japanese American Lily Dawanura (Tamlyn Tomita), at the outset of World War I...
Runtime:
133 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono