Production
David Puttnam
EN, IT, FR cinema · 64 credits
Born
25 February 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as David Terence Puttnam · Baron Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Puttnam sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he was not principally a politician. In 2019 he was appointed chair to the select committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee published its findings in its Digital Technology & the Resurrection of Trust report in June 2020. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Puttnam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
A Little Closer
Executive Producer
Twiggy
as Self
Ennio
as Self
My Generation
as Self (voice)
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
as Self (archive footage)
My Life So Far
Producer
Ennio Morricone
as Self
The Confessional
Producer
Being Human
Producer
The Burning Season
Executive Producer
War of the Buttons
Producer
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self - Interviewee
The Josephine Baker Story
Executive Producer
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Executive Producer
Meeting Venus
Producer
Memphis Belle
Producer
The Mission
Producer
Defence of the Realm
Executive Producer
The Frog Prince
Executive Producer
The Killing Fields
Producer
Cal
Producer
Winter Flight
Executive Producer
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Executive Producer
Sharma and Beyond
Executive Producer
Local Hero
Producer
Forever Young
Producer
Secrets
Executive Producer
Those Glory Glory Days
Executive Producer
Red Monarch
Executive Producer
Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
Executive Producer
Chariots of Fire
Producer
Foxes
Producer
Midnight Express
Producer
The Duellists
Producer
Bugsy Malone
Executive Producer
Lisztomania
Producer
Stardust
Producer
Swastika
Producer
Mahler
Executive Producer
That'll Be The Day
Producer
The Final Programme
Executive Producer
The Pied Piper
Producer
Glastonbury Fayre
Producer
Melody
Producer