David Puttnam
Production
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
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movieMy Life So Far
1999
Producer
movieThe Confessional
1995
Producer
movieThe Burning Season
1994
Executive Producer
movieWar of the Buttons
1994
Producer
movieBeing Human
1994
Producer
movieMeeting Venus
1991
Producer
movieWithout Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
Executive Producer
movieThe Josephine Baker Story
1991
Executive Producer
movieMemphis Belle
1990
Producer
movieThe Mission
1986
Producer
movieDefence of the Realm
1986
Executive Producer
movieThe Frog Prince
1985
Executive Producer
movieWinter Flight
1984
Executive Producer
movieThe Killing Fields
1984
Producer
movieArthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
Executive Producer
movieCal
1984
Producer
movieSharma and Beyond
1984
Executive Producer
movieThose Glory Glory Days
1983
Executive Producer
movieRed Monarch
1983
Executive Producer
movieSecrets
1983
Executive Producer
movieLocal Hero
1983
Producer
movieForever Young
1983
Producer
movieExperience Preferred... But Not Essential
1982
Executive Producer
movieChariots of Fire
1981
Producer
movieFoxes
1980
Producer
movieMidnight Express
1978
Producer
movieThe Duellists
1977
Producer
movieBugsy Malone
1976
Executive Producer
movieLisztomania
1975
Producer
movieStardust
1974
Producer
movieMahler
1974
Executive Producer
movieSwastika
1974
Producer
movieThe Final Programme
1973
Executive Producer
movieThat'll Be The Day
1973
Producer
movieThe Pied Piper
1972
Producer
movieGlastonbury Fayre
1972
Producer
movieMelody
1971
Producer
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movieTwiggy
2025
Self
movieEnnio
2022
Self
movieMy Generation
2017
Self (voice)
movieDuelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002
Self (archive footage)
tvTimeshift
2002
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
Self - Interviewee
tvElstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989
Self - Presenter
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Garbo
1992
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