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David Puttnam
Known For
Production
Birthday
1941-02-25,London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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. Puttnam was born in Southgate, London, England, the son of Marie Beatrix, a housewife of Jewish origin, and Leonard Arthur Puttnam, a photographer. Educated at Minchenden Grammar School in London, Puttnam had an early career in advertising, including five formative years at Collett Dickenson Pearce, and as agent acting for the photographers David Bailey and Brian Duffy. Puttnam turned to film production in the late 1960s, working with Sanford Lieberson's production company Goodtimes Enterprises. The first feature he produced was Melody (1971), based on a script by Alan Parker and which was a minor hit. Puttnam and Lieberson produced the documentaries Peacemaking 1919 (1971), Glastonbury Fayre (1972), and Bringing It All Back Home (1972). Their second film, The Pied Piper (1972), directed by Jacques Demy was not a success, but That'll Be the Day (1973) with David Essex proved a hit. Puttnam and Lieberson went on to produce The Final Programme (1973), a science fiction film, and made some more documentaries, these being Double Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918–1933 (1973) and Swastika (1974). Puttnam and Lieberson executive-produced the Ken Russell biopic Mahler (1974), and did a sequel to That'll Be The Day, entitled Stardust (1974) and directed by Michael Apted. There were more documentaries: Radio Wonderful (1974), Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975), James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975) and The Memory of Justice (1976). A second film with Russell, Lisztomania (1975), was a box office disaster and led to the end of the Puttnam-Lieberson partnership. Puttnam had a box office success with Bugsy Malone (1976), a musical he executive-produced, written and directed by Alan Parker, and produced by Alan Marshall. It was the last film Puttnam would make under the 'Goodtimes' banner. He went on to set up a new company, Enigma Films. Puttnam produced The Duellists (1977), the directorial debut of Ridley Scott; and with Marshall once more, he produced Midnight Express (1978), directed by Parker from a script by Oliver Stone, and which was a notable box office success. Puttnam made his first film in America, Foxes (1980), itself the directorial debut of Adrian Lyne. It was a box office flop. ... Source: Article "David Puttnam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

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Ennio
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Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth

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Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
1992-01-01

The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

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The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999-08-02

Pictures of Europe

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Pictures of Europe
1990-04-25

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

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A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1986-01-01

The Genius of George Boole

7.5

The Genius of George Boole
2015-09-01

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

4.8

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014-08-25

Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury

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Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
2015-08-03

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

10

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002-08-10

Who Killed British Cinema?

5

Who Killed British Cinema?
2018-11-26

The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

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The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
1983-02-27

6

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
1986-12-31

Ennio Morricone

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Ennio Morricone
1995-01-01

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

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Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002-12-03

Enya: A Life in Music

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Enya: A Life in Music
2001-01-01

7.1

My Generation
2017-10-08

David Puttnam: The Long Way Home

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David Puttnam: The Long Way Home
2024-06-20

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Twiggy
2025-03-07

8.5

Reel Britannia
2022-06-09

6

Going Live!
1987-09-26

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Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

7

Timeshift
2002-10-10

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

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Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989-04-07