
Alan Clarke
Director
Born: October 28, 1935 (54 years old)
Died: July 24, 1990
Place of birth: Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
Alan Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and film director, producer and writer, born in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, including work for the famous play strands The Wednesday Play and Play for Today. His subject matter tended towards social realism, especially with respect to deprived or oppressed communities.
Filmography (20)
- Made in Britain (1983, ★ 7)
- Scum (1979, ★ 7.1)
- Elephant (1993, ★ 6.6)
- Scum (1977, ★ 7.3)
- Penda's Fen (1974, ★ 7.5)
- Road (1987, ★ 7.2)
- Christine (1987, ★ 7.5)
- The Hallelujah Handshake (1970, ★ 7.5)
- The Firm (1989, ★ 6.5)
- Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987, ★ 6.1)
- Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985, ★ 5.9)
- Screen Two (1985, ★ 6.8)
- Contact (1985, ★ 5.5)
- Baal (1982, ★ 4.2)
- Nina (1978, ★ 4.8)
- Horace (1972, ★ 5.7)
- Stars of the Roller State Disco (1984, ★ 6)
- The Love-Girl and the Innocent (1973, ★ 5.6)
- Play for Today (1970, ★ 6.3)
- BBC Play of the Month (1965, ★ 5)