Alan Clarke

Director

Born: October 28, 1935
Died: July 24, 1990 (age 54)
From: Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Clarke primarily worked for TV, writing and directing plays for Rediffusion, LWT, and the BBC. On film, he made only three features, the best known of which is the 1979 youth prison drama Scum, in fact an expansion of a Play for Today production.

Filmography (60)

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today (2020)
Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage)
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)
Self (archive footage)
Elephant (1993)
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Director: Alan Clarke (1991)
The Firm (1989)
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Road (1987)
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Christine (1987)
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Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)
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Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
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Contact (1985)
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Stars of the Roller State Disco (1984)
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The British Desk
The British Desk (1984)
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Made in Britain (1983)
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Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters (1983)
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Baal (1982)
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Psy-Warriors (1981)
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Beloved Enemy (1981)
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Vodka Cola
Vodka Cola (1980)
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Scum (1979)
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Nina (1978)
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Danton's Death (1978)
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Scum (1977)
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Bukovsky (1977)
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Fast Hands (1976)
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Diane (1975)
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Funny Farm (1975)
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A Follower for Emily (1974)
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Penda's Fen (1974)
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The Love-Girl and the Innocent (1973)
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Man Above Men (1973)
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