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Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Life and career. Clarke was born in Wallasey, Wirral, 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.
- 24 July 1990 (aged 54), London, England
- 28 October 1935, Wallasey, Cheshire, England
- Director, producer, writer
- 2, incl. Gabriel Clarke
Harold Allan Clarke (born 5 April 1942) is an English rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies. He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including " On a Carousel ", " Carrie Anne ", " Jennifer Eccles " and " Long ...
Alan Clarke (1935-1990) was a Liverpool-born filmmaker who made realistic and controversial works about the British working class. He directed TV series like Screen Two and Play for Today, and feature films like Scum, Made in Britain and Rita, Sue and Bob Too.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- October 28, 1935
- Alan Clarke
- July 24, 1990
Aug 3, 2015 · A tribute to the late director who made films about borstal life, soccer hooliganism, and British skinheads, influencing the likes of Gus Van Sant and Harmony Korine. Learn about his controversial and realistic style, his use of the steadicam, and his most notorious work, Scum.
- Harry Sword
May 5, 2016 · Alan Clarke at the BBC review: he was the Bresson of Birkenhead. Borstal life, white-collar hooliganism and Bowie in Brecht – all gathered in a long overdue boxset of works by the ‘scruffy...
Oct 28, 2022 · Alan Clarke was a great English filmmaker who made powerful and unflinching examinations of social realities through his TV projects. Learn about his six best films, from Penda's Fen to Elephant, and how they explore themes of crime, youth, addiction and politics.
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Aug 10, 2017 · The In-Your-Face Films of Alan Clarke. A scene from Alan Clarke’s “Elephant” (1989). BFI. By Rumsey Taylor. Aug. 10, 2017. The 1989 film “Elephant” consists of 18 scenes of gun killings. There...