Alan Marshall (born 12 August 1938) is a British
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
.
In 1967, Marshall was working as a film editor at Signal Films (part of EUE/Screen Gems) in Berwick St London. He left to be a commercials producer at Collett, Dickenson & Pearce (CDP). In 1970, he and director
Alan Parker
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established an advertising company, which brought the pair domestic and international awards.
Before producing feature films, with help from CDP, Marshall and Parker started the TVC production company Alan Parker Productions. Marshall and Parker's first feature film, the 1976 musical ''
Bugsy Malone
''Bugsy Malone'' is a 1976 gangster musical comedy film written and directed by Alan Parker (in his feature film directorial debut). A co-production of United States and United Kingdom, it features an ensemble cast, featuring only child actors ...
'', garnered critical success, achieving eight British Academy Award nominations. The pair followed their successful feature film debut with the 1978 neo-noir drama ''
Midnight Express,'' written by Oliver Stone, with
David Puttnam
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joining the producing team. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, and took home Oscars for best screenplay and best original score. It was also nominated for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or.
Marshall continued to make his mark as a film producer with critical films including ''
Fame,
Shoot the Moon
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,'' and ''
Pink Floyd – The Wall
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.'' After the 1987 film ''
Angel Heart
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,'' Marshall decided to leave working with Parker to focus on other feature films. Marshall has been the producer for other features such as ''
Homeboy,
Jacob's Ladder
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The significance of th ...
,
Basic Instinct
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'' and ''
Hollow Man
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Natural phenomena
*Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse
*Hollow (landform), a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley
*Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals
Places
* Sleepy ...
''.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
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Television
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References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110816184523/http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/artists/m/Alan-Marshall/index-138337.html
External links
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1938 births
Living people
BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Golden Globe Award-winning producers
Film producers from London
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