David Puttnam

Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards »

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The Mission Producer

(1986)

Chariots of Fire Producer

(1981)

The Killing Fields Producer

(1984)

Midnight Express Producer

(1978)

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Producer (51 credits)

2015 I am Chut Wutty (Documentary) (executive producer)

2009 We Are the People We've Been Waiting For (Documentary) (executive producer)

1999 My Life So Far (producer)

1995 The Confessional (producer)

1994 The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1994 War of the Buttons (producer)

1994 Being Human (producer)

1992 A Dangerous Man (TV Movie) (producer)

1991 Meeting Venus (producer)

1991 Without Warning: The James Brady Story (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1991 The Josephine Baker Story (TV Movie) (executive producer: Angelica Television Ltd.)

1990 Memphis Belle (producer)

1986 Vardo (Short) (executive producer)

1986 Knights & Emeralds (executive producer)

1986 The Mission (producer)

1986 Mr. Love (executive producer)

1986/II The Frog Prince (executive producer)

1985 Defense of the Realm (executive producer)

1984 Winter Flight (executive producer)

1984 The Killing Fields (producer)

1984 Arthur's Hallowed Ground (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1984 Sharma and Beyond (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1984 Cal (producer)

1983 Forever Young (executive producer)

1983 Those Glory Glory Days (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1983 Red Monarch (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1983 Secrets (executive producer)

1983 Local Hero (producer)

1982 Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (executive producer)

1982 P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1981 Chariots of Fire (producer)

1980 Foxes (producer)

1978 Midnight Express (producer)

1977 The Duellists (producer)

1976 The Memory of Justice (Documentary) (producer)

1976 Bugsy Malone (executive producer)

1975 Lisztomania (producer)

1975 James Dean: The First American Teenager (TV Movie documentary) (producer)

1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary) (producer)

1974 Radio Wonderful (Documentary short) (producer)

1974 Stardust (producer)

1974 Mahler (executive producer)

1973 The Double-Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 (Documentary) (producer)

1973 The Final Programme (executive producer)

1973 Swastika (Documentary) (producer)

1973 That'll Be the Day (producer)

1972 Bringing It All Back Home (Short) (producer)

1972 Glastonbury Fayre (Documentary) (producer)

1972 The Pied Piper (producer)

1971 Peacemaking 1919 (Documentary) (producer)

1971 Melody (producer)

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Music department (1 credit)

1974 Stardust (music arranger) / (music producer)

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Thanks (14 credits)

2016 Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (Documentary) (special thanks)

2009 Midnight Express: The Producers (Video documentary short) (very special thanks)

2008 Midnight Express: The Finished Film (Video documentary short) (very special thanks)

2008 Midnight Express: The Production (Video documentary short) (very special thanks)

2006 String (Short) (thanks - as David Putnam)

2005 Wings on Their Heels: The Making of 'Chariots of Fire' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1996 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)

- Michael Collins (1996) ... (thanks - as Sir David Puttnam)

1996 Michael Collins (thanks - as Sir David Puttnam)

1995 Palookaville (thanks)

1993 The Nostradamus Kid (special thanks)

1992 Garbo (special thanks)

1990 Hidden Agenda (special thanks)

1989 84C MoPic (thanks)

1987 Swimming to Cambodia (thanks)

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Self (84 credits)

How to Sell a Film (Documentary) (filming)
Self

2015 How 2 Make a Film: Billion $ Weekend (Documentary) (completed)
Self

2021 The Glance of Music (Documentary)
Self

2021 Filmmaker Focus - Executive Producer David Puttnam on Bugsy Malone (Documentary short)
Self

2018 ITV News at Ten (TV Series)
Self - Film Producer

- Episode dated 18 April 2018 (2018) ... Self - Film Producer (as Lord Puttnam)

2017/I My Generation (Documentary)
Self (voice)

2017 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV Series)
Self - Producer, Chariots of Fire

- Nigel Havers (2017) ... Self - Producer, Chariots of Fire (as Lord Puttnam)

2016 Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (Documentary)
Self

2015 The Genius of George Boole (Documentary)
Self (as Lord David Puttnam)

2015 Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury (Documentary)
Self

2014 The British Film Industry: Elitist, Deluded or Dormant? (Documentary)
Self

2014 The Reel Britain (Documentary short)
Self

2014 The British (TV Series documentary)
Self - Former Film Producer

- War and Peace (2014) ... Self - Former Film Producer (as Lord David Puttnam)

- Tale of Two Cities (2014) ... Self - Former Film Producer (as Lord David Puttnam)

2014 Richard Attenborough: A Life (TV Movie)
Self - Film Producer and Friend (as Lord Puttnam)

2014 Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (Documentary)
Self

2012 How to Make a Film
Self

2012 South Today (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 10 May 2012 (2012) ... Self (as Lord Puttnam)

2012 Ad Men (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Ray McAnally M'Athair (Documentary)
Self

2010 Dispatches (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking (2010) ... Self

2010 The Man Who Shot the 60s (TV Movie documentary)
Self (as Lord Puttnam)

2009 Happy Birthday OU (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Chancellor (as Lord David Puttnam)

2009 Midnight Express: The Producers (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 Movie Connections (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Local Hero (2009) ... Self

2008 Midnight Express: The Finished Film (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Midnight Express: The Production (Video documentary short)
Self

2004-2008 Timeshift (TV Series documentary)
Self - Film Producer and Former Ad Executive / Self

- The Rise and Fall of the Ad Man (2008) ... Self - Film Producer and Former Ad Executive

- Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama (2004) ... Self

2007 Countdown (TV Series)
Self - Special Guest

- 25th Anniversary Special (2007) ... Self - Special Guest

2007 British Film Forever (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) ... Self (as Lord David Puttnam)

- Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) ... Self (as Lord David Puttnam)

- Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) ... Self (as Lord David Puttnam)

2007 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV Special)
Self

2006 50 Films to See Before You Die (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 Swastika Revisited (Video documentary short)
Self - Producer

2006 War Stories (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 The Andrew Marr Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.22 (2006) ... Self (as Lord Puttnam)

2006 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV Special)
Self - Academy Fellowship Recipient

2006 This Week (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 19 January 2006 (2006) ... Self

2005 The 50 Greatest Documentaries (TV Movie documentary)
Self (as Lord Puttnam)

2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV Movie documentary)
Self (as Lord Puttnam)

2005 Wings on Their Heels: The Making of 'Chariots of Fire' (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Dinner with Portillo (TV Series)
Self

- Sixties (2004) ... Self (as Lord Puttnam)

2004 The Rise of the Celebrity Class (TV Series documentary)
Self

1990-2003 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Elizabeth Pescops (2003) ... Self

- David Essex (1995) ... Self

- Lord Brabourne (1990) ... Self

2002 The Men from the Agency (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 Jonathan Dimbleby (TV Series)
Self

- The Challenges Facing the New Secretary of State (2002) ... Self (as Lord David Puttnam)

2002 Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2001 Question Time (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 11 January 2001 (2001) ... Self (as Lord Puttnam)

1998-1999 The 11 O'Clock Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.26 (1999) ... Self

- Episode #1.3 (1998) ... Self (as Lord Puttnam)

1999 The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1998 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 4 December 1998 (1998) ... Self - Guest

1994-1998 Live & Kicking (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #5.23 (1998) ... Self

- Episode #2.2 (1994) ... Self

1997 Brunch (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 4 May 1997 (1997) ... Self (as Sir David Puttnam)

1996 Cyberspace (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- Electroculture (1996) ... Self

- Through the Looking Glass (1996) ... Self

1996 The Big Question (TV Series)
Self

- Sir David Puttnam (1996) ... Self

1996 Heart of the Matter (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Legacy of the Killing Fields (1996) ... Self

1995 Ennio Morricone (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1995 Close-Up (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Episode #1.2 (1995) ... Self

1993 Moving Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Moving Pictures Special: Who's Crying Now? (1993) ... Self

1992 Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1983-1992 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) ... Self

- David Lean: A Life in Film (1985) ... Self

- Local Hero (1983)

1982-1992 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott (1992) ... Self

- The Mission (1986) ... Self

- The Last Moguls (1986) ... Self

- The Killing Fields (1984) ... Self

- David Puttnam (1982) ... Self

1992 Rear Window (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Gillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992) ... Self

1991 Bouillon de culture (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Jacques Attali (1991) ... Self

1991 Going Live! (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.30 (1991) ... Self

1991 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 30 January 1991 (1991) ... Self

1990 Belle and the Glory Boys: The Making of 'Memphis Belle' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988-1990 Wogan (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #10.95 (1990) ... Self

- Episode #10.59 (1990) ... Self

- Episode #8.50 (1988) ... Self

1990 This Week (TV Series)
Self

- The Last Picture Show? (1990) ... Self

1990 World in Action (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Growing Up in Smoke (1990) ... Self

1990 Washes Whiter (TV Series documentary)
Self - Messenger Boy, Service Advertising 1957 / Self - Group Account Executive, CDP 1962-67

- The Getaway People (1990) ... Self - Messenger Boy, Service Advertising 1957

- Buy Some for Lulu (1990) ... Self - Group Account Executive, CDP 1962-67

1990 Picture of Europe (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1989 David Puttnam Industry Seminar (Video documentary)
Self - Producer

1989 The Media Show (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #5.8 (1989) ... Self

- Episode #5.7 (1989) ... Self

1989 Elstree Britain's Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Presenter

1988 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Hollywood Now (1988) ... Self

1986 Spécial cinéma (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 6 October 1986 (1986) ... Self

1986 The London Standard Film Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1982 The Bafta Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner & Michael Balcon Award Recipient

1982 Six Fifty-Five (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 22 July 1982 (1982) ... Self

1980-1982 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #6.13 (1982) ... Self

- Episode #3.13 (1980) ... Self

1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1981 Clapper Board (TV Series)
Self

- Chariots of Fire (1981) ... Self

1981 Film 2018 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #10.14 (1981) ... Self

1979 David Puttnam Interview (Video documentary)
Self - Producer

1971 Film Night (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 21 March 1971 (1971) ... Self

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2020 Wait in the Wings (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Fame (1980): A Musical Revolution? (2020) ... Self

2002 Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (Video documentary short)
Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: The Undeclared War: The Struggle for Control of the World's Film Industry. With Neil Watson. London: HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN: 0002556758

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Alternate Names:

David Putnam | Lord David Puttnam | Lord Puttnam | Sir David Puttnam

Spouse:

Patricia Mary Jones (2 children)

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The artist is a credulous animal. He is often a dreamer. And if he finds someone who appears to share his dream, or, even better, someone with the means to realize that dream, then that artist tends to believe in Santa Claus. See more »

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Chairman of Enigma Productions since 1968. See more »

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