David Puttnam

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

Known For

The Killing Fields Producer

(1984)

Chariots of Fire Producer

(1981)

The Mission Producer

(1986)

Midnight Express Producer

(1978)

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Filmography

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Producer (50 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 Le confessionnal (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: Lawrence After Arabia (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 Knights & Emeralds (executive producer)

1986 The Mission (producer)

1986 Defense of the Realm (executive producer)

1985 Mr. Love (executive producer)

1985 The Frog Prince (executive producer)

1984 Winter Flight (executive producer)

1984 The Killing Fields (producer)

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

1984 Cal (producer)

1984 Sharma and Beyond (TV Movie) (executive 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)

1974 Swastika (Documentary) (producer)

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

1973 The Final Programme (executive 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 (12 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)

1990 Hidden Agenda (special thanks)

1989 84C MoPic (thanks)

1987 Swimming to Cambodia (thanks)

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Self (68 credits)

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

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

2018 News at Ten (TV Series)
Himself - Film Producer

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

2017/I My Generation (Documentary)
Himself

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

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

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

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

2014 The Reel Britain (Documentary short)
Himself

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

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

2012 How to Make a Film
Himself

2012 South at Six (TV Series)
Himself

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

2012 Ad Men (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2011 Ray McAnally M'Athair (Documentary)
Himself

2010 Dispatches (TV Series documentary)
Himself

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

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

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

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

2009 Movie Connections (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Local Hero (2009) ... Himself

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

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

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

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

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

2007 Countdown (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #57.91 (2007) ... Himself

2007 British Film Forever (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

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

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

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

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

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

2006 War Stories (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2006 Sunday AM (TV Series)
Himself

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

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

2006 This Week (TV Series)
Himself

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

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

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

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

2004 The Rise of the Celebrity Class (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2003 Omnibus: The Making of 'The Mission' (Video documentary)
Himself

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

2002 Jonathan Dimbleby (TV Series)
Himself

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

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

2001 Question Time (TV Series)
Himself

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

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

1998 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

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

1998 The 11 O'Clock Show (TV Series)
Himself

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

1997 Brunch (TV Series)
Himself

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

1996 Cyberspace (TV Series)
Himself

- Electroculture (1996) ... Himself

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

1995 Ennio Morricone (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993 Moving Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Himself

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

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

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

- Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) ... Himself

- Local Hero (1983)

1982-1992 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Himself

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

- The Last Moguls (1986) ... Himself

- The Killing Fields (1984) ... Himself

- David Puttnam (1982) ... Himself

1991 Bouillon de culture (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Jacques Attali (1991) ... Himself

1991 Going Live! (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #4.30 (1991) ... Himself

1991 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Himself

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

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

1990 This Week (TV Series)
Himself

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

1990 World in Action (TV Series documentary)
Himself

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

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

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

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

1990 Picture of Europe (TV Movie documentary)

1989 The Media Show (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #5.8 (1989) ... Himself

- Episode #5.7 (1989) ... Himself

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

1988 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Hollywood Now (1988) ... Himself

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

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

1982 Six Fifty-Five (TV Series)
Himself

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

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

- Episode #6.13 (1982) ... Himself

- Episode #3.13 (1980) ... Himself

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

1981 Clapper Board (TV Series)
Himself

- Chariots of Fire (1981) ... Himself

1971 Film Night (TV Series)
Himself

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

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Archive footage (1 credit)

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

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

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 4 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

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

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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 »

Trivia:

Whilst giving a guest lecture at Lincoln University, England, he accidentally activated the electronic stage curtain. This occurred when he mentioned light bulb inventor Thomas A. Edison. After researching Edison in his youth, Puttnam grew to dislike the man and suggested that the movement of the curtain was the ghost of Edison playing a trick on him. See more »