Parker, Alan 1944-

Midnight express( visu )
3 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 351 libraries worldwide
This film is based on a true story. William Hayes, a naive young American vacationing with his girlfriend in Istanbul, Turkey, tries to smuggle a couple of kilos of hash out of the country. He is caught, thrown into a Turkish prison, and subsequently raped, tortured, and forced into the brutality that defines the inmates' constant struggle for survival. There are other foreigners there, many for smuggling, and word is that the only way out of the jail is by dying, or taking "the midnight express." Max, his friend and fellow inmate swears, "That train doesn't run around here."

Pink Floyd the wall( visu )
1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 319 libraries worldwide
A burned out rock performer sits in his motel room watching war movies, and slowly losing touch with reality.

Pink Floyd the wall( visu )
9 editions published between 1982 and 2005 in English and held by 281 libraries worldwide
"The story of the wall" is told simply with the music of Pink Floyd, images and natural effects. There is no conventional dialogue to progress the narrative. The story is about Pink, a rock and roll performer, who sits locked in a hotel room, somewhere in Los Angeles. Too many shows, too much dope, too much applause, a burned out case. On the TV, an all too familiar war film flickers on the screen. We shuffle time and place, reality and nightmare as we venture into Pink's painful memories, each one a "brick" in the wall he has gradually built around his feelings.

Angel heart( visu )
7 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and held by 280 libraries worldwide
A down on his luck detective travels from the tough streets of Brooklyn, to the hot jazz clubs of New Orleans, and finally to voodoo rituals in the swamps of Louisiana.

The making of Evita by Alan Parker( Book )
3 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 246 libraries worldwide

Fame( visu )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide
Tells the story of various students at the High School of Performing Arts in New York. City. Dance sequences include an audition, classes, a ballet solo by Antonia Franceschi, and the ensemble numbers "Fame" and "I sing the body electric."

Shoot the moon( visu )
4 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and held by 193 libraries worldwide
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.

Come see the paradise( visu )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide
Set against the background of a controversial period in American history, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, this is the love story of an Irish-American man and a beautiful Japanese-American woman.

Midnight express( visu )
15 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and Multiple languages and held by 188 libraries worldwide
American citizen Billy Hayes is sentenced to four years in a brutal Turkish prison after being caught trying to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul. When his sentence is changed to life just days before his release, he has no choice but to try to escape.

Birdy( visu )
3 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide
To escape an irrational world, Birdy, a Vietnam veteran, sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital where he has come to believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Birdy's loyal best friend in order to reach him and bring him back to reality.