David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Puttnam sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he was not principally a politician. In 2019 he was appointed chair to the select committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee published its findings in its Digital Technology & the Resurrection of Trust report in June 2020.
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Filmography (Movies)
Twiggy
Character:Self
Release Date:07/03/2025
David Puttnam: The Long Way Home
Character:Self
Release Date:20/06/2024
Ennio
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2022
Who Killed British Cinema?
Character:Self
Release Date:26/11/2018
My Generation
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2017
The Genius of George Boole
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2015
Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
Character:Self
Release Date:03/08/2015
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/2014
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2002
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2002
Enya: A Life in Music
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2001
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/1999
Ennio Morricone
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:05/10/1993
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1992
Pictures of Europe
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1990
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1986
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1986
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