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Alan Parker, Director of ‘Bugsy Malone,’ ‘Midnight Express,’ Dies at 76

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Manori Ravindran International EditorAlan Parker, an English movie director with an exceptionally wide-ranging oeuvre ranging from “Bugsy Malone” to “Evita,” from “Midnight Express” to “The Road to Wellville,” has died.

He was 76.The British Film Institute confirmed Parker’s death on Friday, noting he died after a long illness.Parker was twice Oscar-nominated for best director, for 1978’s “Midnight Express” and for 1988’s Mississippi Burning.” While the director’s subject matter was eclectic, he did return frequently to the musical form: His films “Bugsy Malone,” “Fame,” “Pink Floyd the Wall,” “The Commitments” and “Evita” were all musicals or had strong musical elements in one form or another.Parker’s first feature film, 1976’s “Bugsy.

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