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Oliver Parker
Director 65 years old

Oliver Parker

London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oliver Parker (born 6 September 1960) is an English film director. Parker was born in London, the son of Lady Gillian, a writer and GP, and Sir Peter Parker, a railway executive. His brother is actor Nathaniel Parker. Description above... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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11 titles
The Great Escaper

The Great Escaper

Oliver Parker 2023 1h 36m 7.0

In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Swimming With Men

Swimming With Men

Oliver Parker 2018 1h 34m 6.0

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Oliver Parker 2016 1h 40m 5.0

A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn

Oliver Parker 2011 1h 41m 5.4

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson 2009 1h 46m 6.0

The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

Oliver Parker 2009 1h 52m 6.3

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

St. Trinian's

St. Trinian's

Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson 2007 1h 41m 4.9

When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the black.

Fade to Black

Fade to Black

Oliver Parker 2006 1h 45m 6.0

A shy, lonely, film geek goes on a killing spree against those who bully and browbeat him, while at the same time, he stalks his idol; a Marilyn Monroe look-alike.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oliver Parker 2002 1h 37m 7.0

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

Oliver Parker 1999 1h 37m 7.0

London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.

Othello

Othello

Oliver Parker 1995 2h 3m 9.0

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.

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