Alan Clarke Movies

Funny Farm depicts a night shift by nurse Alan Welbeck (Tim Preece) on a psychiatric ward.

Danton's Death is arguably the most dramatic and penetrating study of revolution ever written. Georg Büchner concentrates on that moment in 1794...

Sovereign's Company is the story of a boy from an army family with a long tradition of honour and distinction, who goes to a military academy as an...

Alan Clarke's documentary about Soviet writer and dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, who had left the Soviet Union in 1976 after years spent in their...

Harry and Emily are two of the livelier residents of a London old people's home. When they decide to get married, things prove less simple.

The story of a comedian with a talent close to genius but with an insecurity problem.

The conflict between a judge who sees himself as a creative and skilful protector of democracy, and his daughter, who sees him in a totally different...

Henry sets out to join a church and passionately help the parish. Slowly but surely his habits of exaggeration and lying begin to catch up with him.

Video-shot on studio sets, Stars of the Roller State Disco borders on science fiction of the dystopian variety. Unemployed youngsters spend their...

A view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routines. A young man locks himself away from the world....

A film by Alan Clarke for the 'The Company of Five' anthology series.

A professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardise his career.

Mavie cannot declare her love, because the object of her affections is a very busy man.

When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...

A platoon of British paratroopers on border patrol in South Armagh face a series of tense encounters.

Alan Clarke's standalone film first appeared as an episode of the BBC series "The Edwardians" and concerns notorious bon vivant, swindler, MP, public...

Jimmy is a talented young boxer. Every punch he throws is eagerly watched by his trainer, and resented by his girlfriend. His parents, however,...

Albert lives with his Grandma, who he thinks is cramping his style. However an incident reveals to him that he is as much dependent on her as she is...

Visiting unemployed brothers Clack and Ged, social security inspector Mr. Hicks finds few reasons for sympathy. However, the tables are turned on the...

A lady catches the attention of a compulsive gambler.