Puttnam

British

/ ˈpʌtnəm /

noun

David, Baron. born 1941, British film producer. Films include Chariots of Fire (1981), The Killing Fields (1984), Memphis Belle (1990), and My Life So Far (1999)

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Mr. Puttnam was one of that film’s producers.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

“The feeling was that a lot of these stories were instigated and put out there, if not thought up by Mr. Puttnam, at least with his blessings,” Ishtar’s artistic consultant Phillip Schopper tells Studio 360.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2019

Lord Puttnam remembered the long-time host of the BBC's Film... programme as a "lovely man" with "an understanding as well as a knowledge" of cinema.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2018

Stone and the producers, for instance, relate how Brits Puttnam and Parker studiously ignored Stone though he was writing the script in their offices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2017

Nearby, Lord Puttnam is talking animatedly over a cooked breakfast.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2016

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