David Puttnam at Columbia Pictures: Part 1

We begin our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures by taking a look at the man himself, and how he was able to build a career in filmmaking that would lead him to become the last major filmmaker to head a major studio.

 

David Puttnam receives the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Chariots of Fire from Hollywood legend Loretta Young, March 29, 1982

Producer David Puttnam with film cans listing some of the titles he produced during his career.