Ken Russell
Born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK — Jul 03 1927• Died Nov 27 2011
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Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his controversial style. He has been criticized as being over-obsessed with sexuality and the church. His subject matter is often about famous composers, or based on other works of art which he adapts loosely. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he did creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for st…
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Ken Russell's Credits
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Rev Caleb Dane Calthrop
Waking the Dead
Gerry Raistrick
Omnibus
Self
Celebrity Big Brother
Self
Lady Chatterley
Sir Michael Reid
Plunder
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Self
Tommy
Cripple (uncredited)
The Lair of the White Worm
Police Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Altered States
Directing
The Devils
Directing
Women in Love
Directing
Valentino
Rex Ingram (uncredited)
Crimes of Passion
Directing
The Russia House
Walter
Gothic
Tourist
Twiggy
(archival footage)
Lisztomania
Directing
Six
Directing
Clouds of Glory
Directing
Whore
Waiter (uncredited)
Aria
Directing
Salome's Last Dance
Cappadocian
Mr. Nice
Russell Miegs
The Rainbow
Directing
Billion Dollar Brain
Directing
Mahler
Directing
Savage Messiah
Passenger getting off train in station (uncredited)
The Music Lovers
Directing
Trapped Ashes
Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
The Boy Friend
Directing
Colour Me Kubrick
The Man In Nightgown
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Prisoner of Honor
Directing
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self - Contributor
Vem Var Dracula
Self
Dogboys
Directing
Brothers of the Head
Himself
Kitsune
Crew
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Directing
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Self
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Self (archive footage)
The Real Oliver Reed
Self
The Aristofrogs
Empire of the Censors
Self
Mindbender
Directing
Tales of Erotica
Mr. Kirsch (segment 'The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch') (uncredited)
Faust
Directing
The Debussy Film
Directing
French Dressing
Directing
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Captain Patterson
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
Song of Summer
Priest
Treasure Island
Directing
Dance of the Seven Veils
Directing
Alice in Russialand
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
Self
The Mystery of Dr Martinu
Writing
Bela Bartók
Directing
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Himself
Dante's Inferno
Directing
The Diary of a Nobody
Directing
Director of Devils
Self
The Fall of the Louse of Usher
Dr. Calahari
Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House
Directing
The Devils Original on-set footage
The Light Fantastic
Directing
Always on Sunday
Directing
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
Self (archive footage)
Amelia and the Angel
Directing
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
Sir Arnold Bax
A Kitten for Hitler
Santa
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
Mr. Kirsch
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
Self
Peepshow
Directing
Antonio Gaudí
Directing
Elgar
Directing
Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill
Directing
John Betjeman: A Poet in London
Directing
Variations on a Mechanical Theme
Directing
The Miners' Picnic by Ken Russell
Directing
Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song
Himself
Prokofiev
Directing
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
Narrator (voice)
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner
Directing
Il Mefistofele
Directing
The Planets
Directing
Journey Into a Lost World
Directing
The Lonely Shore
Directing
A House in Bayswater
Directing
Pop Goes the Easel
Directing
Lion's Mouth
Ken
Don’t Shoot the Composer
Himself
Lourdes
Directing
Russell at Work
The Real Blue Nuns
Self
Knights on Bikes
Directing
Shelagh Delaney's Salford
Directing
Revenge of the Elephant Man
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
Self
Walk With The Damned
Hood
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
Old Battersea House
Directing
PuzzleFace
god
Gordon Jacob
Directing
Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Directing
Boudica Bites Back
Roman Senator
10 Best Elgar
Self (archive footage)
Scottish Painters
Directing
The Preservation Man
Directing
Watch the Birdie
Directing
From Spain to Streatham
Directing
London Moods
Directing
Portrait of a Goon
Directing
A Bedlington Miners' Picnic
Directing
Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines
Directing