Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Born July 03, 1927 (Age: 98) Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

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 studios. He is best known for his Oscar-winning romantic drama Women in Love (1969), the notoriously controversial The Devils (1971), the rock musical Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). One noted admirer, British film critic Mark Kermode, attempting to sum up the director's achievement, called Russell; "somebody who proved that British cinema didn't have to be about kitchen-sink realism – it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini. He now makes very strange experimental films like Lion's Mouth and Revenge of the Elephant Man, and they are as edgy and out there as the work he made in the 1970s."
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 studios. He is best known for his Oscar-winning romantic drama Women in Love (1969), the notoriously controversial The Devils (1971), the rock musical Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). One noted admirer, British film critic Mark Kermode, attempting to sum up the director's achievement, called Russell; "somebody who proved that British cinema didn't have to be about kitchen-sink realism – it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini. He now makes very strange experimental films like Lion's Mouth and Revenge of the Elephant Man, and they are as edgy and out there as the work he made in the 1970s."
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Filmography

Director of Devils

Director of Devils

2012 as Self Age: 84
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The Devils Original on-set footage

2012 as Age: 84
Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

2010 as Russell Miegs Age: 83
The Aristofrogs

The Aristofrogs

2010 as Age: 83
10 Best Elgar

10 Best Elgar

2007 as Self (archive footage) Age: 79
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Revenge of the Elephant Man

2004 as Age: 77
Celebrity Naked Ambition

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003 as Self - Contributor Age: 76
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

2002 as Self Age: 75
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

2002 as Narrator (voice) Age: 75
The Fall of the Louse of Usher

The Fall of the Louse of Usher

2002 as Dr. Calahari Age: 74
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Lion's Mouth

2000 as Ken Age: 72
Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song

Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song

1997 as Himself Age: 70
Vem Var Dracula

Vem Var Dracula

1996 as Self Age: 69
Tales of Erotica

Tales of Erotica

1996 as Mr. Kirsch (segment 'The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch') (uncredited) Age: 68
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

1992 as Sir Arnold Bax Age: 65
Whore

Whore

1991 as Waiter (uncredited) Age: 63
The Russia House

The Russia House

1990 as Walter Age: 63
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

1989 as Age: 61
The Lair of the White Worm

The Lair of the White Worm

1988 as Police Radio (voice) (uncredited) Age: 61
Salome's Last Dance

Salome's Last Dance

1988 as Cappadocian Age: 60
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

1988 as Himself Age: 60
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell

Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell

1987 as Age: 60
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

1986 as Self Age: 58
Tommy

Tommy

1975 as Cripple (uncredited) Age: 47
Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah

1972 as Passenger getting off train in station (uncredited) Age: 44
Walk With The Damned

Walk With The Damned

1961 as Hood Age: 33