Ken Russell (I) (1927–2011)

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Ken Russell tried several professions before choosing to become a film director; he was a still photographer and a dancer and he even served in the Army, but film was his destiny. He began by making several short films which paved the way for his brilliant television films of the 1960s that are acclaimed for his attention to detail and opulent ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 15 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

The Devils
The Devils Director
(1971)
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend Director
(1971)
Tommy
Tommy Director
(1975)
Altered States
Altered States Director
(1980)
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Filmography

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 2009 Boudica Bites Back (Short)
 2007 Ein Kitten für Hitler (Short)
 2006 Trapped Ashes (segment "The Girl With Golden Breasts")
 2002 Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle (TV Movie documentary)
 2000 Lion's Mouth (Short)
 1998 Dogboys (TV Movie)
 1996 Tales of Erotica (segment "The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch")
 1996 Mindbender (TV Movie)
 1995 Alice in Russialand (TV Movie)
 1995 Classic Widows (TV Movie documentary)
 1995 Treasure Island (TV Movie)
 1993 Bryan Adams: Diana (Music Video)
 1993 The Mystery of Dr Martinu (TV Movie)
 1993 Lady Chatterley (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4 (1993)
- Episode #1.3 (1993)
- Episode #1.2 (1993)
- Episode #1.1 (1993)
 1992 Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (Video) (segments "The Phantom of the Opera", "All I Ask Of You", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "The Music of the Night.")
 1992 The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (TV Movie)
 1991 Road to Mandalay (TV Movie documentary)
 1991 Prisoner of Honor (TV Movie)
 1991 Whore
 1990 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (TV Movie) (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
 1989 Il Mefistofele (TV Movie)
 1989 The Rainbow
 1989 A British Picture (TV Movie)
 1983-1988 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) (3 episodes)
- Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988)
- Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait (1984)
- The Planets (1983)
 1987 Aria (segment "Nessun dorma")
 1986 Gothic (directed by)
 1986 Elton John: Cry to Heaven (Music Video short)
 1985 Faust (TV Movie)
 1985 Now That's What I Call Music 6 (Video) (video "She's So Beautiful")
 1985 Cliff Richard: She's So Beautiful (Music Video)
 1985 Elton John: Nikita (Music Video short)
 1978 Clouds of Glory (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes)
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978)
- William and Dorothy (1978)
 1977 Valentino
 1975 Lisztomania
 1975 Tommy
 1974 Mahler
 1971 The Devils
 1969 Women in Love
 1966 Isadora (TV Movie)
 1966 Sunday Night (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- Don't Shoot the Composer (1966)
 1959-1965 Monitor (TV Series documentary) (25 episodes)
- Always on Sunday (1965)
- The Debussy Film (1965)
- The Dotty World of James Lloyd (1964)
- Bartok (1964)
- Watch the Birdie (1963)
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 1964 Lonely Shore (TV Short)
 1964 Six (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Diary of a Nobody: The Domestic Jottings of a City Clerk (1964)
 1962 Mr. Chesher's Traction Engines (TV Short)
 1962 Preservation Man (TV Short documentary)
 1961 Antonio Gaudi (TV Short documentary)
 1960 Cranko at Work (TV Short documentary)
 1960 Shelagh Delaney's Salford (TV Short documentary)
 1960 A House in Bayswater (Documentary short)
 1960 Architecture of Entertainment (TV Movie documentary)
 1959 Poet's London (TV Short documentary)
 1958 Amelia and the Angel (Short)
 1958 Lourdes (Short)
 1956 Knights on Bikes (Short) (incompleted)
 1956 Peepshow (Short)
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Other Works:

Music video: Directed "Diana" for Bryan Adams See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 7 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alfred Russell | Alf Russell

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Spouse:

Lisi Tribble  (his death) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

A critic's typical praise is "Beautifully understated." That means beautifully false . . . I'd rather go the other way - to gamble rather than play it safe. If I err it's by overstating, but I try to get it right. See more »

Trivia:

His films were popular in Italy. At the 1971 Venice Film Festival he won Best Director-Foreign Film for The Devils (1971). See more »

Trademark:

Frequent use of England's "Lake District" (Cumbria) as location See more »
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