Biography
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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 studios.
He is best known for his Oscar-winning film Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), The Who's Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980).
One noted admirer, the 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
all 117
Movies 107
Director 69
self 22
TV Shows 10
![Kitsune](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/685016-kitsune.jpg)
Kitsune (2016)
![Mr. Nice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18828-mr-nice.jpg)
Mr. Nice (2010)
![Boudica Bites Back](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Boudica Bites Back (2009)
![10 Best Elgar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/857432-10-best-elgar.jpg)
10 Best Elgar (2007)
![Watch the Birdie](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Watch the Birdie (2007)
![Trapped Ashes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61712-trapped-ashes.jpg)
Trapped Ashes (2006)
![Colour Me Kubrick](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/30759-colour-me-kubrick.jpg)
Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
![Agatha Christie's Marple](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19427-agatha-christie-s-marple.jpg)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
![Waking the Dead](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77015-waking-the-dead.jpg)
Waking the Dead (2001)
![Lion's Mouth](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Lion's Mouth (2000)
![Dogboys](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52076-dogboys.jpg)
Dogboys (1998)
![Mindbender](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Mindbender (1996)
![Tales of Erotica](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64317-tales-of-erotica.jpg)
Tales of Erotica (1996)
![Treasure Island](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/260620-treasure-island.jpg)
Treasure Island (1995)
![Alice in Russialand](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75646-alice-in-russialand.jpg)
Alice in Russialand (1995)
![The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75626-the-insatiable-mrs-kirsch.jpg)
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995)
![Lady Chatterley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5977-lady-chatterley.jpg)
Lady Chatterley (1993)
![The Secret Life of Arnold Bax](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224697-the-secret-life-of-arnold-bax.jpg)
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992)
![Prisoner of Honor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39540-prisoner-of-honor.jpg)
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
![Whore](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46085-whore.jpg)
Whore (1991)
![The Rainbow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56552-the-rainbow.jpg)
The Rainbow (1989)
![Il Mefistofele](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75681-il-mefistofele.jpg)
Il Mefistofele (1989)
![Salome's Last Dance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75614-salome-s-last-dance.jpg)
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
![Ken Russell's ABC of British Music](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1058900-ken-russell-s-abc-of-british-music.jpg)
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988)
![Aria](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31000-aria.jpg)
Aria (1987)
![Gothic](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45526-gothic.jpg)
Gothic (1986)
![Faust](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75670-faust.jpg)
Faust (1985)
![Crimes of Passion](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13517-crimes-of-passion.jpg)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
![The Planets](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75674-the-planets.jpg)
The Planets (1983)
![Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/660663-vaughn-williams-a-symphonic-portrait.jpg)
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait (1983)
![Altered States](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6048-altered-states.jpg)
Altered States (1980)
![Clouds of Glory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/906237-clouds-of-glory.jpg)
Clouds of Glory (1978)
![The South Bank Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/276648-the-south-bank-show.jpg)
The South Bank Show (1978)
![Valentino](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61242-valentino.jpg)
Valentino (1977)
![Lisztomania](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75611-lisztomania.jpg)
Lisztomania (1975)
![Tommy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11479-tommy.jpg)
Tommy (1975)
![Mahler](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75607-mahler.jpg)
Mahler (1974)
![Savage Messiah](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38502-savage-messiah.jpg)
Savage Messiah (1972)
![The Boy Friend](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75631-the-boy-friend.jpg)
The Boy Friend (1971)
![The Devils](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11439-the-devils.jpg)
The Devils (1971)
![The Music Lovers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75618-the-music-lovers.jpg)
The Music Lovers (1971)
![Women in Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7884-women-in-love.jpg)
Women in Love (1969)
![Song of Summer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75609-song-of-summer.jpg)
Song of Summer (1968)
![Dante's Inferno](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75634-dante-s-inferno.jpg)
Dante's Inferno (1967)
![Always on Sunday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75662-always-on-sunday.jpg)
Always on Sunday (1965)
![The Debussy Film](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75655-the-debussy-film.jpg)
The Debussy Film (1965)
![The Diary of a Nobody](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/611991-the-diary-of-a-nobody.jpg)
The Diary of a Nobody (1964)
![Six](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Six (1964)
![Bartók](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/194410-bartok.jpg)
Bartók (1964)
![French Dressing](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75629-french-dressing.jpg)
French Dressing (1964)
![The Preservation Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369240-preservation-man.jpg)
The Preservation Man (1962)
![Pop Goes the Easel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Pop Goes the Easel (1962)
![The Lonely Shore](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369238-the-lonely-shore.jpg)
The Lonely Shore (1962)
![London Moods](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369239-london-moods.jpg)
London Moods (1961)
![Old Battersea House](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Old Battersea House (1961)
![Prokofiev](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369559-prokofiev.jpg)
Prokofiev (1961)
![Antonio Gaudí](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Antonio Gaudí (1961)
![The Light Fantastic](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369236-the-light-fantastic.jpg)
The Light Fantastic (1960)
![The Miners' Picnic](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369235-the-miners-picnic.jpg)
The Miners' Picnic (1960)
![Scottish Painters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/841727-scottish-painters.jpg)
Scottish Painters (1959)
![Portrait of a Goon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/569952-portrait-of-a-goon.jpg)
Portrait of a Goon (1959)
![Gordon Jacob](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/834062-gordon-jacob.jpg)
Gordon Jacob (1959)
![Amelia and the Angel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75643-amelia-and-the-angel.jpg)
Amelia and the Angel (1958)
![Peepshow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Peepshow (1956)
![Knights on Bikes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Knights on Bikes (1956)
![History of British Art](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
History of British Art
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1927-07-03
Deathday2011-11-27 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceSouthampton, United Kingdom
ReligionCatholicism
RelationshipsHetty Baynes (1992-01-01 - 1999-01-01), Shirley Ann Russell (1956-01-01 - 1978-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsAlfred Russell, Alf Russell
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