Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios.
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Director of Devils
actor
2012
Mr. Nice
actor
2010
A Kitten for Hitler
director
2007
A Kitten for Hitler
actor
2007
A Kitten for Hitler
writer
2007
Trapped Ashes
director
2006
Trapped Ashes
actor
2006
Celebrity Naked Ambition
actor
2003
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
actor
2002
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
writer
2002
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
director
2002
In Search of the English Folk Song
director
1997
In Search of the English Folk Song
writer
1997
In Search of the English Folk Song
actor
1997
Mindbender
director
1996
Mindbender
writer
1996
Tales of Erotica
director
1996
Tales of Erotica
writer
1996
Treasure Island
writer
1995
Treasure Island
director
1995
Alice in Russialand
actor
1995
Alice in Russialand
director
1995
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
writer
1992
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
actor
1992
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
director
1992
The Mystery of Dr Martinu
writer
1992
The Mystery of Dr Martinu
director
1992
Prisoner of Honor
director
1991
Whore
director
1991
Whore
writer
1991
Road to Mandalay
director
1991
Road to Mandalay
actor
1991
Road to Mandalay
writer
1991
The Russia House
actor
1990
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner
director
1990
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner
writer
1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
director
1990
Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
director
1989
The Rainbow
writer
1989
The Rainbow
director
1989
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
writer
1989
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
director
1989
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
actor
1989
Il Mefistofele
director
1989
The Lair of the White Worm
writer
1988
The Lair of the White Worm
director
1988
Salome's Last Dance
writer
1988
Salome's Last Dance
actor
1988
Salome's Last Dance
director
1988
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
director
1988
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
actor
1988
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
writer
1988
Aria
director
1987
Aria
writer
1987
Gothic
director
1987
Gothic
actor
1987
Crimes of Passion
director
1984
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
director
1984
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
actor
1984
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
writer
1984
The Planets
director
1983
Altered States
director
1980
Valentino
writer
1977
Valentino
director
1977
Lisztomania
director
1975
Lisztomania
writer
1975
Tommy
director
1975
Tommy
writer
1975
Mahler
writer
1974
Mahler
director
1974
Savage Messiah
director
1972
The Boy Friend
director
1971
The Boy Friend
writer
1971
The Devils
director
1971
The Devils
writer
1971
The Music Lovers
director
1971
Dance of the Seven Veils
director
1970
Dance of the Seven Veils
writer
1970
Women in Love
director
1969
Dante's Inferno
director
1967
Billion Dollar Brain
director
1967
Don’t Shoot the Composer
director
1966
Don’t Shoot the Composer
actor
1966
The Debussy Film
writer
1965
The Debussy Film
director
1965
French Dressing
director
1964
John Betjeman: A Poet in London
director
1959
Lourdes
director
1958