Ken Russell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
DirectingBirthday
July 3, 1927Deathday
November 27, 2011Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
129Place of birth
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UKAlso known as
Alfred Russell, Alf Russell
Cast credits
Whore
Waiter (uncredited)
Gothic
Tourist
Trapped Ashes
Dr. Lucy
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
Mr. Kirsch
Salome's Last Dance
Cappadocian
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century
Dr. Calahari
A Kitten For Hitler
Santa
Tales of Erotica
Savage Messiah
Passenger getting off train in station (uncredited)
The Russia House
Walter
Brothers of the Head
Himself
Song of Summer
Priest
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
Self
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Self (archive footage)
Colour Me Kubrick
The Man In Nightgown
The Lair of the White Worm
Police Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Walk With The Damned
HoodCrew credits
French Dressing
Director
Billion Dollar Brain
Director
Whore
Director, Screenplay, Camera Operator
Tommy
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Lair of the White Worm
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Altered States
Director
The Boy Friend
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Devils
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Gothic
Director
Crimes of Passion
Director
The Rainbow
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Trapped Ashes
Director
Valentino
Director, Screenplay
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
Director, Writer
Women in Love
Director
Lisztomania
Director, Screenplay
Salome's Last Dance
Director, Screenplay
The Music Lovers
Director, Producer
Mahler
Director, Writer
Savage Messiah
Director, Producer
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, EditorImages
