Ken Russell Movies
- 2012
Director of Devils
Director of Devils02012HD
Behind the scenes of the making of Ken Russell's 1971 film 'The Devils. Shown are the construction of the sets, filming of the courtroom scene, the...
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- 2004
Revenge of the Elephant Man
Revenge of the Elephant Man02004HD
A short directed by Ken Russell.
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- 1997
In Search of the English Folk Song
In Search of the English Folk Song7.51997HD
Filmmaker Ken Russell poses the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from...
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- 2005
The Miners' Picnic by Ken Russell
The Miners' Picnic by Ken Russell02005HD
Ken Russell revisits the location of his 1960 documentary about coal mining in Northumberland and catches up with some of the people who appeared in...
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- 1961
Prokofiev
Prokofiev6.51961HD
Subtitled 'Portrait of a Soviet Composer', this is the second of Ken Russell's composer biopics.
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- 1959
From Spain to Streatham
From Spain to Streatham61959HD
Also known as Guitar Craze and the more evocative Hound Dogs and Bach Addicts, this Monitor item (Ken Russell's third for the pioneering BBC arts...
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- 2016
Kitsune
Kitsune52016HD
A man trapped in purgatory must come face to face with his own demons.
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- 1983
The Planets
The Planets7.31983HD
Based on the famous Gustav Holst musical suite, Ken Russell's musical delight takes viewers on a magnificent journey of the planets of the Solar...
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- 2000
Lion's Mouth
Lion's Mouth92000HD
A short musical directed by Ken Russell.
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- 2006
Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House
Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House02006HD
A 'radical Brontë' ballet for young people.
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- 1960
A Bedlington Miners' Picnic
A Bedlington Miners' Picnic01960HD
In 1960, Ken Russell visited Bedlington Colliery, Northumberland to make one of his first documentary films, following life in the mining community.
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- 1989
Il Mefistofele
Il Mefistofele61989HD
Arrigo Boito's most known work is Il Mefestefele, first performed in 1868. Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese Opera has Faust...
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- 2012
The Devils Original on-set footage
The Devils Original on-set footage02012HD
On-set footage of the film The Devils (1971) with commentary by editor Mike Bradsell
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- 1959
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob01959HD
A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.
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- 1962
The Lonely Shore
The Lonely Shore71962HD
One of the most conceptually original of all the films that Ken Russell made for Monitor, this imagines an expedition of alien archaeologists...
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- 1984
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait61984HD
Ken Russell's engrossing examination of the great 20th-century composer tells Williams' story through the eyes of his widow, Ursula, with personal...
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- 1956
Knights on Bikes
Knights on Bikes5.81956HD
A romance between a clumsy knight and a damsel in distress.
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- 2007
10 Best Elgar
10 Best Elgar02007HD
A line up of star performers celebrate the very best of Edward Elgar's music in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.
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- 1962
Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines
Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines01962HD
Explores the worldview of A.W. Chesher, who has a special interest in painting steam traction engines.
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- 1958
Lourdes
Lourdes101958HD
About modern day pilgrims to Lourdes, France, and Our Lady of Lourdes, that brings out the religious hysteria and the commercialism of the alleged...
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