Ken Russell Movies

  • 2012
    Director of Devils

    Director of Devils

    Director of Devils

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    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...

    Director of Devils
  • 1970
    PuzzleFace

    PuzzleFace

    PuzzleFace

    01970HD

    PUZZLEFACE - 18min short film (CAN) Episode #7 from Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground TV series starring: Denis 'SNAKE' Belanger & VOIVOD, Ken...

    PuzzleFace
  • 1995
    The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch

    The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch

    The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch

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    A writer taking a rest in a country hotel is obsessed with a strange woman in the same hotel. The woman seems to observe him in provocative ways, but...

    The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
  • 1990
    The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner

    The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner

    The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner

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    The life of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner and his numeromania.

    The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner
  • 1995
    Alice in Russialand

    Alice in Russialand

    Alice in Russialand

    01995HD

    Documentary by Ken Russell that shows Alice traveling through a century of Russian's history, from the period of Tsarism, through Socialism and...

    Alice in Russialand
  • 1995
    Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue

    Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue

    Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue

    01995HD

    Documentary covering the career of French composer Georges Delerue, famous for film scores for such films as Platoon, Contempt, Shoot the Piano...

    Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
  • 1964
    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    01964HD

    Ken Russell's silent film treatment of the 19th century comic novel by the Brothers Grossmith - George and Weedon. Starring Bryan Pringle, Avril...

    The Diary of a Nobody
  • 1961
    Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill

    Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill

    Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill

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    Ken Russell directed a short document of German actress (and widow) of famed composer Kurt Weill performing many of his best known compositions for...

    Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill
  • 1983
    The Planets

    The Planets

    The Planets

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    Based on the famous Gustav Holst musical suite, this musical film takes watchers on a magnificent journey of the planets of the Solar System.

    The Planets
  • 1993
    The Mystery of Dr Martinu

    The Mystery of Dr Martinu

    The Mystery of Dr Martinu

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    This biographical film of Czech composer Martinu is in two parts: the first part is a recurring dream; the second, a Freudian analysis of the dream.

    The Mystery of Dr Martinu
  • 1992
    The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

    The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

    The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

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    A biopic about the eminent composer Sir Arnold Bax.

    The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
  • 1960
    Shelagh Delaney's Salford

    Shelagh Delaney's Salford

    Shelagh Delaney's Salford

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    Short documentary about Shelagh Delaney and her hometown Salford.

    Shelagh Delaney's Salford
  • 2009
    Boudica Bites Back

    Boudica Bites Back

    Boudica Bites Back

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    A cine-opera retelling of the legend of Boudica, warrior queen and her uprising against the Roman occupiers of Britain.

    Boudica Bites Back
  • 1960
    The Light Fantastic

    The Light Fantastic

    The Light Fantastic

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    While most of Ken Russell's documentaries for the BBC's Monitor arts strand focused on a single creative figure, he would also occasionally make more...

    The Light Fantastic
  • 1966
    Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

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    The outrageous life of the American dancer of the 1920s, Isadora Duncan, whom Ken Russell described as "part genius and part charlatan".

    Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
  • 1966
    Don’t Shoot the Composer

    Don’t Shoot the Composer

    Don’t Shoot the Composer

    01966HD

    DON’T SHOOT THE COMPOSER is far from an ordinary profile of Georges Delerue. It also serves as a calling card for Ken Russell, whose work would...

    Don’t Shoot the Composer
  • 1962
    The Lonely Shore

    The Lonely Shore

    The Lonely Shore

    01962HD

    One of the most conceptually original of all the films that Ken Russell made for Monitor, this imagines an expedition of alien archaeologists...

    The Lonely Shore
  • 1956
    Peepshow

    Peepshow

    Peepshow

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    A parable made in the manner of an old silent comedy about artistry and illusion.

    Peepshow
  • 1987
    Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell

    Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell

    Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell

    01987HD

    A courtroom 'drama' featuring Bob Guccione versus Ken Russell in a breach of contract case regarding disagreements over a script for a film version...

    Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
  • 1959
    Portrait of a Goon

    Portrait of a Goon

    Portrait of a Goon

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    Portrait of Spike Milligan, then part of The Goon Show examining his views on comedy,

    Portrait of a Goon