Ken Russell Movies

  • 1968
    Song of Summer

    Song of Summer

    Song of Summer

    6.21968HD

    An immensely moving story of sacrifice, idealism and musical genius which charts the last five years of Frederick Delius's life through the eyes of a...

    Song of Summer
  • 1972
    Savage Messiah

    Savage Messiah

    Savage Messiah

    6.11972HD

    In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple...

    Savage Messiah
  • 1989
    The Rainbow

    The Rainbow

    The Rainbow

    5.51989HD

    Born to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a beautiful young woman full of imagination and...

    The Rainbow
  • 1990
    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    4.1111990HD

    This trio of tales, based on classic short stories, chronicles the complicated relations between the sexes.

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
  • 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
  • 1991
    Prisoner of Honor

    Prisoner of Honor

    Prisoner of Honor

    6.21991HD

    France, 1897. Colonel Georges Picquart challenges the French government when he discovers the obscure political maneuvers that led to the...

    Prisoner of Honor
  • 1960
    The Light Fantastic

    The Light Fantastic

    The Light Fantastic

    31960HD

    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
  • 1998
    Dogboys

    Dogboys

    Dogboys

    5.451998HD

    Marine veteran and former middleweight boxing champion Julian Taylor loses control in a bar fight and ends up serving time for aggravated assault....

    Dogboys
  • 1964
    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    61964HD

    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
  • 2012
    Director of Devils

    Director of Devils

    Director of Devils

    02012HD

    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
  • 2022
    The Who: One Band's Explosive Story

    The Who: One Band's Explosive Story

    The Who: One Band's Explosive Story

    82022HD

    The story of Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums): The Who, one of the most original,...

    The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
  • 1956
    Peepshow

    Peepshow

    Peepshow

    5.71956HD

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

    Peepshow
  • 1996
    Mindbender

    Mindbender

    Mindbender

    3.51996HD

    Scientist Joe Hartman introduces self-proclaimed Middle Eastern psychic Uri Geller to America.

    Mindbender
  • 1958
    Amelia and the Angel

    Amelia and the Angel

    Amelia and the Angel

    6.41958HD

    A young girl (Amelia) is distressed and feeling guilty about losing the wings she was to wear in her school play. Then she notices an angel and...

    Amelia and the Angel
  • 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

    4.8571966HD

    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
  • 1989
    Il Mefistofele

    Il Mefistofele

    Il Mefistofele

    51989HD

    Arrigo Boito's Il Mefestefele was first performed in 1868 and his most known work. In Ken Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese...

    Il Mefistofele
  • 1995
    Alice in Russialand

    Alice in Russialand

    Alice in Russialand

    61995HD

    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
    Empire of the Censors

    Empire of the Censors

    Empire of the Censors

    3.51995HD

    The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.

    Empire of the Censors
  • 1970
    Dance of the Seven Veils

    Dance of the Seven Veils

    Dance of the Seven Veils

    81970HD

    Russell’s composer biopics were usually labours of love. This was the opposite: he regarded Strauss’s music as 'bombastic, sham and...

    Dance of the Seven Veils
  • 1993
    The Mystery of Dr Martinu

    The Mystery of Dr Martinu

    The Mystery of Dr Martinu

    5.4291993HD

    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