Ken Russell Movies

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...

An illustration of various mechanical instruments, from the musical-box to 1950s electronica.

A romance between a clumsy knight and a damsel in distress.

Gangsters run rampant until they encounter a gutsy minister.

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

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...

A short musical directed by Ken Russell.

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

A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.

A line up of star performers celebrate the very best of Edward Elgar's music in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.

The life of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner and his numeromania.

An irreverent survey of British Music.

Short documentary about Shelagh Delaney and her hometown Salford.

South Bank Show documentary concerning the life and music of Ralph Vaughn Williams.

Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s...

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

This documentary begins with Ken Russell posing the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an...

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

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

About modern day pilgrims to Lourdes, France, and Our Lady of Lourdes, that brings out the religious hysteria and the commercialism of the alleged...