Ken Russell Movies

  • 1961
    Antonio Gaudí

    Antonio Gaudí

    Antonio Gaudí

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    A study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration and his influence...

    Antonio Gaudí
  • 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) Lotte Lenya performing many of Weill's best known...

    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
  • 1961
    Walk With The Damned

    Walk With The Damned

    Walk With The Damned

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    Gangsters run rampant until they encounter a gutsy minister.

    Walk With The Damned
  • 1962
    Elgar

    Elgar

    Elgar

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    An astonishing documentary of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar. This partly dramatised account is remarkable for its sensitive...

    Elgar
  • 1966
    Don’t Shoot the Composer

    Don’t Shoot the Composer

    Don’t Shoot the Composer

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    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
  • 1959
    Variations on a Mechanical Theme

    Variations on a Mechanical Theme

    Variations on a Mechanical Theme

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

    Variations on a Mechanical Theme
  • 2002
    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

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    Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.

    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
  • 2006
    The Real Blue Nuns

    The Real Blue Nuns

    The Real Blue Nuns

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    An investigation into nunsploitation, and why men find images of nuns involved in sexual situations erotic. The programme also controversially covers...

    The Real Blue Nuns
  • 2007
    Watch the Birdie

    Watch the Birdie

    Watch the Birdie

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    The work of professional photographer David Hurn, shown tackling a wide range of subjects from fashion to photojournalism to candid paparazzo shots.

    Watch the Birdie
  • 1962
    The Lonely Shore

    The Lonely Shore

    The Lonely Shore

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    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
    Knights on Bikes

    Knights on Bikes

    Knights on Bikes

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

    Knights on Bikes
  • 1961
    Old Battersea House

    Old Battersea House

    Old Battersea House

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    Mrs Wilhelmina Sterling shows her vast collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings, pottery and other artefacts at her home in Battersea.

    Old Battersea House
  • 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
  • 2000
    Lion's Mouth

    Lion's Mouth

    Lion's Mouth

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    A short musical directed by Ken Russell.

    Lion's Mouth
  • 1959
    Gordon Jacob

    Gordon Jacob

    Gordon Jacob

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    A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.

    Gordon Jacob
  • 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
  • 2006
    Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House

    Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House

    Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House

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    A 'radical Brontë' ballet for young people.

    Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House
  • 1989
    Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now

    Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now

    Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now

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    Video promo for Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now

    Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
  • 1958
    Lourdes

    Lourdes

    Lourdes

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

    Lourdes