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Ken Russell

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British film director (1927-2011)

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Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era.

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Filmography 40

Altered States1980 · ★ 6.7
The Devils1971 · ★ 7.4
Tommy1975 · ★ 6.5
The Lair of the White Worm1988 · ★ 5.9
Crimes of Passion1984 · ★ 6.3
The Russia House1990 · ★ 6.1
Gothic1987 · ★ 5.7
Mr. Nice2010 · ★ 6.1
Women in Love1969 · ★ 6.6
Whore1991 · ★ 5.3
Billion Dollar Brain1967 · ★ 5.6
Colour Me Kubrick2005 · ★ 5.7
Aria1987
Trapped Ashes2006 · ★ 5.1
The Music Lovers1971 · ★ 6.5
Valentino1977
Mahler1974
Lisztomania1975
The Who: The Kids Are Alright1979
The Boy Friend1971
The Rainbow1989
Salome's Last Dance1988
Brothers of the Head2006
Savage Messiah1972
Prisoner of Honor1991
Dante's Inferno1967
French Dressing1964
The Debussy Film1965
Amelia and the Angel1958
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction1990
Tales of Erotica1996
Dogboys1998
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils2002
The Fall of the Louse of Usher2002
A Kitten for Hitler2007
Song of Summer1968
Elgar1962
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible1989
The Mystery of Dr Martinu1992
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch1995

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Television 10

Agatha Christie's Marple2004
Lady Chatterley1993
Waking the Dead2001
Celebrity Big Brother2001
Omnibus1967
The South Bank Show1978
Frank Stubbs Promotes1993
Clouds of Glory1978
Plunder1990
Six1964

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Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2011 · aged 84
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