Ken Russell Movies

2002
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
72002HD
Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.
2004
Revenge of the Elephant Man
Revenge of the Elephant Man
02004HD
A short directed by Ken Russell.
2006
Brothers of the Head
Brothers of the Head
5.72006HD
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness...
1959
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,
1989
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...
1989
Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
01989HD
Video promo for Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
1958
Amelia and the Angel
Amelia and the Angel
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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...
1990
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.
1986
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
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Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s...
1960
Journey Into a Lost World
Journey Into a Lost World
01960HD
John Betjeman reminisces on Britain's great historical exhibitions since the 1870s: including Alexandra Palace, the Empire Exhibition at Wembley and...
1956
Knights on Bikes
Knights on Bikes
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A romance between a clumsy knight and a damsel in distress.
1964
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...
2022
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,...
2012
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...
1964
Bartók
Bartók
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A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in...
1992
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.
1962
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...
1965
Always on Sunday
Always on Sunday
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Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.
1993
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.
1959
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob
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A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.