Ken Russell Movies
- 1958
Lourdes
Lourdes01958HD
About modern day pilgrims to Lourdes, France, and Our Lady of Lourdes, that brings out the religious hysteria and the commercialism of the alleged...
- 1956
Knights on Bikes
Knights on Bikes4.81956HD
A romance between a clumsy knight and a damsel in distress.
- 1956
Peepshow
Peepshow5.71956HD
A parable made in the manner of an old silent comedy about artistry and illusion.
- 1961
London Moods
London Moods61961HD
Ken Russell is often cited as one of the fathers of the music video, with Tommy (1975) widely recognised as one of the pivotal works in the...
- 2002
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle7.52002HD
Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.
- 1962
The Preservation Man
The Preservation Man01962HD
The Preservation Man is about useless objects but here they're part of the artist Bruce Lacey's collection of random junk that is incorporated into...
- 1989
Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now01989HD
Video promo for Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
- 1964
Bartók
Bartók61964HD
A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in...
- 2012
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil82012HD
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love,...
- 1961
Walk With The Damned
Walk With The Damned01961HD
Gangsters run rampant until they encounter a gutsy minister.
- 1959
Scottish Painters
Scottish Painters01959HD
A double portrait of the painters Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun, seen at work in their Suffolk studio while discussing their paintings.
- 1962
The Lonely Shore
The Lonely Shore01962HD
One of the most conceptually original of all the films that Ken Russell made for Monitor, this imagines an expedition of alien archaeologists...
- 1970
PuzzleFace
PuzzleFace01970HD
PUZZLEFACE - 18min short film (CAN) Episode #7 from Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground TV series starring: Denis 'SNAKE' Belanger & VOIVOD, Ken...
- 2009
Boudica Bites Back
Boudica Bites Back02009HD
A cine-opera retelling of the legend of Boudica, warrior queen and her uprising against the Roman occupiers of Britain.
- 1962
Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel
Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel01962HD
Peter Blake explores his passion for pop icons, Peter Phillips is featured with his cool companions, Derek Boshier voices his concerns with the...
- 1987
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell01987HD
A courtroom 'drama' featuring Bob Guccione versus Ken Russell in a breach of contract case regarding disagreements over a script for a film version...
- 2007
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie02007HD
The work of professional photographer David Hurn, shown tackling a wide range of subjects from fashion to photojournalism to candid paparazzo shots.
- 1962
Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines
Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines01962HD
Explores the worldview of A.W. Chesher, who has a special interest in painting steam traction engines.
- 1962
Pop Goes the Easel
Pop Goes the Easel5.51962HD
Pop Goes the Easel was Ken Russell’s first full-length documentary for the BBC’s arts series Monitor. It focused on 4 British Pop Artists...
- 2005
The Miner's Picnic by Ken Russell
The Miner's Picnic by Ken Russell02005HD
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...