Ken Russell Movies

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

A man trapped in purgatory must come face to face with his own demons.

The story of Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums): The Who, one of the most original,...

An irreverent survey of British Music.

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...

A biopic about the eminent composer Sir Arnold Bax.

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

A partly dramatised account of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar. An episode of the BBC arts series Monitor.

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...

Documentary by Ken Russell that shows Alice traveling through a century of Russian's history, from the period of Tsarism, through Socialism and...

Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.

Ken Russell's silent film treatment of the 19th century comic novel by the Brothers Grossmith - George and Weedon. Starring Bryan Pringle, Avril...

A short musical directed by Ken Russell.

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

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 short directed by Ken Russell.

The last five years of Frederick Delius's life through the eyes of a young composer and aide, Eric Fenby.

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.

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

Short documentary about Shelagh Delaney and her hometown Salford.