The Devils
1971
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Russell is best known for his Academy Award -winning romantic drama film Women in Love (1969); the historical drama horror film The Devils (1971); the musical fantasy film Tommy (1975), featuring the Who; and the science fiction horror film Altered States (1980).
Ken Russell. Director: The Devils. Ken Russell tried several professions before choosing to become a film director; he was a still photographer and a dancer and he even served in the Army, but film was his destiny.
Jan 21, 2024 · From hard-hitting historical dramas like The Devils to extravagant musicals like Tommy and The Boy Friend, Ken Russell was a director who did it all.
Ken Russell. Director: The Devils. Ken Russell tried several professions before choosing to become a film director; he was a still photographer and a dancer and he even served in the Army, but film was his destiny.
Fifty years ago, Ken Russell's historical drama shocked the world with raw violence and mass orgies. It is a tour de force that deserves to be seen in full, writes Adam...
Nov 29, 2011 · A polarizing figure who delighted in breaching the limits of propriety and cinematic good taste, Mr. Russell courted controversy through much of his career.
Jun 29, 2024 · Ken Russell (born July 3, 1927, Southampton, Hampshire, England—died November 27, 2011, Lymington, Hampshire) was a British motion-picture director whose use of shock and sensationalism earned him both praise and reprehension from critics.
Nov 28, 2011 · Ken Russell was a larger than life character who was one of the most controversial directors in British cinema. He specialised in the interpretation of the great classical composers,...
Nov 28, 2011 · The acclaimed, eccentric and polarizing British film director Ken Russell has died, after a series of strokes, at the age of 84. The director of Tommy, Women in Love and Altered States was...
Known for his explorations of sexuality, religion, music and history via a prism of stylized excess, filmmaker Ken Russell was often hailed as a visionary and the successor to Fellini.
