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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.
The Devils is a 1971 historical drama horror film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed.
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.
Nov 29, 2011 · Ken Russell, the English filmmaker and writer whose outsize personality matched the confrontational brashness of his movies, among them “Women in Love” and “The Devils,” died on Sunday at...
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,...
Sep 4, 2023 · British cinema at full-bore: a beginner’s path through the work of one of our most flamboyant and creative directors: Ken Russell.
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...
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.
