Ken Russell Movies

In 1960, Ken Russell visited Bedlington Colliery, Northumberland to make one of his first documentary films, following life in the mining community.

In his hometown of Southampton, Ken Russell takes his young son and his aunts out to dinner, but the new traffic restrictions mean he can't get near...

Arrigo Boito's most known work is Il Mefestefele, first performed in 1868. Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese Opera has Faust...

Based on the famous Gustav Holst musical suite, Ken Russell's musical delight takes viewers on a magnificent journey of the planets of the Solar...

Also known as Guitar Craze and the more evocative Hound Dogs and Bach Addicts, this Monitor item (Ken Russell's third for the pioneering BBC arts...

An illustration of various mechanical instruments, from the musical-box to 1950s electronica.

Explores the worldview of A.W. Chesher, who has a special interest in painting steam traction engines.

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...

A parable made in the manner of an old silent comedy about artistry and illusion.

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

Mrs Wilhelmina Sterling shows her vast collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings, pottery and other artefacts at her home in Battersea.

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

Filmmaker Ken Russell poses the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from...

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...

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

A double portrait of the painters Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun, seen at work in their Suffolk studio while discussing their paintings.

The work of professional photographer David Hurn, shown tackling a wide range of subjects from fashion to photojournalism to candid paparazzo shots.

Subtitled 'Portrait of a Soviet Composer', this is the second of Ken Russell's composer biopics.

A short musical directed by Ken Russell.

A romance between a clumsy knight and a damsel in distress.