Ken Russell Movies

The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his...

A courtroom 'drama' featuring Bob Guccione versus Ken Russell in a breach of contract case regarding disagreements over a script for a film version...

A short musical directed by Ken Russell.

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

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.

A short directed by Ken Russell.

On-set footage of the film The Devils (1971) with commentary by editor Mike Bradsell

Scientist Joe Hartman introduces self-proclaimed Middle Eastern psychic Uri Geller to America.

A 'radical Brontë' ballet for young people.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A cine-opera retelling of the legend of Boudica, warrior queen and her uprising against the Roman occupiers of Britain.

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...

Documentary shows Ken Russell at work on various BBC TV documentaries, with clips from Diary of a Nobody, The Debussy Film, Always on Sunday, Don't...

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...