Ken Russell Movies

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.

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

Hell on Earth is a documentary about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils. Film critic Mark Kermode chats to Russell as well as two of the...

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

Based on the famous Gustav Holst musical suite, this musical film takes watchers on a magnificent journey of the planets of the Solar System.

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.

The result of a challenge from Melvyn Bragg to write a film that Ken Russell himself would be eager to see banned, was A Kitten For Hitler – a...

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

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...

John Betjeman reminisces on Britain's great historical exhibitions since the 1870s: including Alexandra Palace, the Empire Exhibition at Wembley and...

Pop Goes the Easel was Ken Russell’s first full-length documentary for the BBC’s arts series Monitor. It focused on 4 British Pop Artists...

The updated autobiography of Britain’s most controversial film director, the maker of Women in Love, The Devils, The Music Lovers, Tommy and...

The Preservation Man is about useless objects but here they're part of the artist Bruce Lacey's collection of random junk that is incorporated into...

A 'radical Brontë' ballet for young people.

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

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

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

A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in...

Gangsters run rampant until they encounter a gutsy minister.