Ken Russell
British film director (1927–2011)
1.52body-of-work score · ranked #623 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- July 3, 1927 · Southampton
- Died
- November 27, 2011 · London
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Work
- film director, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1969 · United Kingdom · romance, drama
Siskel's annual top 10 1970 #3 · BFI Top 100 British films #87 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.925 citations - 2
1980 · United States · horror, sci-fi, thriller
Sarris's annual top 10 1980 #4 · Criterion Collection spine #1284
0.382 citations - 30.111 citation
- 40.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 53 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1958Amelia and the Angel
- 1959Gordon Jacob
- 1960A House in Bayswater
- 1962Elgar
- 1963Watch the Birdie
- 1964Bartok
- 1964French Dressing
- 1965Always on Sunday
- 1966Don't Shoot the Composer
- 1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
- 1967Billion Dollar Brain
- 1967Dante's Inferno
- 1968Song of Summer
- 1969Women in Love
- 1970Dance of the Seven Veils
- 1971The Boy Friend
- 1971The Devils
- 1971The Music Lovers
- 1972Savage Messiah
- 1974Mahler
- 1975Lisztomania
- 1975Tommy
- 1975Tommy By The Who
- 1977Valentino
- 1978William and Dorothy
- 1980Altered States
- 1983Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
- 1984Crimes of Passion
- 1986Gothic
- 1987Aria
- 1988Salome's Last Dance
- 1988The Lair of the White Worm
- 1989Il Mefistofele
- 1989The Rainbow
- 1990The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner
- 1991Prisoner of Honor
- 1991Whore
- 1992The Mystery of Dr Martinu
- 1992The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
- 1993Lady Chatterley
- 1993The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
- 1994Die unersättliche Mrs. Kirsch
- 1995Alice in Russialand
- 1995Treasure Island
- 1996Mindbender
- 1996Tales of Erotica
- 1998Dogboys
- 2000The Lion's Mouth
- 2002Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
- 2002The Fall of the Louse of Usher
- 2006Trapped Ashes
- 2007A Kitten for Hitler
- —The Rime of the Ancient Mariner