Russell, Ken 1927-2011
Overview
| Works: | 367 works in 1,421 publications in 8 languages and 13,977 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Film adaptations Horror films Musical films Biography Documentary films Biographical films Science fiction films Romance films Rock films |
| Roles: | Director, Author of screenplay, Producer, Author, Actor, Scenarist, fmd, Performer, Production personnel, Restager , Other, Film editor, Editor, fmp, Interviewee, Dedicatee, Creator, fmk, Videographer , Contributor |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Ken Russell
- Phallic frenzy : Ken Russell and his films by Joseph Lanza( )
- Ken Russell by Gene D Phillips( Book )
- Ken Russell's films by Ken Hanke( Book )
- Ken Russell : a guide to references and resources by Diane Rosenfeldt( Book )
- Altered states : the autobiography of Ken Russell by Ken Russell( Book )
- Ken Russell : the adaptor as creator by Joseph A Gomez( Book )
- A British picture : an autobiography by Ken Russell( Book )
- Ken Russell : re-viewing England's last mannerist( Book )
- Ken Russell( Book )
- An appalling talent : Ken Russell by John Baxter( Book )
- Directing film : the director's art from script to cutting room by Ken Russell( Book )
- Raising hell : Ken Russell and the unmaking of The devils by Richard Crouse( Book )
- Directing film : from pitch to première by Ken Russell( Book )
- Die jüngere englische Romantik im Prisma des englischen Gegenwartstheaters : dargestellt an: Howard Brenton, Bloody poetry ; Liz Lochhead, Blood and ice ; Ken Russel, Gothic by Ines Knaack( Book )
- Russell : Ken Russell by Rino Mele( Book )
- The sources and films of Ken Russell : the adapter as creator by Joseph A Gomez( )
- Ken Russell, a director in search of a hero by Colin Wilson( Book )
- Homoeroticism in D.H. Lawrence's Women in love and the Rainbow and Ken Russell's film adaptations by Darrel Richard Elmore( )
- Ken Russell by Rino Mele( Book )
- Ken Russell( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Ken Russell
Tommy by
Ken Russell(
Visual
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86 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,003 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic rock opera about a boy who is traumatized by the death of his father. He is "cured" several years later, only to be hailed as a "Messiah."
86 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,003 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic rock opera about a boy who is traumatized by the death of his father. He is "cured" several years later, only to be hailed as a "Messiah."
Altered states by
Ken Russell(
Visual
)
53 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The incredible terrifying tale of a research scientist experimenting with altered states of consciousness--and the horrors he finds in secret landscapes of the mind
53 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The incredible terrifying tale of a research scientist experimenting with altered states of consciousness--and the horrors he finds in secret landscapes of the mind
Women in love by
Ken Russell(
Visual
)
67 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A sensual investigation of the relationships of two couples, exploring the thin line between love and lust
67 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A sensual investigation of the relationships of two couples, exploring the thin line between love and lust
Agatha Christie Marple(
Visual
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 450 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miss Marple returns to help solve mysteries with her keen powers of observation and her quiet common-sense analysis. Sleeping murder: Gwenda arrives in England, looking forward to her impending marriage and new life in a lovely old coastal estate. But she begins to experience visions and Miss Marple concludes that the bride-to-be witnessed a murder in that very house as a child. By the pricking of my thumbs: Miss Marple teams up with two detectives, Tommy and Tuppence, to investigate the suspicious death of Tommy's Aunt Ada and sudden disappearance of Ada's friend, Mrs. Lancaster. The moving finger: When Jerry Burton moves to Lymstock to convalesce after a motorcycle crash, he meets villagers who traffic in gossip and double-entendres. But the accusations in several anonymous poison-pen letters go beyond the usual prattle and result in two citizens to commit suicide. Or were they murdered? The Sittaford Mystery: Among the guests at a Dartmoor hotel, a séance starts out as an amusing diversion to apss the time on a snowy evening but then takes a sinister turn
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 450 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miss Marple returns to help solve mysteries with her keen powers of observation and her quiet common-sense analysis. Sleeping murder: Gwenda arrives in England, looking forward to her impending marriage and new life in a lovely old coastal estate. But she begins to experience visions and Miss Marple concludes that the bride-to-be witnessed a murder in that very house as a child. By the pricking of my thumbs: Miss Marple teams up with two detectives, Tommy and Tuppence, to investigate the suspicious death of Tommy's Aunt Ada and sudden disappearance of Ada's friend, Mrs. Lancaster. The moving finger: When Jerry Burton moves to Lymstock to convalesce after a motorcycle crash, he meets villagers who traffic in gossip and double-entendres. But the accusations in several anonymous poison-pen letters go beyond the usual prattle and result in two citizens to commit suicide. Or were they murdered? The Sittaford Mystery: Among the guests at a Dartmoor hotel, a séance starts out as an amusing diversion to apss the time on a snowy evening but then takes a sinister turn
Antonio Gaudí by
Hiroshi Teshigahara(
Visual
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2 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in Japanese and held by 437 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A visual journey focusing on the bizarre and whimsical works of the Catalan architect who influenced such artists as Picasso, Miro and Dali
2 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in Japanese and held by 437 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A visual journey focusing on the bizarre and whimsical works of the Catalan architect who influenced such artists as Picasso, Miro and Dali
Gothic by
Julian Sands(
Visual
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61 editions published between 1986 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1816, a sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of horror and madness. Lord Byron and Percy Shelly, Shelley's fiancée Mary Godwin, her stepsister Claire Clairemont and Byron's friend John Polidori spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears and share the terrifying fantasies that chase them through the castle that night
61 editions published between 1986 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1816, a sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of horror and madness. Lord Byron and Percy Shelly, Shelley's fiancée Mary Godwin, her stepsister Claire Clairemont and Byron's friend John Polidori spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears and share the terrifying fantasies that chase them through the castle that night
Lady Chatterley(
Visual
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39 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When her paralyzed husband urges the repressed Lady Chatterley to find fulfillment and an heir for his fortune in the arms of another man, she embarks on a journey that changes her forever
39 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When her paralyzed husband urges the repressed Lady Chatterley to find fulfillment and an heir for his fortune in the arms of another man, she embarks on a journey that changes her forever
Aria by
Gustave Charpentier(
Visual
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26 editions published between 1986 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten of the world's best-known film makers were given a free hand to make real any vision
26 editions published between 1986 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten of the world's best-known film makers were given a free hand to make real any vision
The devils by
Oliver Reed(
Visual
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44 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This film centers on the staggering true-life dementia of events in France in 1643. After a priest who submitted to his own passions is accused of lewdness and sorcery, a mass exorcism is ordered for him and for an allegedly demon-possessed convent
44 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This film centers on the staggering true-life dementia of events in France in 1643. After a priest who submitted to his own passions is accused of lewdness and sorcery, a mass exorcism is ordered for him and for an allegedly demon-possessed convent
The boy friend(
Visual
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17 editions published between 1971 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of an assistant manager/gofer who is given a big chance after the leading actress hurts her ankle
17 editions published between 1971 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of an assistant manager/gofer who is given a big chance after the leading actress hurts her ankle
Mahler by
Ken Russell(
Visual
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57 editions published between 1974 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ken Russell's "Mahler" is a dazzling depiction of the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler's turbulent marriage, passionate affairs, and rejection of Judaism
57 editions published between 1974 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ken Russell's "Mahler" is a dazzling depiction of the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler's turbulent marriage, passionate affairs, and rejection of Judaism
The music lovers by
Richard Chamberlain(
Visual
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30 editions published between 1970 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
About two ill- matched lovers in this divine bio-pic of the great musician Peter Tchaikovsky, a lavish film filled with brilliant Tchaikovsky music selections
30 editions published between 1970 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
About two ill- matched lovers in this divine bio-pic of the great musician Peter Tchaikovsky, a lavish film filled with brilliant Tchaikovsky music selections
The lion roars : Ken Russell on film by
Ken Russell(
Book
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5 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The lair of the white worm(
Visual
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16 editions published between 1988 and 2017 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Lair of the White Worm tells the story of a woman who worships a pagan god, the White Worm. When a party of unsuspecting people visit her castle, she works her unique charms on one of the guests to use her as a sacrifice to the snake!
16 editions published between 1988 and 2017 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Lair of the White Worm tells the story of a woman who worships a pagan god, the White Worm. When a party of unsuspecting people visit her castle, she works her unique charms on one of the guests to use her as a sacrifice to the snake!
Women in love(
Visual
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5 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in an English mining community on the crest of modernity, this traces the shifting currents of desire that link the emancipated Brangwen sisters to a freethinking dreamer and a hard willed industrialist, as well as the men's own erotically charged friendship
5 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in an English mining community on the crest of modernity, this traces the shifting currents of desire that link the emancipated Brangwen sisters to a freethinking dreamer and a hard willed industrialist, as well as the men's own erotically charged friendship
Prisoner of honor(
Visual
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13 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on the true story of the Dreyfus Affair, one of the most notorious cases of criminal injustice in history
13 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on the true story of the Dreyfus Affair, one of the most notorious cases of criminal injustice in history
Billion dollar brain by
Ken Russell(
Visual
)
13 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Secret agent Harry Palmer is blackmailed into working for MI5 again on his wildest and most dangerous assignment yet. An insane oil billionaire, intent on destroying Communism by starting a new world war, is close to achieving his goal with the help of the world's largest and most powerful computer. Harry is the only man who may be able to stop him, but as he races from London to Finland to Latvia to Texas and back, he must determine who of his supposed allies is the one he can trust
13 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Secret agent Harry Palmer is blackmailed into working for MI5 again on his wildest and most dangerous assignment yet. An insane oil billionaire, intent on destroying Communism by starting a new world war, is close to achieving his goal with the help of the world's largest and most powerful computer. Harry is the only man who may be able to stop him, but as he races from London to Finland to Latvia to Texas and back, he must determine who of his supposed allies is the one he can trust
Ken Russell : at the BBC(
Visual
)
6 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elgar: A partly dramatized account of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar
6 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elgar: A partly dramatized account of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar
Crimes of passion by
Ken Russell(
Visual
)
31 editions published between 1984 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Intense drama about a beautiful prostitute and an obsessed, street-corner preacher
31 editions published between 1984 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Intense drama about a beautiful prostitute and an obsessed, street-corner preacher
Faust : Oper in drei Akten by
Charles Gounod(
Visual
)
9 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in French and Undetermined and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A performance of Gounod's tragic opera based on the German Faust legend in which the aging philosopher and chemist sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for youth
9 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in French and Undetermined and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A performance of Gounod's tragic opera based on the German Faust legend in which the aging philosopher and chemist sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for youth
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Related Identities
- Lanza, Joseph Author
- Jackson, Glenda Other Performer Actor
- Reed, Oliver 1938-1999 Other Singer Performer Author Actor
- Warner Home Video (Firm) Distributor
- Daltrey, Roger Other Singer Performer Actor
- Warner Bros Producer
- Bates, Alan 1934-2003 Other Performer Actor
- Who (Musical group) Other Scenarist Performer Instrumentalist Actor
- Powell, Robert 1944- Singer Performer Actor
- Stigwood, Robert 1934-2016 Producer Performer
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Adultery Architects Architecture Byron, George Gordon Byron,--Baron, Coal mines and mining Composers Consciousness Conversion disorder Criminal behavior Deaf Eclecticism in architecture England England--Midlands Erotica Exorcism Fathers--Death France Gamekeepers Gaudí, Antoni, Great Britain Lawrence, D. H.--(David Herbert), Love Male friendship Man-woman relationships Marple, Jane--(Fictitious character) Married women Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture producers and directors--Credits Motion pictures Motion pictures--Production and direction Murder--Investigation Opera Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona, Spain) Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain) Polidori, John William, Research Russell, Ken, Sagrada Família (Church : Barcelona, Spain) Scientists Sex in motion pictures Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley, Percy Bysshe, Sisters Spain Spain--Barcelona Spain--Barcelona--Güell Park Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, Townshend, Pete Women Worms
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Alternative Names
HENRY KENNETH ALFRED RUSSELL
Ken Russell
Ken Russell brit rendező, forgatókönyvíró, színész és producer
Ken Russell britischer Filmregisseur und -produzent, Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler
Ken Russell Brits filmregisseur
Ken Russell brytyjski reżyser filmowy
Ken Russell director de cine inglés
Ken Russell director de cinema britànic
Ken Russell director de cinema británico
Ken Russell pemeran laki-laki asal Britania Raya
Ken Russell réalisateur britannique
Ken Russell regista britannico
Russel, Ken 1927-2011
Russell, Alf 1927-2011
Russell, Alfred 1927-2011
Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred
Russell, Henry Kenneth Alfred 1927-2011
Russell, Ken, 1927-
Russell, Ken A.
Russellas Kenas
Кен Расселл английский режиссёр
קן ראסל
קן ראסל במאי קולנוע בריטי
كين راسيل مخرج أفلام بريطاني
کن راسل
കെൻ റസ്സൽ
러셀, 켄 1927-
켄 러셀
ケン・ラッセル
ラッセル, ケン
肯·羅素
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