FILM DIRECTOR

Ken Russell

1927 - 2011

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Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Russell has received more than 1,766,501 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ken Russell is the 449th most popular film director (down from 352nd in 2019), the 1,675th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,395th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 55.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ken Russell ranks 449 out of 2,041. Before him are René Laloux, Don Bluth, William A. Wellman, Václav Vorlíček, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Anton Corbijn. After him are Nick Castle, Philippe Garrel, Yves Allégret, Gérard Oury, Maya Deren, and Umberto Lenzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ken Russell ranks 128. Before him are Marvin Harris, Laura Betti, Vladimir Kuts, Geneviève Page, Al Martino, and Josy Barthel. After him are Mirtha Legrand, Bernard Vukas, Roy Chiao, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Ahmad Jannati, and Joe Turkel. Among people deceased in 2011, Ken Russell ranks 114. Before him are Bhupen Hazarika, Facundo Cabral, Roman Opałka, Arnfinn Bergmann, Võ Chí Công, and Eliyahu M. Goldratt. After him are Helen Frankenthaler, Peter Alexander, Nikolai Andrianov, Diane Cilento, Violetta Villas, and John Paul Getty III.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Russell ranks 1,675 out of 8,785. Before him are Ralph Richardson (1902), Eric Campbell (1880), David Trimble (1944), David A. Stewart (1952), Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783), and Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415). After him are James Cosmo (1947), Peter Collins (1931), Eric Knight (1897), Albert Austin (1881), James McAvoy (1979), and Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ken Russell ranks 29. Before him are J. Lee Thompson (1914), Roland Joffé (1945), Sam Mendes (1965), John Guillermin (1925), Michael Anderson (1920), and David Yates (1963). After him are Derek Jarman (1942), John Badham (1939), Michael Apted (1941), Mike Leigh (1943), Peter Yates (1929), and Ken Annakin (1914).

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Filmography

Altered States
Director
A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
Dec 25th 19806.7 / 10
The Devils
Director
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Jul 16th 19717.5 / 10
Tommy
Director
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
Mar 19th 19756.5 / 10