Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936; Nuneaton) is a British film director, screenwriter and producer. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (Poor Cow, 1967), homelessness (Cathy Come Home, 1966), and labour rights (Riff-Raff, 1991, and The Navigators, 2001). Kenneth Charles Loach was born on 17 June 1936 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the son of Vivien (née Hamlin) and John Loach. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and at the age of 19 went to serve in the Royal Air Force. He read law at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated with a third-class degree. As a member of the Oxford University Experimental Theatre Club he directed an open-air production of Bartholomew Fair for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford, in 1959 (when he also took the role of the shady horse-dealer Dan Jordan Knockem). After Oxford, he began a career in the dramatic arts. Loach's film Kes (1969) was voted the seventh greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Two of his films, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016), received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making him one of only nine filmmakers to win the award twice.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
    Birthday
    6/17/1936
Ken and Rosa
Ken and Rosa
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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
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How to Make a Ken Loach Film
How to Make a Ken Loach Film
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Ken Loach in Conversation with Cillian Murphy
Ken Loach in Conversation with Cillian Murphy
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Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"
Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"
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Making Kes
Making Kes
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Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
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The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
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The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
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Who Killed British Cinema?
Who Killed British Cinema?
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The Great NHS Heist
The Great NHS Heist
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To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
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I Get Knocked Down
I Get Knocked Down
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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
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Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
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A Bolsa ou a Vida
A Bolsa ou a Vida
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C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
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Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
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Cannes Uncut
Cannes Uncut
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Catastroika
Catastroika
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We Are Many
We Are Many
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Great Directors
Great Directors
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40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
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Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
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About Cinema
About Cinema
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Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
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Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
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Carry on Ken
Carry on Ken
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A Special Day
A Special Day
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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
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Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.
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Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
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What Do You Know About Me
What Do You Know About Me
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Right To Work March
Right To Work March
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