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Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Directing

Born: June 17, 1936Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK

Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936; Nuneaton) is a British film director, screenwriter and producer. His socially critical directing style is 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
Filmography
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

Self

2025

Censoring Palestine

Self

2024
Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots

Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots

HIMSELF

2024
The Bad Patriots

The Bad Patriots

2024
Uomini in Marcia

Uomini in Marcia

2024
Cannes Uncut

Cannes Uncut

Self

2023
Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte

Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte

Self

2023
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

(himself)

2023
I Get Knocked Down

I Get Knocked Down

Self

2023
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando

C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando

Sé stesso

2022
Thatcher's Not Dead

Thatcher's Not Dead

Self

2022
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Self

2022
A Bolsa ou a Vida

A Bolsa ou a Vida

Self

2021
Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"

Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"

himself

2021
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

Self – Director

2020
The Great NHS Heist

The Great NHS Heist

Himself

2019
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

Self

2019
Who Killed British Cinema?

Who Killed British Cinema?

Self

2018
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

Self

2018
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

2018
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Self

2017

How to Make a Ken Loach Film

self

2016
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

Self

2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Self - Film Director

2016
About Cinema

About Cinema

Self

2015
Il était une fois... « Rosetta »

Il était une fois... « Rosetta »

Self

2015
We Are Many

We Are Many

Self

2014
Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent

Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent

Himself

2012
A Special Day

A Special Day

Self

2012
Catastroika

Catastroika

Self

2012
Making Kes

Making Kes

Self

2010
Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

Himself

2009
What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

Self

2009
Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

Self

2009
Great Directors

Great Directors

Self

2009
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

Self

2008
Carry On Ken

Carry On Ken

2006
Ken and Rosa

Ken and Rosa

Himself

2001
Citizen Ken Loach

Citizen Ken Loach

Self

1997
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

Self

1990
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

Self

1986
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Self

1985
Right to Work March

Right to Work March

1972