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Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Directing

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
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Poster for Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
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Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
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Poster for Cannes Uncut
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Cannes Uncut

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Cannes Uncut
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Poster for Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
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Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte

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Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
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Poster for Catastroika
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Catastroika

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Catastroika
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Poster for Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
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Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent

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Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
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Poster for I Get Knocked Down
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I Get Knocked Down

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I Get Knocked Down
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Poster for Thatcher's Not Dead
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Thatcher's Not Dead

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Thatcher's Not Dead
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Poster for We Are Many
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We Are Many

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We Are Many
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Poster for 40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
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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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Production

Poster for The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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Poster for Sweet Sixteen
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Sweet Sixteen

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Sweet Sixteen
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Poster for Ae Fond Kiss...
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Ae Fond Kiss...

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Ae Fond Kiss...
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Poster for September 11
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September 11

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September 11
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Poster for Carla's Song
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Carla's Song

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Carla's Song
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Poster for The Flickering Flame
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The Flickering Flame

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The Flickering Flame
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Poster for The Flickering Flame
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The Flickering Flame

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The Flickering Flame
Screenplay
Poster for My Name Is Joe
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My Name Is Joe

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My Name Is Joe
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Poster for It's a Free World...
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It's a Free World...

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It's a Free World...
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Poster for Kes
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Kes

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Kes
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Gallery

Ken Loach portrait
Ken Loach portrait