Ken Loach
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9775 |
| Birthday | 1936-06-17 |
| Place of Birth | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Kenneth Charles Loach, 켄 로치, Kenneth Loach, 肯·洛奇, Кен Лоуч, 堅盧治, کن لوچ, |
2022
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
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Cannes Uncut
6.2/5
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2023
Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
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2012
Catastroika
6.6/21
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Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
6/1
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I Get Knocked Down
7.5/2
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Thatcher's Not Dead
7.6/4
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2014
We Are Many
6.7/15
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2008
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
0/0
A history of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection.
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The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
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C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
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A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
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About Cinema
8.2/6
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2024
Uomini in Marcia
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Ken and Rosa
7/1
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2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
6.6/18
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2015
Il était une fois... « Rosetta »
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Great Directors
6.1/17
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Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
5.2/5
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2009
Vittorio D.
6.3/10
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1972
Right to Work March
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2018
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
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2012
A Special Day
6/2
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2018
Who Killed British Cinema?
5/1
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Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
7.5/2
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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
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The Great NHS Heist
10/1
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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
6.5/2
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2021
Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"
8/2
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2006
Carry On Ken
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2009
What Do You Know About Me
7/2
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Making Kes
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2024
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Censoring Palestine
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How to Make a Ken Loach Film
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2025
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
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The Bad Patriots
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