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  • BIRTH 17/06/1936
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 6
  • DIRECTOR 37
  • SCRIPT 8
  • PRODUCTION 2

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.

Ken Loach

Shows (2)

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Question Time
Question Time
Self - Panellist

Movies (6)

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Film Director
Margaret Thatcher, l'inoxydable
Margaret Thatcher, l'inoxydable
Self
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.
Self
Il était une fois... « Moi, Daniel Blake »
Il était une fois... « Moi, Daniel Blake »
himself
Une Journée particulière
Une Journée particulière
Self

Director (37)

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake
The Old Oak
The Old Oak
The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share
Sorry We Missed You
Sorry We Missed You
Looking for Eric
Looking for Eric
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
Kes
Kes
Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
It's a Free World...
It's a Free World...
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird
Carla's Song
Carla's Song
The Navigators
The Navigators
11’09”01—September 11
11’09”01—September 11
My Name Is Joe
My Name Is Joe
Route Irish
Route Irish
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?
Family Life
Family Life
Cathy Come Home
Cathy Come Home
The Flickering Flame
The Flickering Flame
Ae Fond Kiss...
Ae Fond Kiss...
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
Fatherland
Fatherland
The Gamekeeper
The Gamekeeper
Looks and Smiles
Looks and Smiles
The Spirit of '45
The Spirit of '45
Black Jack
Black Jack
The Save the Children Fund Film
The Save the Children Fund Film
Poor Cow
Poor Cow
Tickets
Tickets
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
Up the Junction
Up the Junction
Play for Today
Play for Today
(3 episodes)

Script (8)

Kes
Kes
11’09”01—September 11
11’09”01—September 11
The Spirit of '45
The Spirit of '45
Poor Cow
Poor Cow
Black Jack
Black Jack
The Gamekeeper
The Gamekeeper
The Flickering Flame
The Flickering Flame
Cathy Come Home
Cathy Come Home

Production (2)

It's a Free World...
It's a Free World...
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?