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Ken Loach Biography (1936-)
Born June 17, 1936, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England; son of John and Vivien (maiden name, Hamlin) Loach; married Lesley Ashton, 1962; children: Stephen, Nicholas (deceased, 1971), Hannah, James, Emma. Addresses: Office: Parallax Pictures, 7 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LS, England.; Contact: c/o Sixteen Films, 187 Wardour St., 2nd Floor, London W1F 8ZB, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, producer
- Birth Details
- June 17, 1936
- Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
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Poor Cow, National General, 1968
- (As Kenneth Loach) Kes, United Artists, 1970
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Family Life (also known as Wednesday's Child), Kestrel Films, 1971
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Black Jack, Kestrel Films, 1979
- (As Kenneth Loach) Looks and Smiles, Black Lion Films/Kestrel Films, 1982
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Fatherland (also known as Singing the Blues in Red and Vaterland), Film Four International, 1987
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Hidden Agenda, Hemdale, 1990
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Riff-Raff, Fine Line/New Line Cinema, 1991
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Raining Stones, Film Four International, 1993
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Ladybird, Ladybird, Parallax Pictures, 1994
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A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership (also known as ClauseIV: The Movie), 1995
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Land and Freedom (also known as Terra e liberta and Tierra y libertad), Parallax Pictures, 1995
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Carla's Song (also known as La cancion de Carla), Shadow Distribution, 1996
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My Name Is Joe (also known as Mi nombre es Joe and MeinName ist Joe), Artisan Entertainment, 1998
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Bread and Roses (also known as Pan y rosas), Lions Gate Films, 2000
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The Navigators (also known as La cuadrilla), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002
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Sweet Sixteen, Lions Gate Films, 2002
- (Segment "United Kingdom") 11'09"01--September 11 (also known as 11 minutes 9 secondes 1 image and Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre), 2002
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Citizen Ken Loach (documentary), 1997
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Television Director
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Movies
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Diary of a Young Man, BBC, 1964
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The Golden Vision, 1968
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In Black and White (also known as The Save the Children Fund Film), 1969
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After a Lifetime, 1971
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The Price of Coal, 1977
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Auditions, 1980
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The Gamekeeper, ATV Network, 1980
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The Red and the Blue, 1983
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The View from the Woodpile, 1988
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Dispatches: Arthur Scargill, 1991
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The Flickering Flame, 1996
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Miniseries
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Days of Hope, 1975
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Television Work
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Specials
- Director, Questions of Leadership, BBC, 1983
- Director and producer, Which Side Are You On? (documentary), LWT,1984
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Three Clear Sundays," The Wednesday Play, 1965
- "The End of Arthur's Marriage," The Wednesday Play, 1965
- "Up the Junction," The Wednesday Play, 1965
- "Coming Out Party," The Wednesday Play, 1965
- "Cathy Come Home," BBC, The Wednesday Play, 1966
- "In Two Minds," The Wednesday Play, 1966
- "The Big Flame," The Wednesday Play, 1968
- "The Rank and the File," Play for Today: The Rank and the File, 1971
- Also directed episodes of Z Cars, BBC.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Nell Dunn) Poor Cow (adapted from Dunn's novel of the same title), National General, 1968
- (With Tony Garnett and Barry Hines) Kes (adapted from Hines's novel, A Kestrel for a Knave), United Artists, 1970
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Black Jack (adapted from Leon Garfield's novel of the same title),Kestrel Films, 1979
- (Segment "United Kingdom") 11'09"01--September 11 (also known as 11 minutes 9 secondes 1 image and Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre), 2002
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Teleplays
- (With Hines) The Gamekeeper (adapted from Hines's novel of the same title), ATV Network, 1980
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Cineaste, winter, 1998, pp. 22-27
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Empire, December, 1998, p. 62
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Film Comment, March/April, 1988, pp. 38-46
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Filmmaker, February, 1999, pp. 52-55
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The Economist, January 19, 2002, p. 35
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