Jan 14, 2012
50 min
Full-HD

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil (2012)

Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love, Tommy and The Devils. Friends and admirers - including Glenda Jackson, Terry Gilliam, Twiggy, Melvyn Bragg, Robert Powell and Roger Daltrey - recall a pioneering documentary-maker, talented photographer and fearless film director.

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Documentary

Country

Companies

Ken Russell

Self (archive footage)

Alan Yentob

Self - Presenter

Terry Gilliam

Self - Director

Amanda Donohoe

Self

Don Boyd

Self - Director

Glenda Jackson

Self

Roger Daltrey

Self

Mark Kermode

Self - Film Critic

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