Ken Loach
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.
Known For
Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
(himself)
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Self
Cannes Uncut
Self
Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
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Catastroika
Himself
Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
Self
I Get Knocked Down
Self
Margaret Thatcher, l'inoxydable
Self
We Are Many
Self
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
Self
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
Sé stesso
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
Self
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
Self
Um Filme de Cinema
Uomini in Marcia
Himself
Ken and Rosa
Self - Film Director
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self
Il était une fois... « Rosetta »
Self
Great Directors
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Acqua e zucchero: Carlo Di Palma, i colori della vita
Self
Vittorio D.
Interviewee
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
Right to Work March
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
Self
Une Journée particulière
Self
Who Killed British Cinema?
Himself
Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
Self
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Himself
The Great NHS Heist
Self
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Self
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
Self
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
himself
Il était une fois... « Moi, Daniel Blake »
Carry on Ken
Self
Di me cosa ne sai - Inchiesta su un grande mistero italiano
Self
Making Kes
Self
A Bolsa ou a Vida
HIMSELF
Os Maus Patriotas
Self
Citizen Ken Loach
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
40
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-06-17
Place of Birth
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Kenneth Charles Loach