Ken Loach
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
Popularity 5.098
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,
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Cannes Uncut
2023

Cannes Uncut

Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
2023

Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte

Catastroika
2012

Catastroika

Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
2012

Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent

I Get Knocked Down
2023

I Get Knocked Down

Thatcher's Not Dead
2022

Thatcher's Not Dead

We Are Many
2014

We Are Many

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
2008

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
1990

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
2022

C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
1986

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

About Cinema
2015

About Cinema

Uomini in Marcia
2024

Uomini in Marcia

Ken and Rosa
2001

Ken and Rosa

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Il était une fois... « Rosetta »
2015

Il était une fois... « Rosetta »

Great Directors
2009

Great Directors

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
2016

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

Vittorio D.
2009

Vittorio D.

The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
1993

The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

Right to Work March
1972

Right to Work March

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
2018

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

A Special Day
2012

A Special Day

Who Killed British Cinema?
2018

Who Killed British Cinema?

Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
2009

Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
1985

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
2019

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

The Great NHS Heist
2019

The Great NHS Heist

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
2020

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

Once upon a time...
2021

Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"

Carry on Ken
2006

Carry on Ken

What Do You Know About Me
2009

What Do You Know About Me

Making Kes
2010

Making Kes

A Bolsa ou a Vida
2021

A Bolsa ou a Vida

Os Maus Patriotas
2024

Os Maus Patriotas

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Reel Britannia
2022

Reel Britannia

John Bishop: In Conversation With...
2016

John Bishop: In Conversation With...

Square
2012

Square

Question Time
1979

Question Time

Carry On Ken
2006

Carry On Ken

Victoria Wood: The Secret List
2020

Victoria Wood: The Secret List

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
2023

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma