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Ken Loach
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English film director and screenwriter (born 1936)
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Ken Loach, born Kenneth Charles Loach in 1936 in Nuneaton, is a British film director, screenwriter, and television director. He began his professional career in 1962 and has worked for the BBC. Loach is a member of the Labour Party and speaks English. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
His notable films include *I, Daniel Blake* and *Hidden agenda*. Loach has received several awards, including the Palme d'Or, the Jury Prize, the César Award for Best Foreign Film, and the Praemium Imperiale. He has also been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Film and the European Film Award for Best Director. His son is Jim Loach.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Chômage, précarité
- Ken Rōchi
- I, Daniel Blake
- Hidden agenda
- I, Daniel Blake
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
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,…
Known for
- The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues — Self2025
- Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius — Self2025
- Uomini in Marcia2024
- Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots — HIMSELF2024
- Censoring Palestine — Self2024
- The Bad Patriots2024
- Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie — (himself)2023
- Cannes Uncut — Self2023
- Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte — Self2023
- I Get Knocked Down — Self2023
via TMDB
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- b. 1936
- Nationality
- GB, GBR
- Role / Field
- Television writers, Television producers and directors, Screenwriters, Motion picture producers and directors, Filmregissor, Television production and direction
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 32 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenneth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Nuneaton
- Child
- Jim Loach
- Occupation
- television director
- Educated at
- St Peter's College
- Employer
- BBC
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Ken Loach Cannes 2014.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ken Loach
- date of birth
- 1936-06-17
- birth name
- Kenneth Charles Loach
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Ken Loach
- social media followers
- 70484
- name in native language
- Ken Loach
- pseudonym
- Ken Loach
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a retired English filmmaker. His socially critical directing style and socialist views are 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).
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 ten filmmakers to win the award twice. He also holds the record for the most films screened in the main competition at Cannes with 15.
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