
Ken Loach
- Date of Birth: 1936-06-17
- Place of Birth: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
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 ... 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.

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Documentary • 1985 December

Uomini in Marcia
Documentary • 2024 June

Square
Talk • 2012 January

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
• 2023 September

Censoring Palestine
Documentary • 2024 December

Citizen Ken Loach
Documentary • 1997 July

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

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
Documentary • 1986 January

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
Documentary • 1990 May

Making Kes
Documentary • 2010 September