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Ken Loach is a British television and film director and screenwriter. His first television role was in the 1962 show Z-Cars.

Fast Facts

Name: Kenneth Loach
Birth Date: July 17, 1936
Birth Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Now resides in Bath, England
Years Active: 1962-Present
Attended St Peter's College
Spouse: Lesley Ashton
They have five children, Stephen, Nicholas, Hannah, Emma and James
The Wind That Shakes the Barley won the 2006 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for 7 BAFTA Awards
Was a member of the Oxford Revue

Notable Films

Writing Credits

Quotes

""A movie isn't a political movement, a party or even an article. It's just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage."—Ken Loach on making movies.¹

""I turned down the OBE because it's not a club you want to join when you look at the villains who've got it. It's all the things I think are despicable: patronage, deferring to the monarchy and the name of the British Empire, which is a monument of exploitation and conquest."—Ken Loach on the OBE¹

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Entertainment | Filmmakers and Producers | Film Directors and Producers | TV Creators and Producers

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Ken Loach

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Ken Loach Reviews and Articles

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International Socialism Journal: Scenes from the class war: Ken Loach and socialist cinema (1999)
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Cineaste: The Revolution Betrayed: An Interview with Ken Loach (1996)
DemocrayNature.org: Ken Loach On Media, Culture and the Prospects for a New Liberatory Project
The Daily Mail: Why does Ken Loach loathe his country so much? (2006)
Guardian Unlimited: Ken Loach: Kes (2000)
Counter Punch: The Wind That Shakes the Barley Takes Cannes: Ken Loach's History Lesson (2006)
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Ken Loach Videos

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Ken Loach Biographies and Profiles

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Ken Loach Timeline

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July 17, 1936: Born
1969: Kes
1966: "Cathy Come Home"
1983: Questions of Leadership
1984: Which Side Are You On?
1998: McLibel
2000: Bread and Roses
2001: The Navigators
2002: Sweet Sixteen
2006: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2007: It's a Free World

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