Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936; Nuneaton) is a retired British film director, screenwriter and producer. His humanist values and socialist political views are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (Poor Cow, 1967), homelessness (Cathy Come Home, 1966), labour rights (Riff-Raff, 1991; The Navigators, 2001), and revolutionary struggle (Land and Freedom, 1995; The Wind That Shakes the Barley, 2006). 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.
Directed 64
2020s
- 2023
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn
Director
- 2014
- 2013
The Spirit of '45
Director
- 2012
- 2011
Route Irish
Director
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
It's a Free World...
Director
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Ae Fond Kiss...
Director
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Bread and Roses
Director
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
The Flickering Flame
Director
Carla's Song
Director
- 1995
Land and Freedom
Director
- 1994
- 1993
Raining Stones
Director
- 1991
The Arthur Legend
Director
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
The View from the Woodpile
Director
Time to Go
Director
- 1987
- 1986
Fatherland
Director
- 1985
Which Side Are You On?
Director
End of the Battle... Not the End of the War
Director
- 1983
The Red and the Blue
Director
- 1981
Looks and Smiles
Director
A Question of Leadership
Director
- 1980
The Gamekeeper
Director
1970s
- 1979
Black Jack
Director
- 1977
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Director
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Director
- 1975
Days of Hope
Director
- 1971
Talk About Work
Director
Family Life
Director
The Save the Children Fund Film
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Golden Vision
Director
- 1967
Poor Cow
Director
In Two Minds
Director
- 1966
Cathy Come Home
Director
- 1965
The Coming Out Party
Director
Three Clear Sundays
Director
Wear a Very Big Hat
Director
A Tap on the Shoulder
Director
- 1964
Diary of a Young Man
Director
- 1962
Acted in 10
2020s
- 2024
The Bad Patriots
Movie
Uomini in Marcia
Movie
- 2023
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
(himself)
- 2022
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
Sé stesso
2010s
- 2018
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
Movie
2000s
- 2007
British Film Forever
TV
- 2006
Carry On Ken
Movie
1980s
- 1985
Television
TV
1970s
- 1978
- 1972
Right to Work March
Movie
Wrote 9
2010s
- 2016
In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn
Writer
- 2013
The Spirit of '45
Writer
2000s
- 2002
1990s
- 1996
The Flickering Flame
Screenplay
1980s
- 1980
The Gamekeeper
Writer
1970s
- 1979
Black Jack
Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1967
Poor Cow
Screenplay
- 1964
Produced 6
2020s
- 2026
Forgotten Spaceman
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2016
In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn
Producer
2000s
- 2007
It's a Free World...
Producer
1980s
- 1989
The View from the Woodpile
Producer
- 1985
Which Side Are You On?
Producer
- 1981
A Question of Leadership
Producer
Created 1
1970s
- 1975
Days of Hope
Creator
Appearances42
2020s
- 2025
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
Self · 3 episodes
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
Self
- 2024
Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots
HIMSELF
- 2023
Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
Self
I Get Knocked Down
Self
- 2022
Thatcher's Not Dead
Self
Reel Britannia
Self · 4 episodes
- 2021
A Bolsa ou a Vida
Self
Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"
himself
- 2020
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Self · 2 episodes
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
Self – Director
2010s
- 2019
The Great NHS Heist
Himself
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Self
- 2018
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Self
- 2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
- 2016
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Self
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self · 1 episode
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Film Director
- 2015
About Cinema
Self
Il était une fois... « Rosetta »
Self
- 2014
- 2012
Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
Himself
A Special Day
Self
Catastroika
Self
- 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self · 1 episode
- 2010
Making Kes
Self
2000s
- 2009
Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra
Himself
What Do You Know About Me
Self
Vittorio D.
Self
Great Directors
Self
- 2008
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
Self
- 2001
Ken and Rosa
Himself
1990s
- 1997
Citizen Ken Loach
Self
- 1990
The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'
Self
1980s
- 1986
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
- 1985
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
1970s
- 1979
Thanked in the credits2
2020s
- 2025
1990s
- 1999
