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Ken Loach

1936 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Loach is the 46th most popular film director (down from 37th in 2019), the 367th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Film Director.

Ken Loach is most famous for his films about the British working class, such as Kes, Poor Cow, and I, Daniel Blake.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ken Loach ranks 46 out of 2,041. Before him are Krzysztof Kieślowski, John Ford, Isao Takahata, Tinto Brass, Tim Burton, and Roberto Rossellini. After him are Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Andrzej Wajda, Robert Zemeckis, George Miller, Oliver Stone, and Theo Angelopoulos.

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Among people born in 1936, Ken Loach ranks 15. Before him are Barry Barish, Amancio Ortega, Mikhail Tal, Ismail Kadare, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Margaret Hamilton. After him are Valery Legasov, Harald zur Hausen, John McCain, F. W. de Klerk, Louis Gossett Jr., and Andrei Chikatilo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Loach ranks 367 out of 8,785. Before him are Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Frank Whittle (1907), Richard of Cornwall (1209), Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1982), Peter O'Toole (1932), and Peter Ustinov (1921). After him are Rod Stewart (1945), Peter Mayhew (1944), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Joe Cocker (1944), Christopher Marlowe (1564), and Christian de Duve (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ken Loach ranks 3. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), and Ridley Scott (1937). After him are Tony Scott (1944), Alan Parker (1944), Peter Brook (1925), Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), and Danny Boyle (1956).

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