Biography
He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and went on to study law at St. Peter's Hall, Oxford. After a brief spell in the theatre, Loach was recruited by the BBC in 1963 as a television director. This launched a long career directing films for television and the cinema, from Cathy Come Home (1966) and Kes (1969) to Land and Freedom (1995), Sweet Sixteen (2002), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2006), Looking for Eric (2009), The Angels’ Share (2012), I, Daniel Blake (Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival and Prix du Public UBS at Locarno Film Festival in 2016) and Sorry We Missed You (2019).
Locarno Festival
Director
Movies | |
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2023 |
The Old Oak |
2019 |
Sorry We Missed You |
2016 |
I, Daniel Blake |
2014 |
Jimmy's Hall |
2012 |
The Angels' Share |
2010 |
Route Irish |
2009 |
Looking for Eric |
2007 |
It's a Free World... |
To Each His Own Cinema |
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2006 |
The Wind That Shakes the Barley |
2005 |
Tickets |
2004 |
Ae Fond Kiss... |
2002 |
11'09''01 - September 11 |
Sweet Sixteen |
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2001 |
The Navigators |
2000 |
Bread and Roses |
1998 |
My Name Is Joe |
1996 |
Carla's Song |
1995 |
Land and Freedom |
1994 |
Ladybird Ladybird |
1993 |
Raining Stones |
1991 |
Riff-Raff |
1990 |
Hidden Agenda |
1986 |
Fatherland |
1984 |
Which Side Are You On? |
1981 |
Looks and Smiles |
1980 |
The Gamekeeper |
1979 |
Black Jack |
1977 |
The Price of Coal (TV movie) |
1971 |
After a Lifetime (TV movie) |
Family Life |
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The Rank and the File (TV movie) |
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The Save the Children Fund Film |
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1969 |
Kes |
The Big Flame (TV movie) |
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1968 |
The Golden Vision (TV movie) |
1967 |
In Two Minds (TV movie) |
Poor Cow |
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1966 |
Cathy Come Home (TV movie) |
1965 |
3 Clear Sundays (TV movie) |
Coming Out Party (TV movie) |
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The End of Arthur's Marriage (TV movie) |
Series | |
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1975 |
Days of Hope |
1964 |
Diary of a Young Man |
The Wednesday Play |
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1962 |
Z Cars |
Documentaries | |
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2013 |
The Spirit of '45 |
2005 |
McLibel |
1998 |
McLibel: Two Worlds Collide |
1997 |
The Flickering Flame |
1995 |
A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership |
1983 |
Questions of Leadership (TV movie) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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1980 |
The Gamekeeper |
1969 |
Kes |
Documentaries | |
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2013 |
The Spirit of '45 |
Actor
Movies | |
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2004 |
Hey! |
Documentaries | |
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2023 |
Cannes Uncut |
2022 |
Once Upon a Time in Italy |
Reel Britannia (series) |
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The Sixties (E01) |
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2021 |
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory |
Il était une fois... "Moi, Daniel Blake" (TV movie) - a.f. |
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2020 |
Ethos |
2019 |
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes (TV movie) |
The Great NHS Heist |
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2018 |
CzechMate - In Search of Jiří Menzel |
Daydream Believers |
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2016 |
Jiří Menzel: To Make a Comedy Is No Fun |
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach |
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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life |
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2012 |
Catastroika |
2011 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (series) |
2009 |
Cheminots |
Di me cosa ne sai - a.f. |
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Great Directors |
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Vittorio D. |
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2008 |
40 x 15 |
2005 |
Lettre à un jeune cinéaste (series) |
The 100 Greatest War Films (TV movie) |
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2004 |
Je t'aime... moi non plus : Artistes et critiques |
2003 |
Il était une fois... (series) |
1996 |
Citizen Ken Loach |
Ken Loach in Nicaragua |
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1993 |
Hollywood U.K. (series) |
1990 |
Ex-S (series) |
Short | |
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2007 |
Making of the 15th Raindance Film Festival |
Performer
Shows | |
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2009 |
The 2009 European Film Awards |
2007 |
Rencontres de cinéma |
1998 |
Versión española |
1984 |
Cinema 3 |
1980 |
Newsnight |
1972 |
Clapper Board |
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