Take a closer look at some of Hollywood's top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Take a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Ken Russell tried several professions before choosing to become a film director; he was a still photographer and a dancer and he even served in the Army, but film was his destiny. He began by making several short films which paved the way for his brilliant television films of the 1960s that are acclaimed for his attention to detail and opulent visuals. His third feature film Women in Love (1969) was a triumph that made him known internationally. In the 1970s, his talent truly blossomed. Over the next two decades he would direct a succession of remarkable films, most containing the trademark flamboyance that critics generally dismiss but many find engrossing. He will forever be remembered as a controversial, visionary artist with something of a third eye for oddball dramas with captivating images and themes.

(1986) Music video: Directed &quot;Nikita&quot; for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0005056/?ref_=nmwrk">Elton John</a>.

(1986) Music video: Directed &quot;She&#39;s So Beautiful&quot; for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0723771/?ref_=nmwrk">Cliff Richard</a>

(1993) Music video: Directed &quot;Diana&quot; for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001898/?ref_=nmwrk">Bryan Adams</a>

(2007) Presented his own trailers on Channel 4 for a season of his movies on digital channel More4.

(11/08) Stage: Directed &quot;Mindgame&quot;, off-Broadway.

(1989) Music video: Directed &quot;It&#39;s All Coming Back to Me Now&quot; for Pandora&#39;s Box.

(1990) TV commercial (UK): Directed and appeared in commercial for Ross Food

(2006) Novel &quot;Violation&quot; self-published/Authorhouse.

(1986) Directed video for &quot;Phantom of the Opera&quot; with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0109208/?ref_=nmwrk">Sarah Brightman</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1477664/?ref_=nmwrk">Steve Harley</a>.

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