A 1959 short film Russell shot impressed the BBC so much that they hired him to produce films for their "Monitor" art series. His first feature film, pictured here, was a 1969 adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love. It would earn him an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
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