Michael Powell

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Michael Latham Powell 30 September 1905 19 February 1990 was a renowned English film director celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger They worked together under the name of The Archers and produced a series of classic British films notably The Thief of Bagdad 1940 49th Parallel 1941 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 A Matter of Life and Death 1946 also called Stairway to Heaven Black Narcissus 1947 and The Red Shoes 1948 His controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom however was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged

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D.O.B: 1905-09-30
D.O.D: 1990-02-19
Place of Birth: Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Profession: Directing

Credits

2024 - Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger actor - Self (archive footage)

1972 - The Boy Who Turned Yellow director -

1969 - Age of Consent director -

1961 - The Queen's Guards director -

1960 - Peeping Tom director -

1957 - Ill Met by Moonlight director -

1956 - The Battle of the River Plate director -

1955 - Oh... Rosalinda!! director -

1955 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice director -

1951 - The Tales of Hoffmann director -

1950 - Gone to Earth director -

1949 - The Small Back Room director -

1948 - The Red Shoes director -

1947 - Black Narcissus director -

1946 - A Matter of Life and Death director -

1945 - I Know Where I'm Going! director -

1944 - A Canterbury Tale director -

1944 - The Volunteer director -

1943 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp director -

1942 - One of Our Aircraft Is Missing director -

1940 - The Thief of Bagdad director -

1940 - Contraband director -

1939 - The Lion Has Wings director -

1939 - The Spy in Black director -

1937 - The Edge of the World director -

1935 - The Phantom Light director -