Michael Powell

Director

Born: September 30, 1905
Died: February 19, 1990 (age 84)
From: Bekesbourne, Kent, England

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…

Filmography (78)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Inside Rupert Pupkin (2014)
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris (2003)
Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho (1997)
Himself
The Scorsese Machine (1990)
Self
Laughter
Laughter (1986)
Himself
Tears
Tears (1986)
Himself
Fear
Fear (1986)
Himself
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)
Self
A Pretty British Affair (1981)
Interviewee
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth (1980)
Return to the Edge of the World (1978)
Director
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)
Director
Age of Consent (1969)
Director
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
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Bluebeard's Castle (1963)
Director
The Queen's Guards (1961)
Director
Peeping Tom (1960)
Director
Honeymoon (1959)
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Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Director
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Director
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955)
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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Director
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
Director
Gone to Earth (1950)
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The Small Back Room (1949)
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The Red Shoes (1948)
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