Emeric Pressburger

Writing·Dec 5, 1902·Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in an award-winning collaboration partnership known as the Archers and produced a series of films, notably 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), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).

Film	Credit
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger2024 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
A Pretty British Affair1981 · Interviewee	Interviewee
The Boy Who Turned Yellow1972 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
They're a Weird Mob1966 · Writer	Writer
Operation Crossbow1965 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Miracle in Soho1957 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight1957 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
MMen Against Britannia1957 · Writer	Writer
The Battle of the River Plate1956 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Oh... Rosalinda!!1955 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Twice Upon a Time1953 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Tales of Hoffmann1951 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Elusive Pimpernel1950 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Gone to Earth1950 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Small Back Room1949 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Red Shoes1948 · Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer	Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
“The Red Shoes” Sketches1948 · Writer	Writer
The End of the River1947 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Black Narcissus1947 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
A Matter of Life and Death1946 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Wanted for Murder1946 · Screenplay	Screenplay
I Know Where I'm Going!1945 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
A Canterbury Tale1944 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Volunteer1944 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
The Silver Fleet1943 · Producer	Producer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Breach of Promise1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Rings on Her Fingers1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay
49th Parallel1941 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Atlantic Ferry1941 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Contraband1940 · Writer	Writer
Spy for a Day1940 · Writer	Writer
The Spy in Black1939 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Silent Battle1939 · Writer	Writer
The Challenge1938 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Great Barrier1937 · Writer	Writer
Port Arthur1936 · Writer	Writer
PParisian Life1936 · Writer	Writer
Monsieur Sans-Gêne1935 · Writer	Writer
My Heart Calls You1934 · Writer	Writer
The Million Hunters1934 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming1933 · Writer	Writer
And the Puszta Gleams1933 · Writer	Writer
The Old Scoundrel1932 · Writer	Writer
A Girl and a Million1932 · Writer	Writer
Gilgi: One of Us1932 · Writer	Writer
Sehnsucht 2021932 · Writer	Writer

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