Michael Powell

Directing·Sep 30, 1905·Bekesbourne, Kent, England

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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.

Film	Credit
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger2024 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul2019 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
IInside Rupert Pupkin2014 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010 · Self (voice) (archive sound)	Self (voice) (archive sound)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris2003 · Self (archive sound)	Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho1997 · Himself	Himself
The Scorsese Machine1990 · Self	Self
TTears1986 · Himself	Himself
LLaughter1986 · Himself	Himself
FFear1986 · Himself	Himself
TThe Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985 · Self	Self
A Pretty British Affair1981 · Interviewee	Interviewee
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth1980 · Actor	Actor
Return to the Edge of the World1978 · Self, Director, Producer	Self, Director, Producer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow1972 · Director	Director
Age of Consent1969 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Sebastian1968 · Producer	Producer
They're a Weird Mob1966 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Bluebeard's Castle1963 · Director	Director
The Queen's Guards1961 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Peeping Tom1960 · Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited), Director, Producer	Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited), Director, Producer
Honeymoon1959 · Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer	Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
Ill Met by Moonlight1957 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Battle of the River Plate1956 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Oh... Rosalinda!!1955 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Sorcerer's Apprentice1955 · Director	Director
The Tales of Hoffmann1951 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Aila – Pohjolan tytär1951 · Producer	Producer
The Elusive Pimpernel1950 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Gone to Earth1950 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Small Back Room1949 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Red Shoes1948 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
“The Red Shoes” Sketches1948 · Writer	Writer
The End of the River1947 · Producer	Producer
Black Narcissus1947 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
A Matter of Life and Death1946 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
I Know Where I'm Going!1945 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
A Canterbury Tale1944 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Volunteer1944 · Self, Writer, Director, Producer	Self, Writer, Director, Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Silver Fleet1943 · Producer	Producer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942 · Despatching Officer, Director, Writer, Producer	Despatching Officer, Director, Writer, Producer
49th Parallel1941 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
AAn Airman's Letter to His Mother1941 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Contraband1940 · Director	Director
The Thief of Bagdad1940 · Director	Director
The Lion Has Wings1939 · Director	Director
The Spy in Black1939 · Director	Director