Michael Powell
Directing
Born: September 30, 1905 · Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Died: February 19, 1990 (aged 84)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Peeping Tom
1960
The Red Shoes
1948
Black Narcissus
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
Orlando
1992
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
Blackmail
1929
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
A Canterbury Tale
1944
49th Parallel
1941
Photos (4)
Movies (10)
Peeping Tom
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Despatching Officer
The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
A Pretty British Affair
Interviewee
Honeymoon
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Hotel Splendide
Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
The Compulsory Husband
Man
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (8)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Self (archive footage)
The Scorsese Machine
Self
A Very British Psycho
Himself
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
Self (archive sound)
Return to the Edge of the World
Self
The Volunteer
Self
Directing (52)
The Defenders
Director
Espionage
Director
The Thief of Bagdad
Director
The Red Shoes
Director
A Matter of Life and Death
Director
Peeping Tom
Director
Black Narcissus
Director
The Battle of the River Plate
Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Director
49th Parallel
Director
Age of Consent
Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
Director
I Know Where I'm Going!
Director
The Small Back Room
Director
The Spy in Black
Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Director
Gone to Earth
Director
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director
Contraband
Director
The Lion Has Wings
Director
They're a Weird Mob
Director
A Canterbury Tale
Director
The Queen's Guards
Director
The Rasp
Director
The Man Behind the Mask
Director
The Night of the Party
Director
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Director
The Edge of the World
Director
The Elusive Pimpernel
Director
The Phantom Light
Director
The Love Test
Director
Born Lucky
Director
The Price of a Song
Director
Red Ensign
Director
The Brown Wallet
Director
Lazybones
Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director
Honeymoon
Director
Crown v. Stevens
Director
The Magician
Assistant Director
The Fire Raisers
Director
Return to the Edge of the World
Director
Her Last Affaire
Director
Something Always Happens
Director
Hotel Splendide
Director
The Volunteer
Director
Bluebeard's Castle
Director
His Lordship
Director
The Star Reporter
Director
Rynox
Director
Two Crowded Hours
Director
Writing (28)
The Red Shoes
Writer
A Matter of Life and Death
Screenplay
Black Narcissus
Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Writer
The Tales of Hoffmann
Writer
I Know Where I'm Going!
Writer
The Small Back Room
Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Writer
Blackmail
Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Writer
Gone to Earth
Screenplay
Ill Met by Moonlight
Writer
Contraband
Scenario Writer
A Canterbury Tale
Writer
The Rasp
Screenplay
Caste
Writer
The Edge of the World
Writer
Perfect Understanding
Screenplay
The Elusive Pimpernel
Writer
Oh, Daddy!
Scenario Writer
77 Park Lane
Writer
Red Ensign
Writer
Honeymoon
Writer
The Fire Raisers
Story
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Writer
The Volunteer
Writer
Rynox
Screenplay
Producing (25)
The Red Shoes
Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
Producer
Peeping Tom
Producer
Black Narcissus
Producer
The Battle of the River Plate
Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Producer
49th Parallel
Producer
Age of Consent
Producer
The Tales of Hoffmann
Producer
I Know Where I'm Going!
Producer
The Small Back Room
Producer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Producer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Producer
Gone to Earth
Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight
Producer
They're a Weird Mob
Producer
A Canterbury Tale
Producer
The Queen's Guards
Producer
The End of the River
Producer
The Silver Fleet
Producer
Sebastian
Producer
The Elusive Pimpernel
Producer
Return to the Edge of the World
Producer
The Volunteer
Producer
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
Producer
Other Crew (9)
Orlando
Thanks
I Hired a Contract Killer
In Memory Of
Blackmail
Assistant Camera
Anna Pavlova
Editor
Champagne
Set Designer
Champagne
Still Photographer
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Thanks
A Knight in London
Editor
The First Born
Still Photographer