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Michael Powell

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional Credits
Born September 30, 1905Died February 19, 1990 (84 years)
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

  • The Red Shoes
  • Peeping Tom
  • Black Narcissus
  • A Matter of Life and Death
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
  • I Know Where I'm Going!
  • The Invaders
  • The Thief of Bagdad
  • A Canterbury Tale
  • The Tales of Hoffmann
  • Blackmail
  • Pursuit of the Graf Spee
  • Age of Consent
  • The Small Back Room
  • One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
  • U-Boat 29
  • The Edge of the World
  • Night Ambush
  • The Wild Heart
  • Blackout
  • They're a Weird Mob
  • Perfect Understanding
  • The Fighting Pimpernel
  • The Phantom Light

Filmography

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