Michael Powell

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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 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.

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Appearances

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
8.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
6.0
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho
8.0
A Very British Psycho
Himself
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
7.7
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Self (archive footage)
Laughter
Laughter
Himself
Tears
Tears
Himself
Fear
Fear
Himself
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
Honeymoon
5.9
Honeymoon
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
8.0
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
Return to the Edge of the World
6.6
Return to the Edge of the World
Self
The Magician
6.1
The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
A Pretty British Affair
A Pretty British Affair
Interviewee
Peeping Tom
7.4
Peeping Tom
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
The Scorsese Machine
8.0
The Scorsese Machine
Self
The Volunteer
5.0
The Volunteer
Self
The Compulsory Husband
8.0
The Compulsory Husband
Man
The Garden of Allah
10.0
The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
The Edge of the World
7.3
The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Despatching Officer
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
10.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
9.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
10.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
9.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
9.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
7.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Hotel Splendide
6.5
Hotel Splendide
Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)

Crew

Blackmail
6.5
Blackmail
Assistant Camera, Writer
I Hired a Contract Killer
6.8
I Hired a Contract Killer
In Memory Of
Orlando
6.9
Orlando
Thanks
Peeping Tom
7.4
Peeping Tom
Producer, Director
The Defenders
6.3
The Defenders
Director
Espionage
10.0
Espionage
Director
The Thief of Bagdad
7.1
The Thief of Bagdad
Director
Sebastian
6.4
Sebastian
Producer
A Canterbury Tale
6.9
A Canterbury Tale
Director, Writer, Producer
Black Narcissus
7.5
Black Narcissus
Writer, Director, Producer
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
Writer, Director, Producer
The Red Shoes
8.0
The Red Shoes
Producer, Director, Writer
49th Parallel
7.0
49th Parallel
Director, Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
7.4
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Producer, Director, Writer
A Matter of Life and Death
7.8
A Matter of Life and Death
Screenplay, Director, Producer
The Magician
6.1
The Magician
Assistant Director
They're a Weird Mob
6.0
They're a Weird Mob
Director, Producer
Champagne
5.2
Champagne
Set Designer, Still Photographer
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
7.2
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Thanks
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Director, Producer, Writer
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1
The Tales of Hoffmann
Producer, Writer, Director
The Edge of the World
7.3
The Edge of the World
Writer, Director
The Small Back Room
6.8
The Small Back Room
Writer, Director, Producer
The Lion Has Wings
6.4
The Lion Has Wings
Director
Age of Consent
6.0
Age of Consent
Director, Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight
6.3
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director, Writer, Producer
I Know Where I'm Going!
7.1
I Know Where I'm Going!
Writer, Director, Producer
The Spy in Black
6.5
The Spy in Black
Director
Gone to Earth
6.2
Gone to Earth
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Contraband
7.1
Contraband
Director, Scenario Writer
The Silver Fleet
6.4
The Silver Fleet
Producer
The First Born
4.3
The First Born
Still Photographer
Honeymoon
5.9
Honeymoon
Director, Writer
Crown v. Stevens
6.5
Crown v. Stevens
Director
Something Always Happens
6.5
Something Always Happens
Director
Red Ensign
6.0
Red Ensign
Director, Writer
The Phantom Light
5.7
The Phantom Light
Director
Bluebeard's Castle
7.8
Bluebeard's Castle
Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!
6.1
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director, Writer, Producer
Return to the Edge of the World
6.6
Return to the Edge of the World
Director, Producer
Perfect Understanding
6.6
Perfect Understanding
Screenplay
The Elusive Pimpernel
6.0
The Elusive Pimpernel
Director, Producer, Writer
Oh, Daddy!
6.0
Oh, Daddy!
Scenario Writer
The Queen's Guards
5.2
The Queen's Guards
Producer, Director
The Volunteer
5.0
The Volunteer
Writer, Director, Producer
The Love Test
6.7
The Love Test
Director
Lazybones
7.3
Lazybones
Director
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
6.5
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
Director, Writer, Producer
The End of the River
6.3
The End of the River
Producer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
5.7
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Director
Anna Pavlova
4.9
Anna Pavlova
Editor
A Knight in London
4.9
A Knight in London
Editor
Smith
6.0
Smith
Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
7.0
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director
The Fire Raisers
5.6
The Fire Raisers
Story, Director
The Man Behind the Mask
5.3
The Man Behind the Mask
Director
Rynox
7.0
Rynox
Screenplay, Director
Born Lucky
7.0
Born Lucky
Director
His Lordship
8.5
His Lordship
Director
The Night of the Party
5.8
The Night of the Party
Director
Caste
10.0
Caste
Writer
77 Park Lane
0.0
77 Park Lane
Writer
Two Crowded Hours
10.0
Two Crowded Hours
Director
C.O.D.
8.0
C.O.D.
Director
Hotel Splendide
6.5
Hotel Splendide
Director
My Friend the King
7.0
My Friend the King
Director
The Star Reporter
8.0
The Star Reporter
Director
The Brown Wallet
9.0
The Brown Wallet
Director
Her Last Affaire
8.0
Her Last Affaire
Director
77, rue Chalgrin
10.0
77, rue Chalgrin
Screenplay
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
5.7
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
Producer
The Rasp
9.0
The Rasp
Screenplay, Director
The Price of a Song
9.0
The Price of a Song
Director
The Girl in the Crowd
9.0
The Girl in the Crowd
Director
Someday
9.0
Someday
Director
AMR: Dying to Change the World
AMR: Dying to Change the World
Sound
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