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Michael Powell

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1905-09-30

Day of Death

1990-02-19

Place of Birth

Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Michael Powell

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.

Filmography (29)

⭐ 7.7 Role: Self (archive footage)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024
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⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014
⭐ 6.6 Role: Self (voice) (archive sound)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (archive sound)

Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris

2003
⭐ 8.0 Role: Himself

A Very British Psycho

1997
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

The Scorsese Machine

1990
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⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Tears

1986
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⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Laughter

1986
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⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Fear

1986
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⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985
⭐ 0 Role: Interviewee

A Pretty British Affair

1981
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth

1980
⭐ 6.6 Role: Self

Return to the Edge of the World

1978
⭐ 7.4 Role: Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)

Peeping Tom

1960
⭐ 5.9 Role: Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)

Honeymoon

1959