Emeric Pressburger
Biography
Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in an award-winning collaboration partnership known as the Archers and produced a series of films, notably 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), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (50)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as Self (archive footage)
2024
A Pretty British Affair
as Interviewee
1981
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Producer (Production)
1972
They're a Weird Mob
Writer (Writing)
1966
Operation Crossbow
Screenplay (Writing)
1965
Behold a Pale Horse
Novel (Writing)
1964
Miracle in Soho
Writer (Writing)
1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
Writer (Writing)
1957
Men Against Britannia
Writer (Writing)
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
Director (Directing)
1956
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Writer (Writing)
1955
Twice Upon a Time
Director (Directing)
1953
The Tales of Hoffmann
Director (Directing)
1951
The Elusive Pimpernel
Writer (Writing)
1950
Gone to Earth
Director (Directing)
1950
The Small Back Room
Writer (Writing)
1949
The Red Shoes
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
1948
The End of the River
Producer (Production)
1947
Black Narcissus
Writer (Writing)
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
Director (Directing)
1946
Wanted for Murder
Screenplay (Writing)
1946
I Know Where I'm Going!
Writer (Writing)
1945
A Canterbury Tale
Director (Directing)
1944
The Volunteer
Director (Directing)
1944
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Producer (Production)
1943
The Silver Fleet
Story (Writing)
1943
Squadron Leader X
Story (Writing)
1943
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Director (Directing)
1942
Breach of Promise
Screenplay (Writing)
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Screenplay (Writing)
1942
49th Parallel
Screenplay (Writing)
1941
Atlantic Ferry
Screenplay (Writing)
1941
Contraband
Writer (Writing)
1940
Spy for a Day
Writer (Writing)
1940
The Spy in Black
Screenplay (Writing)
1939
The Silent Battle
Writer (Writing)
1939
The Challenge
Screenplay (Writing)
1938
The Great Barrier
Writer (Writing)
1937
Port Arthur
Writer (Writing)
1936
Port Arthur
Adaptation (Writing)
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
Story (Writing)
1936
Under Western Eyes
Adaptation (Writing)
1936
Parisian Life
Writer (Writing)
1936
Parisian Life
Scenario Writer (Writing)
1935
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
Writer (Writing)
1935
My Heart Calls You
Writer (Writing)
1934
The Million Hunters
Screenplay (Writing)
1934
Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Writer (Writing)
1933
...und es leuchtet die Pußta
Writer (Writing)
1933
The Old Scoundrel
Writer (Writing)
1932