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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (48)
AMR: Dying to Change the World
Sound (Sound)
2025
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2010
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
as Self (archive sound)
2003
A Very British Psycho
as Himself
1997
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Thanks (Crew)
1994
Orlando
Thanks (Crew)
1992
I Hired a Contract Killer
In Memory Of (Crew)
1990
The Scorsese Machine
as Self
1990
Fear
as Himself
1986
Tears
as Himself
1986
Laughter
as Himself
1986
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
1985
Anna Pavlova
Editor (Editing)
1983
A Pretty British Affair
as Interviewee
1981
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Return to the Edge of the World
as Self
1978
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Director (Directing)
1972
Age of Consent
Director (Directing)
1969
Sebastian
Producer (Production)
1968
They're a Weird Mob
Director (Directing)
1966
Bluebeard's Castle
Director (Directing)
1963
The Queen's Guards
Producer (Production)
1961
Peeping Tom
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
1960
Honeymoon
as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
1959
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director (Directing)
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
Director (Directing)
1956
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director (Directing)
1955
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director (Directing)
1955
The Tales of Hoffmann
Writer (Writing)
1951
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
Producer (Production)
1951
The Elusive Pimpernel
Director (Directing)
1950
Gone to Earth
Screenplay (Writing)
1950
The Small Back Room
Director (Directing)
1949
The Red Shoes
Director (Directing)
1948
The End of the River
Producer (Production)
1947
Black Narcissus
Writer (Writing)
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
Director (Directing)
1946
I Know Where I'm Going!
Writer (Writing)
1945
A Canterbury Tale
Writer (Writing)
1944
The Volunteer
as Self
1944
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Writer (Writing)
1943
The Silver Fleet
Producer (Production)
1943
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Despatching Officer
1942
49th Parallel
Director (Directing)
1941
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
Director (Directing)
1941
Contraband
Director (Directing)
1940
