Michael Powell
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 30, 1905 (121 years old)
Place of Birth
Bekesbourne, Kent, England
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.
Known For
| 2024 | Made in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Inside Rupert PupkinSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf (voice) (archive sound) | |
| 2003 | Chaplin Today: A Woman of ParisSelf (archive sound) | |
| 1997 | A Very British PsychoHimself | |
| 1990 | The Scorsese MachineSelf | |
| 1986 | FearHimself | |
| 1986 | TearsHimself | |
| 1986 | LaughterHimself | |
| 1985 | The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioSelf | |
| 1981 | A Pretty British AffairInterviewee | |
| 1980 | Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth | |
| 1978 | Return to the Edge of the WorldSelf | |
| 1960 | Peeping TomMark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | HoneymoonGuide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The VolunteerSelf | |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is MissingDespatching Officer | |
| 1937 | The Edge of the WorldMr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Hotel SplendideBugging Device Engineer (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | The Compulsory HusbandMan | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky IslandsCicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1927 | The Garden of AllahA Tourist | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny BusinessCicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty JarCicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6Cicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and NonsenseCicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold FeatsCicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1927 | Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12Cicero Baedeker Symp | |
| 1926 | The MagicianMan with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Return to the Edge of the WorldProducer | |
| 1969 | Age of ConsentProducer | |
| 1968 | SebastianProducer | |
| 1966 | They're a Weird MobProducer | |
| 1961 | The Queen's GuardsProducer | |
| 1960 | Peeping TomProducer | |
| 1957 | Ill Met by MoonlightProducer | |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River PlateProducer | |
| 1955 | Oh... Rosalinda!!Producer | |
| 1951 | The Tales of HoffmannProducer | |
| 1951 | Aila – Pohjolan tytärProducer | |
| 1950 | Gone to EarthProducer | |
| 1950 | The Elusive PimpernelProducer | |
| 1949 | The Small Back RoomProducer | |
| 1948 | The Red ShoesProducer | |
| 1947 | Black NarcissusProducer | |
| 1947 | The End of the RiverProducer | |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and DeathProducer | |
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going!Producer | |
| 1944 | A Canterbury TaleProducer | |
| 1944 | The VolunteerProducer | |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpProducer | |
| 1943 | The Silver FleetProducer | |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is MissingProducer | |
| 1941 | An Airman's Letter to His MotherProducer | |
| 1941 | 49th ParallelProducer |
| 1978 | Return to the Edge of the WorldDirector | |
| 1972 | The Boy Who Turned YellowDirector | |
| 1969 | Age of ConsentDirector | |
| 1966 | They're a Weird MobDirector | |
| 1963 | Bluebeard's CastleDirector | |
| 1963 | EspionageDirector | |
| 1961 | The Queen's GuardsDirector | |
| 1961 | The DefendersDirector | |
| 1960 | Peeping TomDirector | |
| 1959 | HoneymoonDirector | |
| 1957 | Ill Met by MoonlightDirector | |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River PlateDirector | |
| 1955 | Oh... Rosalinda!!Director | |
| 1955 | The Sorcerer's ApprenticeDirector | |
| 1951 | The Tales of HoffmannDirector | |
| 1950 | Gone to EarthDirector | |
| 1950 | The Elusive PimpernelDirector | |
| 1949 | The Small Back RoomDirector | |
| 1948 | The Red ShoesDirector | |
| 1947 | Black NarcissusDirector | |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and DeathDirector | |
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going!Director | |
| 1944 | A Canterbury TaleDirector | |
| 1944 | The VolunteerDirector | |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpDirector | |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is MissingDirector | |
| 1941 | 49th ParallelDirector | |
| 1941 | An Airman's Letter to His MotherDirector | |
| 1940 | The Thief of BagdadDirector | |
| 1940 | ContrabandDirector | |
| 1939 | The Lion Has WingsDirector | |
| 1939 | The Spy in BlackDirector | |
| 1939 | SmithDirector | |
| 1937 | The Edge of the WorldDirector | |
| 1936 | Crown v. StevensDirector | |
| 1936 | The Man Behind the MaskDirector | |
| 1936 | The Brown WalletDirector | |
| 1935 | The Phantom LightDirector | |
| 1935 | The Love TestDirector | |
| 1935 | LazybonesDirector | |
| 1935 | Her Last AffaireDirector | |
| 1935 | The Price of a SongDirector | |
| 1935 | SomedayDirector | |
| 1935 | The Girl in the CrowdDirector | |
| 1934 | Red EnsignDirector | |
| 1934 | Something Always HappensDirector | |
| 1934 | The Fire RaisersDirector | |
| 1934 | The Night of the PartyDirector | |
| 1933 | Born LuckyDirector | |
| 1932 | RynoxDirector | |
| 1932 | His LordshipDirector | |
| 1932 | My Friend the KingDirector | |
| 1932 | Hotel SplendideDirector | |
| 1932 | C.O.D.Director | |
| 1932 | The RaspDirector | |
| 1931 | Two Crowded HoursDirector | |
| 1931 | The Star ReporterDirector | |
| 1926 | The MagicianAssistant Director |
| 1959 | HoneymoonWriter | |
| 1957 | Ill Met by MoonlightWriter | |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River PlateWriter | |
| 1955 | Oh... Rosalinda!!Writer | |
| 1951 | The Tales of HoffmannWriter | |
| 1950 | Gone to EarthScreenplay | |
| 1950 | The Elusive PimpernelWriter | |
| 1949 | The Small Back RoomWriter | |
| 1948 | The Red ShoesWriter | |
| 1947 | Black NarcissusWriter | |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and DeathScreenplay | |
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going!Writer | |
| 1944 | A Canterbury TaleWriter | |
| 1944 | The VolunteerWriter | |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpWriter | |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is MissingWriter | |
| 1941 | An Airman's Letter to His MotherWriter | |
| 1940 | ContrabandScenario Writer | |
| 1937 | The Edge of the WorldWriter | |
| 1935 | Oh, Daddy!Scenario Writer | |
| 1934 | The Fire RaisersStory | |
| 1934 | Red EnsignWriter | |
| 1933 | Perfect UnderstandingScreenplay | |
| 1932 | RynoxScreenplay | |
| 1932 | The RaspScreenplay | |
| 1931 | 77, rue ChalgrinScreenplay | |
| 1931 | 77 Park LaneWriter | |
| 1930 | CasteWriter | |
| 1929 | BlackmailWriter |
| 1994 | The Line, the Cross & the CurveThanks | |
| 1992 | OrlandoThanks | |
| 1990 | I Hired a Contract KillerIn Memory Of |