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Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Born: 1905-09-30 • 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.

Filmography
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger poster
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 • Self (archive footage)
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014 • Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff poster
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 • Self (voice) (archive sound)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris poster
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003 • Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho poster
A Very British Psycho
1997 • Himself
The Scorsese Machine poster
The Scorsese Machine
1990 • Self
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Laughter
1986 • Himself
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Tears
1986 • Himself
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Fear
1986 • Himself
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 • Self
A Pretty British Affair poster
A Pretty British Affair
1981 • Interviewee
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth poster
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Return to the Edge of the World poster
Return to the Edge of the World
1978 • Self
Peeping Tom poster
Peeping Tom
1960 • Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
Honeymoon poster
Honeymoon
1959 • Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
The Volunteer poster
The Volunteer
1944 • Self
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing poster
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 • Despatching Officer
The Edge of the World poster
The Edge of the World
1937 • Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
Hotel Splendide poster
Hotel Splendide
1932 • Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
The Compulsory Husband poster
The Compulsory Husband
1929 • Man
The Garden of Allah poster
The Garden of Allah
1927 • A Tourist
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
1927 • Cicero Baedeker Symp
The Magician poster
The Magician
1926 • Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)