Michael Powell
Directing
- Born:
- 1905-09-30
- Died:
- 1990-02-19
- 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
Filmography
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
A Very British Psycho
The Scorsese Machine
Fear
Tears
Laughter
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
A Pretty British Affair
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
Return to the Edge of the World
The South Bank Show
Peeping Tom
Honeymoon
The Volunteer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
The Edge of the World
Hotel Splendide
The Compulsory Husband
The Garden of Allah
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
The Magician