Michael Powell
Director · Actor · WriterMichael 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR30
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019
Self (archive footage)
- Inside Rupert Pupkin
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003
Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho
1997
Himself
The Scorsese Machine
1990
Self
- Tears
Tears
1986
Himself
- Laughter
Laughter
1986
Himself
- Fear
Fear
1986
Himself
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
Self
A Pretty British Affair
1981
Interviewee
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Return to the Edge of the World
1978
Self
Peeping Tom
1960
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
Honeymoon
1959
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
The Volunteer
1944
Self
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Despatching Officer
The Edge of the World
1937
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
Hotel Splendide
1932
Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
The Compulsory Husband
1929
Man
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
The Garden of Allah
1927
A Tourist
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
- Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1927
Cicero Baedeker Symp
The Magician
1926
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
DIRECTOR56
Return to the Edge of the World
1978
Director
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
1972
Director
Age of Consent
1969
Director
They're a Weird Mob
1966
Director
Bluebeard's Castle
1963
Director
The Queen's Guards
1961
Director
Peeping Tom
1960
Director
Honeymoon
1959
Director
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Director
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955
Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1955
Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
Director
Gone to Earth
1950
Director
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
Director
The Small Back Room
1949
Director
The Red Shoes
1948
Director
Black Narcissus
1947
Director
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
Director
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
Director
A Canterbury Tale
1944
Director
The Volunteer
1944
Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Director
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Director
49th Parallel
1941
Director
- An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941
Director
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
Director
Contraband
1940
Director
The Lion Has Wings
1939
Director
The Spy in Black
1939
Director
- Smith
Smith
1939
Director
The Edge of the World
1937
Director
Crown v. Stevens
1936
Director
The Man Behind the Mask
1936
Director
The Brown Wallet
1936
Director
The Phantom Light
1935
Director
The Love Test
1935
Director
Lazybones
1935
Director
Her Last Affaire
1935
Director
The Price of a Song
1935
Director
- The Girl in the Crowd
The Girl in the Crowd
1935
Director
- Someday
Someday
1935
Director
Red Ensign
1934
Director
Something Always Happens
1934
Director
The Fire Raisers
1934
Director
The Night of the Party
1934
Director
Born Lucky
1933
Director
His Lordship
1932
Director
- My Friend the King
My Friend the King
1932
Director
Hotel Splendide
1932
Director
- C.O.D.
C.O.D.
1932
Director
The Rasp
1932
Director
Rynox
1931
Director
Two Crowded Hours
1931
Director
The Star Reporter
1931
Director
The Magician
1926
Assistant Director
WRITER30
Honeymoon
1959
Writer
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955
Writer
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
Writer
Gone to Earth
1950
Screenplay
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
Writer
The Small Back Room
1949
Writer
The Red Shoes
1948
Writer
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
1948
Writer
Black Narcissus
1947
Writer
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
Screenplay
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
Writer
A Canterbury Tale
1944
Writer
The Volunteer
1944
Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Writer
- An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941
Writer
Contraband
1940
Scenario Writer
The Edge of the World
1937
Writer
Oh, Daddy!
1935
Scenario Writer
The Fire Raisers
1934
Story
Red Ensign
1934
Writer
Perfect Understanding
1933
Screenplay
The Rasp
1932
Screenplay
Rynox
1931
Screenplay
- 77, rue Chalgrin
77, rue Chalgrin
1931
Screenplay
77 Park Lane
1931
Writer
Caste
1930
Writer
Blackmail
1929
Writer
PRODUCER26
Return to the Edge of the World
1978
Producer
Age of Consent
1969
Producer
Sebastian
1968
Producer
They're a Weird Mob
1966
Producer
The Queen's Guards
1961
Producer
Peeping Tom
1960
Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Producer
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Producer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955
Producer
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
Producer
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
1951
Producer
Gone to Earth
1950
Producer
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
Producer
The Small Back Room
1949
Producer
The Red Shoes
1948
Producer
Black Narcissus
1947
Producer
The End of the River
1947
Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
Producer
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
Producer
A Canterbury Tale
1944
Producer
The Volunteer
1944
Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Producer
The Silver Fleet
1943
Producer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Producer
- An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941
Producer
49th Parallel
1941
Producer
