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 fil…
Known For
The Red Shoes
Director
Peeping Tom
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
A Matter of Life and Death
Director
Black Narcissus
Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Director
Orlando
Thanks
The Thief of Bagdad
Director
I Hired a Contract Killer
In Memory Of
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Filmography
Acting (29)
Movies (29)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024as Self (archive footage)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014as Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003as Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho
1997as Himself
The Scorsese Machine
1990as Self
Tears
1986as Himself
Laughter
1986as Himself
Fear
1986as Himself
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985as Self
A Pretty British Affair
1981as Interviewee
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Return to the Edge of the World
1978as Self
Peeping Tom
1960as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
Honeymoon
1959as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
The Volunteer
1944as Self
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942as Despatching Officer
The Edge of the World
1937as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
Hotel Splendide
1932as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
The Compulsory Husband
1929as Man
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
The Garden of Allah
1927as A Tourist
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
1927as Cicero Baedeker Symp
The Magician
1926as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
Crew (123)
Movies (121)
AMR: Dying to Change the World
2025Sound
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994Thanks
Orlando
1992Thanks
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990In Memory Of
Anna Pavlova
1983Editor
Return to the Edge of the World
1978Director
Return to the Edge of the World
1978Producer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
1972Director
Age of Consent
1969Director
Age of Consent
1969Producer
Sebastian
1968Producer
They're a Weird Mob
1966Director
They're a Weird Mob
1966Producer
Bluebeard's Castle
1963Director
The Queen's Guards
1961Director
The Queen's Guards
1961Producer
Peeping Tom
1960Director
Peeping Tom
1960Producer
Honeymoon
1959Director
Honeymoon
1959Writer
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957Director
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
1956Director
The Battle of the River Plate
1956Producer
The Battle of the River Plate
1956Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955Producer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955Writer
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1955Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951Producer
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951Writer
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
1951Producer
Gone to Earth
1950Director
Gone to Earth
1950Producer
Gone to Earth
1950Screenplay
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950Director
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950Producer
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950Writer
The Small Back Room
1949Director
The Small Back Room
1949Producer
The Small Back Room
1949Writer
The Red Shoes
1948Director
The Red Shoes
1948Producer
The Red Shoes
1948Writer
Black Narcissus
1947Director
Black Narcissus
1947Producer
Black Narcissus
1947Writer
The End of the River
1947Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
1946Director
A Matter of Life and Death
1946Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
1946Screenplay
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945Director
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945Producer
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945Writer
A Canterbury Tale
1944Director
A Canterbury Tale
1944Producer
A Canterbury Tale
1944Writer
The Volunteer
1944Director
The Volunteer
1944Producer
The Volunteer
1944Writer
The Silver Fleet
1943Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942Director
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942Producer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942Writer
49th Parallel
1941Director
49th Parallel
1941Producer
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941Director
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941Producer
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941Writer
The Thief of Bagdad
1940Director
Contraband
1940Director
Contraband
1940Scenario Writer
The Lion Has Wings
1939Director
The Spy in Black
1939Director
Smith
1939Director
The Edge of the World
1937Director
The Edge of the World
1937Writer
Crown v. Stevens
1936Director
The Brown Wallet
1936Director
The Man Behind the Mask
1936Director
Her Last Affaire
1935Director
The Girl in the Crowd
1935Director
Oh, Daddy!
1935Scenario Writer
The Price of a Song
1935Director
Lazybones
1935Director
Someday
1935Director
The Love Test
1935Director
The Phantom Light
1935Director
Red Ensign
1934Director
Red Ensign
1934Writer
The Fire Raisers
1934Director
The Fire Raisers
1934Story
Something Always Happens
1934Director
The Night of the Party
1934Director
Perfect Understanding
1933Screenplay
Born Lucky
1933Director
Hotel Splendide
1932Director
His Lordship
1932Director
C.O.D.
1932Director
Rynox
1932Director
Rynox
1932Screenplay
The Rasp
1932Director
The Rasp
1932Screenplay
My Friend the King
1932Director
Two Crowded Hours
1931Director
The Star Reporter
1931Director
77 Park Lane
1931Writer
77, rue Chalgrin
1931Screenplay
Caste
1930Writer
Blackmail
1929Assistant Camera
Blackmail
1929Writer
Champagne
1928Set Designer
Champagne
1928Still Photographer
The First Born
1928Still Photographer
A Knight in London
1928Editor
The Magician
1926Assistant Director
Television (2)
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