Michael Powell
Directing
Born: 1905-09-30 in 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
Peeping Tom
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Despatching Officer
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Self (archive footage)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (voice) (archive sound)
The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
The Scorsese Machine
Self
Hotel Splendide
Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho
Himself
The Volunteer
Self
Honeymoon
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
The Compulsory Husband
Man
Return to the Edge of the World
Self
A Pretty British Affair
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