Person Details

Birthday: 1902-12-05 15:12:04

Death: 1988-02-05 15:12:04

Aliases: Richard Imrie , Emmerich Pressburger , Imre Pressburger , Emmerich Preßburger

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 99

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in an award-winning collaboration partnership known as the Archers and produced a series of films, notably 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), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).

Most Famous Work

Black Narcissus
Average
7

Black Narcissus

(1947) Writer
A Matter of Life and Death
Average
8

A Matter of Life and Death

(1946) Screenplay
Operation Crossbow
Average
7

Operation Crossbow

(1965) Screenplay
The Red Shoes
Average
8

The Red Shoes

(1948) Screenplay
49th Parallel
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7

49th Parallel

(1941) Scenario Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Average
8
I Know Where I'm Going!
Average
7

I Know Where I'm Going!

(1945) Writer
Behold a Pale Horse
Average
6

Behold a Pale Horse

(1964) Novel

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1981 Interviewee
1948 Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1972 Screenplay
1966 Writer
1965 Screenplay
1964 Novel
1957 Writer
Writer
Writer
1956 Writer
1955 Writer
1951 Writer
1950 Writer
1949 Writer
1948 Co-Writer
Screenplay
1947 Writer
Writer
1946 Screenplay
Screenplay
1945 Writer
1944 Writer
Writer
1943 Writer
Story
Story
1942 Writer
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
1941 Scenario Writer
Original Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
1940 Writer
Writer
1939 Screenplay
Writer
1938 Screenplay
1937 Writer
1936 Writer
Adaptation
Story
Adaptation
Scenario Writer
1935 Writer
1934 Writer
Screenplay
1933 Writer
Writer
1932 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
1931 Writer
Screenplay
Writer
Writer
Screenplay
1930 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing


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