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]
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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
(1947) WriterA Matter of Life and Death
(1946) ScreenplayOperation Crossbow
(1965) ScreenplayThe Red Shoes
(1948) Screenplay49th Parallel
(1941) Scenario WriterThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
(1943) WriterI Know Where I'm Going!
(1945) WriterBehold a Pale Horse
(1964) NovelActing
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1981 | Interviewee | |
1948 | Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited) | |
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Production
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1972 | Producer | |
1957 | Producer | |
Producer | ||
1956 | Producer | |
1955 | Producer | |
1951 | Producer | |
1950 | Producer | |
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1948 | Producer | |
1947 | Producer | |
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1946 | Producer | |
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1944 | Producer | |
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1943 | Producer | |
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1942 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
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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 | |
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1947 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
1946 | Screenplay | |
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1945 | Writer | |
1944 | Writer | |
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1943 | Writer | |
Story | ||
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1942 | Writer | |
Story | ||
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1941 | Scenario Writer | |
Original Story | ||
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1940 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
1939 | Screenplay | |
Writer | ||
1938 | Screenplay | |
1937 | Writer | |
1936 | Writer | |
Adaptation | ||
Story | ||
Adaptation | ||
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1935 | Writer | |
1934 | Writer | |
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1933 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
1932 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
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1931 | Writer | |
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Writer | ||
Writer | ||
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1930 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
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1957 | Director | |
1956 | Director | |
1955 | Director | |
1953 | Director | |
1951 | Director | |
1950 | Director | |
Director | ||
1949 | Director | |
1948 | Director | |
1947 | Script Supervisor | |
Director | ||
1946 | Director | |
1945 | Director | |
1944 | Director | |
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1943 | Director | |
1942 | Director | |
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