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 film Peeping Tom, however, was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged.

Most Famous Work

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The Defenders

(1961) Director

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Peeping Tom

(1960) Producer

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A Matter of Life and Death

(1946) Screenplay

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The Red Shoes

(1948) Co-Writer

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Orlando

(1992) Thanks

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Black Narcissus

(1947) Writer

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

(1943) Writer

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The Thief of Bagdad

(1940) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2024	Self	Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger 2024-02-15 Movie
2010	Self (voice) (archive sound)	Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010-05-05 Movie
2003	Self (archive sound)	Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris' 2003-07-17 Movie
1997	Himself	A Very British Psycho 1997-01-01 Movie
1990	Self	The Scorsese Machine 1990-01-01 Movie
1986	Self	The South Bank Show: Michael Powell 1986-10-16 Movie
	Himself	Tears 1986-01-01 Movie
	Himself	Laughter 1986-01-01 Movie
	Himself	Fear 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Self	The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio 1985-01-01 Movie
1981	Interviewee	A Pretty British Affair 1981-08-14 Movie
1960	Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)	Peeping Tom 1960-05-16 Movie
1944	Himself	The Volunteer 1944-01-10 Movie
1942	Despatching Officer	One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942-04-24 Movie
1937	Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)	The Edge of the World 1937-09-10 Movie
1929	Man	The Compulsory Husband 1929-11-13 Movie
1927	A Tourist	The Garden of Allah 1927-09-02 Movie
	Cicero Baedeker Symp	Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1 1927-01-01 Movie
1926	Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)	The Magician 1926-10-24 Movie
	N/A	Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1992	Thanks	Orlando 1992-12-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1983	Editor	Anna Pavlova 1983-07-11 Movie
1928	Editor	A Knight in London 1928-12-17 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1978	Producer	Return to the Edge of the World 1978-10-02 Movie
1969	Producer	Age of Consent 1969-05-13 Movie
1968	Producer	Sebastian 1968-01-24 Movie
1966	Producer	They're a Weird Mob 1966-08-18 Movie
1961	Producer	The Queen's Guards 1961-10-17 Movie
1960	Producer	Peeping Tom 1960-05-16 Movie
1957	Producer	Ill Met by Moonlight 1957-01-31 Movie
1956	Producer	The Battle of the River Plate 1956-10-30 Movie
1955	Producer	Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955-11-21 Movie
1951	Producer	The Tales of Hoffmann 1951-04-04 Movie
	Producer	Aila – Pohjolan tytär 1951-02-23 Movie
1950	Producer	The Elusive Pimpernel 1950-11-07 Movie
	Producer	Gone to Earth 1950-11-06 Movie
1949	Producer	The Small Back Room 1949-02-21 Movie
1948	Producer	The Red Shoes 1948-09-06 Movie
1947	Producer	The End of the River 1947-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Black Narcissus 1947-05-26 Movie
1946	Producer	A Matter of Life and Death 1946-12-15 Movie
1945	Producer	I Know Where I'm Going! 1945-11-16 Movie
1944	Producer	A Canterbury Tale 1944-08-21 Movie
	Producer	The Volunteer 1944-01-10 Movie
1943	Producer	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943-07-26 Movie
	Producer	The Silver Fleet 1943-03-15 Movie
1942	Producer	One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942-04-24 Movie
1941	Producer	49th Parallel 1941-11-24 Movie
	Producer	An Airman's Letter to His Mother 1941-06-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1978	Director	Return to the Edge of the World 1978-10-02 Movie
1972	Director	The Boy Who Turned Yellow 1972-09-16 Movie
1969	Director	Age of Consent 1969-05-13 Movie
1966	Director	They're a Weird Mob 1966-08-18 Movie
1963	Director	Bluebeard's Castle 1963-12-15 Movie
	Director	Espionage 1963-10-02 TV Show
1961	Director	The Queen's Guards 1961-10-17 Movie
	Director	The Defenders 1961-09-16 TV Show
1960	Director	Peeping Tom 1960-05-16 Movie
1959	Director	Honeymoon 1959-03-29 Movie
1957	Director	Ill Met by Moonlight 1957-01-31 Movie
1956	Director	The Battle of the River Plate 1956-10-30 Movie
1955	Director	Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955-11-21 Movie
	Director	The Sorcerer's Apprentice 1955-07-13 Movie
1951	Director	The Tales of Hoffmann 1951-04-04 Movie
1950	Director	The Elusive Pimpernel 1950-11-07 Movie
	Director	Gone to Earth 1950-11-06 Movie
1949	Director	The Small Back Room 1949-02-21 Movie
1948	Director	The Red Shoes 1948-09-06 Movie
1947	Director	Black Narcissus 1947-05-26 Movie
1946	Director	A Matter of Life and Death 1946-12-15 Movie
1945	Director	I Know Where I'm Going! 1945-11-16 Movie
1944	Director	A Canterbury Tale 1944-08-21 Movie
	Director	The Volunteer 1944-01-10 Movie
1943	Director	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943-07-26 Movie
1942	Director	One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942-04-24 Movie
1941	Director	49th Parallel 1941-11-24 Movie
	Director	An Airman's Letter to His Mother 1941-06-05 Movie
1940	Director	The Thief of Bagdad 1940-12-25 Movie
	Director	Contraband 1940-05-11 Movie
1939	Director	The Lion Has Wings 1939-11-03 Movie
	Director	The Spy in Black 1939-08-03 Movie
	Director	Smith 1939-06-28 Movie
1937	Director	The Edge of the World 1937-09-10 Movie
1936	Director	The Man Behind the Mask 1936-08-23 Movie
	Director	Crown v. Stevens 1936-08-03 Movie
	Director	The Brown Wallet 1936-07-20 Movie
1935	Director	The Phantom Light 1935-08-05 Movie
	Director	The Night of the Party 1935-07-16 Movie
	Director	The Love Test 1935-06-30 Movie
	Director	Lazybones 1935-06-23 Movie
	Director	Her Last Affaire 1935-01-01 Movie
1934	Director	Something Always Happens 1934-12-10 Movie
	Director	Red Ensign 1934-06-17 Movie
	Director	The Fire Raisers 1934-01-22 Movie
1933	Director	Born Lucky 1933-04-05 Movie
1932	Director	His Lordship 1932-06-02 Movie
	Director	The Rasp 1932-04-11 Movie
	Director	My Friend the King 1932-04-03 Movie
	Director	Hotel Splendide 1932-03-23 Movie
	Director	C.O.D. 1932-03-17 Movie
1931	Director	The Star Reporter 1931-12-10 Movie
	Director	Rynox 1931-11-04 Movie
	Director	Two Crowded Hours 1931-07-08 Movie
1926	Assistant Director	The Magician 1926-10-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1959	Writer	Honeymoon 1959-03-29 Movie
1957	Writer	Ill Met by Moonlight 1957-01-31 Movie
1956	Writer	The Battle of the River Plate 1956-10-30 Movie
1955	Writer	Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955-11-21 Movie
1951	Writer	The Tales of Hoffmann 1951-04-04 Movie
1950	Writer	The Elusive Pimpernel 1950-11-07 Movie
	Screenplay	Gone to Earth 1950-11-06 Movie
1949	Writer	The Small Back Room 1949-02-21 Movie
1948	Co-Writer	The Red Shoes 1948-09-06 Movie
1947	Writer	Black Narcissus 1947-05-26 Movie
1946	Screenplay	A Matter of Life and Death 1946-12-15 Movie
1945	Writer	I Know Where I'm Going! 1945-11-16 Movie
1944	Writer	A Canterbury Tale 1944-08-21 Movie
	Writer	The Volunteer 1944-01-10 Movie
1943	Writer	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943-07-26 Movie
1942	Writer	One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942-04-24 Movie
1941	Writer	An Airman's Letter to His Mother 1941-06-05 Movie
1940	Scenario Writer	Contraband 1940-05-11 Movie
1937	Writer	The Edge of the World 1937-09-10 Movie
1935	Scenario Writer	Oh, Daddy! 1935-02-08 Movie
1934	Writer	Red Ensign 1934-06-17 Movie
	Story	The Fire Raisers 1934-01-22 Movie
1933	Screenplay	Perfect Understanding 1933-01-15 Movie
1932	Screenplay	The Rasp 1932-04-11 Movie
1931	Screenplay	77, rue Chalgrin 1931-11-17 Movie
	Screenplay	Rynox 1931-11-04 Movie
	Writer	77 Park Lane 1931-07-02 Movie
1930	Writer	Caste 1930-09-01 Movie
1929	Writer	Blackmail 1929-07-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1929	Assistant Camera	Blackmail 1929-07-28 Movie
1928	Still Photographer	The First Born 1928-10-01 Movie
	Still Photographer	Champagne 1928-08-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1928	Set Designer	Champagne 1928-08-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv