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Emeric Pressburger

Writing • Born 1902

Emeric Pressburger

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About

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).

Known for

The Red Shoes posterThe Red ShoesMovie • 1948A Matter of Life and Death posterA Matter of Life and DeathMovie • 1946The Battle of the River Plate posterThe Battle of the River PlateMovie • 1956Black Narcissus posterBlack NarcissusMovie • 1947Operation Crossbow posterOperation CrossbowMovie • 196549th Parallel poster49th ParallelMovie • 1941The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp posterThe Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMovie • 1943Behold a Pale Horse posterBehold a Pale HorseMovie • 1964I Know Where I'm Going! posterI Know Where I'm Going!Movie • 1945The Tales of Hoffmann posterThe Tales of HoffmannMovie • 1951One of Our Aircraft Is Missing posterOne of Our Aircraft Is MissingMovie • 1942The Small Back Room posterThe Small Back RoomMovie • 1949A Canterbury Tale posterA Canterbury TaleMovie • 1944Ill Met by Moonlight posterIll Met by MoonlightMovie • 1957Gone to Earth posterGone to EarthMovie • 1950The Spy in Black posterThe Spy in BlackMovie • 1939Emil and the Detectives posterEmil and the DetectivesMovie • 1931They're a Weird Mob posterThey're a Weird MobMovie • 1966Contraband posterContrabandMovie • 1940Wanted for Murder posterWanted for MurderMovie • 1946