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Michael Powell

Director • Born 1905

Michael Powell

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About

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

The Defenders posterThe DefendersSeries • 1961Espionage posterEspionageSeries • 1963The Red Shoes posterThe Red ShoesMovie • 1948Peeping Tom posterPeeping TomMovie • 1960The Thief of Bagdad posterThe Thief of BagdadMovie • 1940Black Narcissus posterBlack NarcissusMovie • 1947A Matter of Life and Death posterA Matter of Life and DeathMovie • 1946Blackmail posterBlackmailMovie • 1929The Battle of the River Plate posterThe Battle of the River PlateMovie • 1956Orlando posterOrlandoMovie • 199249th Parallel poster49th ParallelMovie • 1941Age of Consent posterAge of ConsentMovie • 1969The Small Back Room posterThe Small Back RoomMovie • 1949I Hired a Contract Killer posterI Hired a Contract KillerMovie • 1990The Tales of Hoffmann posterThe Tales of HoffmannMovie • 1951The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp posterThe Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMovie • 1943Ill Met by Moonlight posterIll Met by MoonlightMovie • 1957I Know Where I'm Going! posterI Know Where I'm Going!Movie • 1945A Canterbury Tale posterA Canterbury TaleMovie • 1944One of Our Aircraft Is Missing posterOne of Our Aircraft Is MissingMovie • 1942Gone to Earth posterGone to EarthMovie • 1950Contraband posterContrabandMovie • 1940The Spy in Black posterThe Spy in BlackMovie • 1939The Edge of the World posterThe Edge of the WorldMovie • 1937