Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Directing
Born 1905-09-30 - Died 1990-02-19Bekesbourne, Kent, England

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.

Movies (30)

Peeping Tom
7.5

Peeping Tom

1960Movie7.5
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010Movie6.6
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942Movie6.6
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
7.7

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024Movie7.7
The Magician
6.1

The Magician

1926Movie6.1
The Garden of Allah
10.0

The Garden of Allah

1927Movie10.0
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
7.3

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

2019Movie7.3
The Scorsese Machine
8.0

The Scorsese Machine

1990Movie8.0
Honeymoon
5.9

Honeymoon

1959Movie5.9
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
8.0

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985Movie8.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
10.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business

1927Movie10.0
The Edge of the World
7.1

The Edge of the World

1937Movie7.1
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
9.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense

1927Movie9.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
8.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands

1927Movie8.0
The Volunteer
5.0

The Volunteer

1944Movie5.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
9.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar

1927Movie9.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
9.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats

1927Movie9.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
7.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12

1927Movie7.0
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
10.0

Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6

1927Movie10.0
A Very British Psycho
8.0

A Very British Psycho

1997Movie8.0
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
6.0

Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris

2003Movie6.0
Inside Rupert Pupkin

Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014Movie
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth

Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth

1980Movie
Hotel Splendide
6.0

Hotel Splendide

1932Movie6.0
Laughter

Laughter

1986Movie
The Compulsory Husband
8.0

The Compulsory Husband

1929Movie8.0
Return to the Edge of the World
6.5

Return to the Edge of the World

1978Movie6.5
Fear

Fear

1986Movie
A Pretty British Affair

A Pretty British Affair

1981Movie
Tears

Tears

1986Movie