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Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Birthday: 1905-09-30 | Place of Birth: Bekesbourne, Kent, England

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

as    Self (archive footage)

1990
The Scorsese Machine

as    Self

1986
Tears

as    Himself

1986
Laughter

as    Himself

1986
Fear

as    Himself

1981
A Pretty British Affair

as    Interviewee

1978
1959
Honeymoon

as    Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)

1944
The Volunteer

as    Self

1938
The Edge of the World

as    Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)

1927
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar

as    Cicero Baedeker Symp

1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6

as    Cicero Baedeker Symp

1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats

as    Cicero Baedeker Symp

1927
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12

as    Cicero Baedeker Symp