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.
Filmography
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019
as Self (archive footage)
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003
as Self (archive sound)
A Very British Psycho
1997
as Himself
The Scorsese Machine
1990
as Self
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Laughter
1986
as Himself
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Tears
1986
as Himself
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Fear
1986
as Himself
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
A Pretty British Affair
1981
as Interviewee
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Return to the Edge of the World
1978
as Self
Peeping Tom
1960
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
Honeymoon
1959
as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
The Volunteer
1944
as Self
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as Despatching Officer
The Edge of the World
1937
as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
Hotel Splendide
1932
as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
The Compulsory Husband
1929
as Man
The Garden of Allah
1927
as A Tourist
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp