Michael Powell
Born
September 30, 1905
Died
February 19, 1990 (84 years old)
Known For
Directing
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.
Known For
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Self (archive footage)
2024
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Self (archive footage)
2014
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (voice) (archive sound)
2010
Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'
Self (archive sound)
2003
A Very British Psycho
Himself
1997
The Scorsese Machine
Self
1990
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Self
1986
Fear
Himself
1986
Tears
Himself
1986
Laughter
Himself
1986
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
1985
A Pretty British Affair
Interviewee
1981
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Return to the Edge of the World
Self
1978
Peeping Tom
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
1960
Honeymoon
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
1959
The Volunteer
Self
1944
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Despatching Officer
1942
The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
1937
The Compulsory Husband
Man
1929
The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
Cicero Baedeker Symp
1927
The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
1926