Michael Powell
Director1905–1990· Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Michael Powell

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.

57 directing credits · 29 acting credits

Directing · 57

The Defenders
6.3
TV

The Defenders

1961

Espionage
10.0
TV

Espionage

1963

The Red Shoes
8.0
Film

The Red Shoes

1948

The Battle of the River Plate
6.4
Film

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

Peeping Tom
7.5
Film

Peeping Tom

1960

A Matter of Life and Death
7.8
Film

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

The Thief of Bagdad
7.1
Film

The Thief of Bagdad

1940

Black Narcissus
7.5
Film

Black Narcissus

1947

49th Parallel
7.0
Film

49th Parallel

1941

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
7.4
Film

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

Age of Consent
6.0
Film

Age of Consent

1969

Gone to Earth
6.2
Film

Gone to Earth

1950

The Spy in Black
6.5
Film

The Spy in Black

1939

The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1
Film

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951

A Canterbury Tale
6.9
Film

A Canterbury Tale

1944

I Know Where I'm Going!
7.1
Film

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

Contraband
7.1
Film

Contraband

1940

The Small Back Room
6.8
Film

The Small Back Room

1949

Ill Met by Moonlight
6.3
Film

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

Her Last Affaire
8.0
Film

Her Last Affaire

1935

The Edge of the World
7.3
Film

The Edge of the World

1937

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6
Film

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

The Lion Has Wings
6.4
Film

The Lion Has Wings

1939

Crown v. Stevens
6.5
Film

Crown v. Stevens

1936

Smith
6.0
Film

Smith

1939

The Boy Who Turned Yellow
5.7
Film

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

1972

Rynox
7.0
Film

Rynox

1931

The Man Behind the Mask
5.3
Film

The Man Behind the Mask

1936

The Elusive Pimpernel
6.0
Film

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

They're a Weird Mob
6.0
Film

They're a Weird Mob

1966

Something Always Happens
6.5
Film

Something Always Happens

1934

The Queen's Guards
5.2
Film

The Queen's Guards

1961

Oh... Rosalinda!!
6.1
Film

Oh... Rosalinda!!

1955

The Night of the Party
5.8
Film

The Night of the Party

1934

Honeymoon
5.9
Film

Honeymoon

1959

His Lordship
8.5
Film

His Lordship

1932

Lazybones
7.3
Film

Lazybones

1935

The Phantom Light
5.7
Film

The Phantom Light

1935

The Fire Raisers
5.6
Film

The Fire Raisers

1934

Hotel Splendide
6.5
Film

Hotel Splendide

1932

Bluebeard's Castle
7.8
Film

Bluebeard's Castle

1963

C.O.D.
8.0
Film

C.O.D.

1932

An Airman's Letter to His Mother
6.5
Film

An Airman's Letter to His Mother

1941

The Volunteer
5.0
Film

The Volunteer

1944

Red Ensign
6.0
Film

Red Ensign

1934

Return to the Edge of the World
6.6
Film

Return to the Edge of the World

1978

The Brown Wallet
9.0
Film

The Brown Wallet

1936

The Girl in the Crowd
9.0
Film

The Girl in the Crowd

1935

The Love Test
6.7
Film

The Love Test

1935

Two Crowded Hours
10.0
Film

Two Crowded Hours

1931

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
7.0
Film

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

1955

The Price of a Song
9.0
Film

The Price of a Song

1935

Someday
9.0
Film

Someday

1935

The Rasp
9.0
Film

The Rasp

1932

My Friend the King
7.0
Film

My Friend the King

1932

The Star Reporter
8.0
Film

The Star Reporter

1931

Born Lucky
7.0
Film

Born Lucky

1933

Acting · 29

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