Director
Michael Powell
September 30, 1905 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Esmond Knight
5 titles together
Peeping Tom, The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus
Marius Goring
4 titles together
The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, The Spy in Black
David Farrar
4 titles together
Black Narcissus, The Small Back Room, The Battle of the River Plate
Hay Petrie
4 titles together
The Thief of Bagdad, A Canterbury Tale, The Spy in Black
Moira Shearer
3 titles together
Peeping Tom, The Red Shoes, The Tales of Hoffmann
Michael Goodliffe
3 titles together
Peeping Tom, The Small Back Room, The Battle of the River Plate
Full filmography · 70
A Pretty British Affair
as Interviewee
1981
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
cast
1980
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Director
1972
Age of Consent
Director
19696
They're a Weird Mob
Director
19666
Bluebeard's Castle
Director
1963
The Queen's Guards
Director
1961
Peeping Tom
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited) and Director
19607.5
Honeymoon
as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited) and Director and Writer
1959
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director and Writer
19576.2
The Battle of the River Plate
Director and Writer
19566.4
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director and Writer
1955