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Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Died at 84

  • 5 movies
  • Career 1927 – 1981

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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Michael Powell’s filmography

5 titles
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942 · War · Drama

The Garden of Allah
10.0
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The Garden of Allah

1927 · Drama · Romance

Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
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The Compulsory Husband
8.0
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A Pretty British Affair
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A Pretty British Affair

1981 · Documentary

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