Michael Powell



First NameMichael
Last NamePowell
Age84 (age at death)
Date of BirthSeptember 30, 1905
BirthplaceBekesbourne, Kent, England
Date of DeathFebruary 19, 1990
Location of DeathAvening, Gloucestershire, England
Cause of Deathcancer
Height6' 2" (188 cm)
Star SignLibra
NationalityBritish
Occupation CategoryDirector
Claim to FameThe Red Shoes (1948)
PetsErik (Dog - Cocker Spaniel)
Spangle (Dog - Cocker Spaniel)

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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Filmography

Selected Michael Powell film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

1978
Return to the Edge of the World
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1972
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
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1963
Espionage
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1962
The Doctors and the Nurses
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1961
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1960
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1959
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1957
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1955
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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1950
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1949
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1948
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1943
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1941
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1941
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
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1940
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1939
Smith
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1936
Crown v. Stevens
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1936
The Man Behind the Mask
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1936
Her Last Affaire
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1935
The Murder Party
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1935
Lazybones
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1935
The Phantom Light
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1935
Someday
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1935
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1934
Something Always Happens
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1934
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1934
The Fire Raisers
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1933
Born Lucky
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1932
Hotel Splendide
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1932
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1932
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1932
My Friend the King
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1932
Rasp, The
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1932
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1932
The Star Reporter
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1930
Caste
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Producer Credits

1983
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1978
Return to the Edge of the World
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1967
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1960
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1959
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1957
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1951
Aila, Pohjolan tytär
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1950
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1949
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1948
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1943
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1941
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1941
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
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Writer Credits

1959
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1957
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1950
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1949
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1948
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1943
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1941
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
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1940
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1939
What Men Live by
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1935
Oh, Daddy!
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1934
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1934
The Fire Raisers
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1934
Medium, The
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1932
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1932
Entre noche y día
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1931
77 Park Lane
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1931
77 rue Chalgrin
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1930
Caste
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1929
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Powell and Pressburger
49th Parallel (1941)
Blackout (1940)
Gone to Earth (1950)
Hour of Glory (1949)
Michael Powell
Night Ambush (1957)
Peeping Tom (1960)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Volunteer (1943)
The films of Michael Powell
Born Lucky (1933)
C.O.D. (1932)
His Lordship (1932)
Lazybones (1935)
Michael Powell
Rynox (1932)
Sebastian (1967)
Smith (1939)
Someday (1935)
Strike! (1934)
The Love Test (1935)