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Michael Powell

1905–1990 · Directing

65.2avg grm
13titles
#521best rank
4honors
Bbest title · #521 on siteBlack Narcissus1947 · as Director77.3

Honors

4
1981BAFTA Fellowship
1982Golden Lion — Lifetime Achievement
1978Doctor of Letters
1951Silver Bear

Bio

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.

Biography

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.

Filmography

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1960s2 titlesDThe Defenders1961 · as Director · series64.3PPeeping Tom1960 · as Director72.0
1950s1 titleTThe Tales of Hoffmann1951 · as Director54.3
1940s9 titlesSThe Small Back Room1949 · as Director54.7RThe Red Shoes1948 · as Director77.3BBlack Narcissus1947 · as Director77.3AA Matter of Life and Death1946 · as Director76.0II Know Where I'm Going!1945 · as Director56.7AA Canterbury Tale1944 · as Director55.8LThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 · as Director75.84The 49th Parallel1941 · as Director55.6TThe Thief of Bagdad1940 · as Director70.9
1930s1 titleEThe Edge of the World1937 · as Director56.9

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Michael Powell

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born1905
died1990
known forDirecting
titles on site13
best title rank#521 · Black Narcissus (1947)
avg GRM65.2
honors4 · BAFTA Fellowship, 1981
Honors
  • 1981BAFTA Fellowship
  • 1982Golden Lion — Lifetime Achievement
  • 1978Doctor of Letters
  • 1951Silver Bear
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.

Filmography

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1960s

2 titles
D64.3The Defenders1961 · as Director · seriesP72.0Peeping Tom1960 · as Director

1950s

1 title
T54.3The Tales of Hoffmann1951 · as Director

1940s

9 titles
S54.7The Small Back Room1949 · as DirectorR77.3The Red Shoes1948 · as DirectorB77.3Black Narcissus1947 · as DirectorA76.0A Matter of Life and Death1946 · as DirectorI56.7I Know Where I'm Going!1945 · as DirectorA55.8A Canterbury Tale1944 · as DirectorL75.8The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 · as Director455.6The 49th Parallel1941 · as DirectorT70.9The Thief of Bagdad1940 · as Director

1930s

1 title
E56.9The Edge of the World1937 · as Director

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