Michael Powell
Known for DirectingBorn 1905-09-30 — died 1990-02-19Bekesbourne, 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.
Known for
Peeping Tom
1960 · as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
The Scorsese Machine
1990 · as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · as Self (voice) (archive sound)
The Magician
1926 · as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 · as Despatching Officer
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
The Edge of the World
1937 · as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014 · as Self (archive footage)
Honeymoon
1959 · as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 · as Self
The Volunteer
1944 · as Self
The Garden of Allah
1927 · as A Tourist
A Very British Psycho
1997 · as Himself
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003 · as Self (archive sound)
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp