Michael Powell
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0787 |
| Birthday | 1905-09-30 |
| Place of Birth | Bekesbourne, Kent, England |
| Also Known As | 마이클 파웰, Michael Latham Powell , |
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
8/1
Concerning the adventures of a party of tourists on their journey from Cannes to visit the Islands of Lérins.
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
2003
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
6/8
"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Dougla...
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Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
1997
A Very British Psycho
8/2
A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding its release, and the life of its screenwriter, Leo...
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A Very British Psycho
2024
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
7.7/26
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburg...
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
1986
Tears
0/0
Why do we cry? Can men cry too? When are tears acceptable and when are they not?
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Tears
1986
Laughter
0/0
Examines laughter, its representation in film and its day to day function. Well known people from various backgrounds discuss the issue and what it me...
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Laughter
1986
Fear
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People who have experienced fear - those involved in the peace movement, a child, a politian and a film director - discuss the psychological and physi...
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Fear
1980
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
0/0
In June 1980, Michael Powell came to Dartmouth as an artist in residence, developing and producing a fifteen-minute pilot film with the students based...
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Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1959
Honeymoon
5.917/6
Australian famer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe when they help a stranded motorist. They discover he is Antonio, a famous...
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Honeymoon
2014
Inside Rupert Pupkin
0/0
Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese and 'The King of Comedy'
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
1985
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
8/2
After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishmen...
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1978
Return to the Edge of the World
6.556/9
Michael Powell makes a moving return trip to the remote island of Foula, forty years after he shot his first major feature there - 'The Edge of the Wo...
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Return to the Edge of the World
1926
The Magician
6.145/31
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a h...
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The Magician
1981
A Pretty British Affair
0/0
Detailed interview with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger looking back at their long career as influential British film-makers and their unusual p...
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A Pretty British Affair
1960
Peeping Tom
7.449/897
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which i...
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Peeping Tom
1990
The Scorsese Machine
8/2
Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for Martin Scorsese. After making a diverse group of films...
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The Scorsese Machine
1944
The Volunteer
5/9
After a masterful Shakespearean performance in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is sought for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. Later, Fred has joi...
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The Volunteer
1929
The Compulsory Husband
8/1
A recently engaged girl invites her parents to meet her fiance. They learn that he also loves another woman.
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The Compulsory Husband
1927
The Garden of Allah
10/1
Father Adrien had taken the vows of eternal silence, prayer and, of course, celibacy, when he entered the Trappist Monastry of Notre Dame d'Afrique in...
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The Garden of Allah
1937
The Edge of the World
7.28/41
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
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The Edge of the World
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.631/42
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch...
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.625/36
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first...
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
10/1
The tarvelling party inluding Cicero Simps (Michael Powell) move to St. Paul de vence and la Colombe d'Or ans showcases a dreamcase in which he dreams...
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
9/1
The further adventures of the group of tourists on a trip around the French Riviera. From Cannes they travel to Juan les Pins, the Grimaldi Chateau in...
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
10/1
The tourist group are in Monte Carlo, where Mdm Papillion wins a fortune.
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
9/1
The tourists travel on to Grasse, the perfume factory, and the valley of the Wolves.
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
9/1
The tourists set off for the Mountains of the Alpes Maritimes, visit the medieval hilltop of Tourette, and play in the snow.
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
7/1
The tour comes to an end and the party returns to Cannes. The sheik's disguise is dropped and he disappears with all of Mme. Papilion's belongings. Th...
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1932
Hotel Splendide
6.5/2
Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Cha...
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