Michael Powell
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.
Known For
The South Bank Show
1978
Peeping Tom
1960
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019
The Garden of Allah
1927
The Edge of the World
1937
A Very British Psycho
1997
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003
The Scorsese Machine
1990
Filmography
The South Bank Show
· 1978
Peeping Tom
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited) · 1960
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (voice) (archive sound) · 2010
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self · 1985
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Despatching Officer · 1942
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
The Garden of Allah
as A Tourist · 1927
The Edge of the World
as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited) · 1937
A Very British Psycho
as Himself · 1997
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
as Self (archive sound) · 2003
The Scorsese Machine
as Self · 1990
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
The Magician
as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited) · 1926
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
Honeymoon
as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited) · 1959
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
A Pretty British Affair
as Interviewee · 1981
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
as Cicero Baedeker Symp · 1927
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
· 1980
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
as Reader of Prologue (uncredited) · 1941
Return to the Edge of the World
as Self · 1978
Hotel Splendide
as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited) · 1932
The Compulsory Husband
as Man · 1929
The Volunteer
as Self · 1944
Tears
as Himself · 1986
Laughter
as Himself · 1986
Fear
as Himself · 1986