Michael Powell
Known For
Directing
Born
1905-09-30 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Died
1990-02-19
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.
Most Known For
Peeping Tom
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self (archive footage)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Despatching Officer
The Magician
as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
The Edge of the World
as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
as Self (archive sound)
Honeymoon
as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
A Pretty British Affair
as Interviewee
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
A Very British Psycho
as Himself
The Volunteer
as Self
Hotel Splendide
as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
The Scorsese Machine
as Self
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Fear
as Himself
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
as Cicero Baedeker Symp