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Michael Powell
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Michael Powell

September 30, 1905 (age 84)
February 19, 1990
Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Male
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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…

Movies

29 credits
Peeping Tom
★ 7.5
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Peeping Tom
1960 as Mark's Father - A.N.…
The Edge of the World
★ 7.3
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The Edge of the World
1937 as Mr. Graham - the…
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
★ 6.6
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
★ 7.7
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
★ 8.0
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 as Self
The Magician
★ 6.1
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The Magician
1926 as Man with Balloon at…
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
★ 6.6
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 as Despatching Officer
Inside Rupert Pupkin
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014 as Self (archive footage)
The Volunteer
★ 5.0
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The Volunteer
1944 as Self
The Garden of Allah
★ 10.0
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The Garden of Allah
1927 as A Tourist
Honeymoon
★ 5.9
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Honeymoon
1959 as Guide Describing the Lovers…
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
★ 6.0
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Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003 as Self (archive sound)
The Scorsese Machine
★ 8.0
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The Scorsese Machine
1990 as Self
A Very British Psycho
★ 8.0
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A Very British Psycho
1997 as Himself
Hotel Splendide
★ 6.5
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Hotel Splendide
1932 as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
Return to the Edge of the World
★ 6.6
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Return to the Edge of the World
1978 as Self
Tears
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Tears
1986 as Himself
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
★ 10.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
★ 8.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
★ 9.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
A Pretty British Affair
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A Pretty British Affair
1981 as Interviewee
The Compulsory Husband
★ 8.0
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The Compulsory Husband
1929 as Man
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
★ 7.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
★ 9.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
★ 9.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Laughter
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Laughter
1986 as Himself
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
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Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
Fear
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Fear
1986 as Himself
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
★ 10.0
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
1927 as Cicero Baedeker Symp
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