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

Peeping Tom

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

The Edge of the World

The Magician

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Hotel Splendide

Return to the Edge of the World

All Movies (29)

• Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Inside Rupert Pupkin2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010 · as Self (voice) (archive sound)
• Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris2003 · as Self (archive sound)
• A Very British Psycho1997 · as Himself
• The Scorsese Machine1990 · as Self
• Fear1986 · as Himself
• Tears1986 · as Himself
• Laughter1986 · as Himself
• The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985 · as Self
• A Pretty British Affair1981 · as Interviewee
• Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth1980
• Return to the Edge of the World1978 · as Self
• Peeping Tom1960 · as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
• Honeymoon1959 · as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
• The Volunteer1944 · as Self
• One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942 · as Despatching Officer
• The Edge of the World1937 · as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
• Hotel Splendide1932 · as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
• The Compulsory Husband1929 · as Man
• The Garden of Allah1927 · as A Tourist
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 121927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 61927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands1927 · as Cicero Baedeker Symp
• The Magician1926 · as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)