Directing · Bekesbourne, Kent, England · Born September 30, 1905
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.
MovieMade in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChurchill and the Movie Mogul
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
MovieChaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
2003
as Self (archive sound)
MovieA Very British Psycho
1997
as Himself
MovieThe Scorsese Machine
1990
as Self
Tears
1986
as Himself
Laughter
1986
as Himself
Fear
1986
as Himself
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
MovieA Pretty British Affair
1981
as Interviewee
MoviePicture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
1980
MovieReturn to the Edge of the World
1978
as Self
MoviePeeping Tom
1960
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
MovieHoneymoon
1959
as Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Volunteer
1944
as Self
MovieOne of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as Despatching Officer
MovieThe Edge of the World
1937
as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
MovieHotel Splendide
1932
as Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
MovieThe Compulsory Husband
1929
as Man
MovieThe Garden of Allah
1927
as A Tourist
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands
1927
as Cicero Baedeker Symp
MovieThe Magician
1926
as Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
