Biography
Michael Latham Powell was an English filmmaker. He is celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger and through their production company, The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion — Lifetime Achievement · 1982
- BAFTA Fellowship · 1981
- Doctor of Letters · 1978
- Silver Bear · 1951
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1943 · nominated
Filmography32 titles
The Red Shoes
Her Last Affaire
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death
Peeping Tom
Black Narcissus
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Edge of the World
The Tales of Hoffmann
I Know Where I'm Going!
The Thief of Bagdad
The Invaders
Rynox
Orlando
A Canterbury Tale
The Small Back Room
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Perfect Understanding
U-Boat 29
Blackmail
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
The Silver Fleet
The Lion Has Wings
Ill Met by Moonlight
The Magician
Age of Consent
Hotel Splendide
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
The Night of the Party
The Volunteer
Anna Pavlova