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Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Writer · 1902–1988 · Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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Biography

Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in an award-winning collaboration partnership known as the Archers and produced a series of films, notably 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), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).

Wrote 59

1970s

  1. 1972

    The Boy Who Turned Yellow

    Screenplay

1960s

  1. 1966

    They're a Weird Mob

    Writer

  2. 1965
  3. 1964

    Behold a Pale Horse

    Novel

1950s

  1. 1957

    Miracle in Soho

    Writer

  2. Ill Met by Moonlight

    Writer

  3. 1956
  4. 1955

    Oh... Rosalinda!!

    Writer

  5. 1953

    Twice Upon a Time

    Screenplay

  6. 1951
  7. 1950

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    Writer

  8. Gone to Earth

    Screenplay

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Small Back Room

    Writer

  2. 1948
  3. “The Red Shoes” Sketches

    Writer

  4. 1947

    The End of the River

    Writer

  5. 1946
  6. Wanted for Murder

    Screenplay

  7. 1945
  8. 1944
  9. The Volunteer

    Writer

  10. 1943
  11. The Silver Fleet

    Story

  12. Squadron Leader X

    Story

  13. 1942
  14. Breach of Promise

    Screenplay, Story

  15. 1941
  16. Atlantic Ferry

    Screenplay

  17. 1940

    Contraband

    Writer

  18. Spy for a Day

    Writer

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Spy in Black

    Screenplay

  2. The Silent Battle

    Writer

  3. 1938

    The Challenge

    Screenplay

  4. 1937

    The Great Barrier

    Writer

  5. 1936

    Port Arthur

    Writer

  6. Port Arthur

    Adaptation

  7. One Rainy Afternoon

    Story

  8. Under Western Eyes

    Adaptation

  9. 1935

    Parisian Life

    Scenario Writer

  10. Monsieur Sans-Gêne

    Writer

  11. 1934

    My Heart Calls You

    Writer

  12. The Million Hunters

    Screenplay

  13. 1933

    Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming

    Writer

  14. And the Puszta Gleams

    Writer

  15. 1932

    The Old Scoundrel

    Writer

  16. A Girl and a Million

    Writer

  17. Gilgi: One of Us

    Writer

  18. Sehnsucht 202

    Writer

  19. The Beautiful Adventure

    Writer

  20. 1931

    Ronny

    Writer

  21. I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil

    Writer

  22. The Small Gap

    Scenario Writer

  23. The Little Escapade

    Writer

  24. 1930

    Farewell

    Writer

  25. The Great Desire

    Writer

Produced 20

1970s

  1. 1972

    The Boy Who Turned Yellow

    Producer

1950s

  1. 1957

    Miracle in Soho

    Producer

  2. Ill Met by Moonlight

    Producer

  3. 1956
  4. 1955

    Oh... Rosalinda!!

    Producer

  5. 1953

    Twice Upon a Time

    Producer

  6. 1951
  7. 1950

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    Producer

  8. Gone to Earth

    Producer

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Small Back Room

    Producer

  2. 1948
  3. 1947

    The End of the River

    Producer

  4. 1946
  5. 1945
  6. 1944
  7. The Volunteer

    Producer

  8. 1943
  9. The Silver Fleet

    Producer

  10. 1942

Directed 17

1950s

  1. 1957

    Ill Met by Moonlight

    Director

  2. 1956
  3. 1955

    Oh... Rosalinda!!

    Director

  4. 1953

    Twice Upon a Time

    Director

  5. 1951
  6. 1950

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    Director

  7. Gone to Earth

    Director

Acted in 2

1980s

  1. 1981

    A Pretty British Affair

    Interviewee

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