Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 52
1970s
- 1978
Return to the Edge of the World
Director
- 1972
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Director
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
They're a Weird Mob
Director
- 1963
Bluebeard's Castle
Director
- 1961
The Queen's Guards
Director
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Honeymoon
Director
- 1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director
- 1956
- 1955
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director
- 1951
- 1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
Director
Gone to Earth
Director
1940s
- 1949
The Small Back Room
Director
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
The Volunteer
Director
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
Contraband
Director
1930s
- 1939
The Lion Has Wings
Director
The Spy in Black
Director
- 1937
The Edge of the World
Director
- 1936
The Man Behind the Mask
Director
Crown v. Stevens
Director
The Brown Wallet
Director
- 1935
Her Last Affaire
Director
The Price of a Song
Director
The Phantom Light
Director
The Love Test
Director
Lazybones
Director
- 1934
Something Always Happens
Director
The Night of the Party
Director
Red Ensign
Director
The Fire Raisers
Director
- 1933
Born Lucky
Director
- 1932
His Lordship
Director
Hotel Splendide
Director
The Rasp
Director
- 1931
The Star Reporter
Director
Rynox
Director
Two Crowded Hours
Director
1920s
- 1926
The Magician
Assistant Director
Wrote 28
1950s
- 1959
Honeymoon
Writer
- 1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
Writer
- 1956
- 1955
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Writer
- 1951
- 1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
Writer
Gone to Earth
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
The Small Back Room
Writer
- 1948
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Writer
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
The Volunteer
Writer
- 1943
- 1942
- 1940
Contraband
Scenario Writer
1930s
- 1937
The Edge of the World
Writer
- 1935
Oh, Daddy!
Scenario Writer
- 1934
Red Ensign
Writer
The Fire Raisers
Story
- 1933
Perfect Understanding
Screenplay
- 1932
The Rasp
Screenplay
- 1931
Rynox
Screenplay
77 Park Lane
Writer
- 1930
Caste
Writer
1920s
- 1929
Produced 25
1970s
- 1978
Return to the Edge of the World
Producer
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Sebastian
Producer
- 1966
They're a Weird Mob
Producer
- 1961
The Queen's Guards
Producer
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
Producer
- 1956
- 1955
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Producer
- 1951
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
Producer
- 1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
Producer
Gone to Earth
Producer
1940s
- 1949
The Small Back Room
Producer
- 1948
- 1947
The End of the River
Producer
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
The Volunteer
Producer
- 1943
The Silver Fleet
Producer
- 1942
- 1941
Acted in 11
1980s
- 1981
A Pretty British Affair
Interviewee
- 1980
Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Honeymoon
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
1930s
- 1937
The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
- 1932
Hotel Splendide
Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
1920s
- 1929
The Compulsory Husband
Man
- 1927
The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
- 1926
The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
Camera 3
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
The First Born
Still Photographer
Edited 2
1980s
- 1983
Anna Pavlova
Editor
1920s
- 1928
A Knight in London
Editor
Other crew 1
1990s
- 1990
I Hired a Contract Killer
In Memory Of
Art department 1
1920s
- 1928
Appearances8
2010s
- 2019
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (voice) (archive sound)
2000s
- 2003
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
Self (archive sound)
1990s
- 1997
A Very British Psycho
Himself
- 1990
The Scorsese Machine
Self
1970s
- 1978
Return to the Edge of the World
Self
1940s
- 1944
The Volunteer
Self
Thanked in the credits2
1990s
- 1994
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Thanks
- 1992
Orlando
Thanks