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Emeric Pressburger

Known for writing · Born 5 December 1902 · Died 5 February 1988 · aged 85 · Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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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).

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Known for

The Red Shoes

1948

Black Narcissus

1947

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

A Canterbury Tale

1944

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951

The Small Back Room

1949

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

49th Parallel

1941

Operation Crossbow

1965

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

Acting (3)

2024Made in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerSelf (archive footage)Film
1981A Pretty British AffairIntervieweeFilm
1948The Red ShoesExtra at Cannes train station (uncredited)Film

Directing (9)

1956The Battle of the River PlateDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1953Twice Upon a TimeDirector, Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1951The Tales of HoffmannDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1950Gone to EarthDirector, Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1948The Red ShoesDirector, Producer, Writer, StoryFilm
1946A Matter of Life and DeathDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
1944A Canterbury TaleDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1944The VolunteerDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

Production (3)

1972The Boy Who Turned YellowProducer, ScreenplayFilm
1947The End of the RiverProducer, Script Supervisor, WriterFilm
1943The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpProducer, Director, WriterFilm

Writing (49)

1966They're a Weird MobWriterFilm
1965Operation CrossbowScreenplayFilm
1964Behold a Pale HorseNovelFilm
1957Ill Met by MoonlightWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
1957Miracle in SohoWriter, ProducerFilm
1957Men Against BritanniaWriterFilm
1955Oh... Rosalinda!!Writer, Director, ProducerFilm
1950The Elusive PimpernelWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
1949The Small Back RoomWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
1948“The Red Shoes” SketchesWriterFilm
1947Black NarcissusWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
1946Wanted for MurderScreenplayFilm
1945I Know Where I'm Going!Writer, Director, ProducerFilm
1943The Silver FleetStory, ProducerFilm
1943Squadron Leader XStoryFilm
1942Rings on Her FingersScreenplayFilm
1942Breach of PromiseScreenplay, StoryFilm
194149th ParallelScreenplay, Original Story, Scenario WriterFilm
1941Atlantic FerryScreenplayFilm
1940ContrabandWriterFilm
1940Spy for a DayWriterFilm
1939The Spy in BlackScreenplayFilm
1939The Silent BattleWriterFilm
1938The ChallengeScreenplayFilm
1937The Great BarrierWriterFilm
1936One Rainy AfternoonStoryFilm
1936Under Western EyesAdaptationFilm
1936Port ArthurAdaptationFilm
1936Port ArthurWriterFilm
1936Parisian LifeWriterFilm
1935Parisian LifeScenario WriterFilm
1935Monsieur Sans-GêneWriterFilm
1934The Million HuntersScreenplayFilm
1934My Heart Calls YouWriterFilm
1933And the Puszta GleamsWriterFilm
1933Child, I'm Happy on Your ComingWriterFilm
1932Sehnsucht 202WriterFilm
1932The Old ScoundrelWriterFilm
1932Gilgi: One of UsWriterFilm
1932The Beautiful AdventureWriterFilm
1932A Girl and a MillionWriterFilm
1931Emil and the DetectivesScreenplayFilm
1931RonnyWriterFilm
1931The ScoundrelScreenplayFilm
1931The Little EscapadeWriterFilm
1931I'd Rather Have Cod Liver OilWriterFilm
1931The Small GapScenario WriterFilm
1930FarewellWriterFilm
1930The Great DesireWriterFilm