
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).
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