Emeric Pressburger
Known for: Writing
Born: December 5, 1902
Died: February 5, 1988
Place of birth: Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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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Filmography
63 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
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A Pretty British Affair
1981
5.6
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
1972
6.0
They're a Weird Mob
1966
6.7
Operation Crossbow
1965
6.0
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
5.6
Miracle in Soho
1957
6.2
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957NR
Men Against Britannia
1957
6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
6.1
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955
7.0
Twice Upon a Time
1953
7.1
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
6.0
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
6.2
Gone to Earth
1950
6.7
The Small Back Room
1949
8.0
The Red Shoes
1948
NR
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
1948
6.3
The End of the River
1947
7.5
Black Narcissus
1947
7.8
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
6.4
Wanted for Murder
1946
7.1
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
6.9
A Canterbury Tale
1944
5.0
The Volunteer
1944
7.5
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
6.4
The Silver Fleet
1943
10.0
Squadron Leader X
1943
6.6
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
10.0
Breach of Promise
1942
6.8
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
7.0
49th Parallel
1941
6.6
Atlantic Ferry
1941
7.1
Contraband
1940
NR
Spy for a Day
1940
6.4
The Spy in Black
1939
9.0
The Silent Battle
1939
6.3
The Challenge
1938
7.5
The Great Barrier
1937
8.5
Port Arthur
1936
5.7
Port Arthur
1936
5.0
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
6.3
Under Western Eyes
19368.0
Parisian Life
1936
9.0
Parisian Life
1935
8.0
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
1935
10.0
My Heart Calls You
1934
8.0
The Million Hunters
1934
10.0
Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming
1933
6.0
And the Puszta Gleams
1933
10.0
The Old Scoundrel
1932
9.0
A Girl and a Million
1932
8.0
Gilgi: One of Us
1932
8.0
Sehnsucht 202
1932
7.0
The Beautiful Adventure
1932
6.3
Ronny
1931
7.2
Emil and the Detectives
1931
8.0
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
1931
8.0
The Small Gap
1931
7.0
The Little Escapade
1931
9.0
The Scoundrel
1931
7.0
Farewell
1930
7.7
The Great Desire
1930