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Michael Powell (I) (1905–1990)

Director | Writer | Producer

The son of Thomas William Powell & Mabel (nee Corbett). Michael Powell was always a self confessed movie addict. He was brought up partly in Canterbury ("The Garden of England") and partly in the South of France (where his parents ran an hotel). Educated at Kings School, Canterbury & Dulwich College he first worked at the National Provincial Bank from 1922 - 1925... See full bio »

Born:

Michael Latham Powell
in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, UK

Died:

(age 84) in Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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1978 Return to the Edge of the World (documentary short)
 
1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow
 
1969 Age of Consent
 
1966 They're a Weird Mob
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
– A39846 (1965)
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
– The Sworn Twelve (1965)
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
– A Free Agent (1964)
– The Frantick Rebel (1964)
– Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964)
 
1963 Herzog Blaubarts Burg
 
1961 The Queen's Guards
 
1960 Peeping Tom
 
1959 Honeymoon
 
1957 Night Ambush
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
 
1955 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (short)
 
1952 The Wild Heart
 
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann
 
1950 The Fighting Pimpernel
 
1950 Gone to Earth
 
1949 Hour of Glory
 
1948 The Red Shoes
 
1947 Black Narcissus
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!'
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
 
1944 The Volunteer (short)
 
1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
 
1941 49th Parallel
 
1941 An Airman's Letter to His Mother (short)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
 
1940 Blackout
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings
 
1939 Smith (short)
 
1939 The Spy in Black
 
1937 The Edge of the World
 
1936 The Man Behind the Mask
 
1936 Crown v. Stevens
 
1936 The Brown Wallet
 
1936 Her Last Affaire
 
1935 Someday
 
1935 The Price of a Song
 
1935 The Phantom Light
 
1935 The Murder Party
 
1935 The Love Test
 
1935 Lazybones
 
1935 The Girl in the Crowd
 
1934 Something Always Happens
 
1934 Strike!
 
1934 The Fire Raisers
 
1933 Born Lucky
 
1932 His Lordship
 
1932 C.O.D.
 
1932 Hotel Splendide
 
1932 The Star Reporter (short)
 
1932 Rynox
 
1932 The Rasp (short)
 
1932 My Friend the King
 
1931 Two Crowded Hours (short)
 
1930 Caste (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (36 titles)
1959 Honeymoon (screenplay / story)
 
1957 Night Ambush (written by)
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee (written by)
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
 
1952 The Wild Heart
 
1951 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Stairway to Heaven (1951) (screenplay)
 
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann (written by)
 
1950 The Fighting Pimpernel (written by)
 
1950 Gone to Earth
 
1949 Hour of Glory (writer)
 
1948 The Red Shoes (written by)
 
1947 The End of the River (uncredited)
 
1947 Black Narcissus (written by)
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven (written by)
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (written by)
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale (written by)
 
1944 The Volunteer (short) (writer)
 
1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (written by)
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (written by)
 
1941 An Airman's Letter to His Mother (short)
 
1940 Blackout (scenario)
 
1939 What Men Live by (short) (uncredited)
 
1937 The Edge of the World (story)
 
1935 Oh, Daddy! (scenario)
 
1934 Strike! (story)
 
1934 The Fire Raisers
 
1934 The Medium (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Perfect Understanding (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1932 Rynox (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1932 The Rasp (short)
 
1932 Entre noche y día
 
1931 77 rue Chalgrin
 
1931 Two Crowded Hours (short) (uncredited)
 
1931 77 Park Lane
 
1930 Caste
 
1929 Blackmail (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (30 titles)
1983 Anna Pavlova (associate producer)
 
1978 Return to the Edge of the World (documentary short) (producer)
 
1969 Age of Consent (producer)
 
1968 Sebastian (producer)
 
1966 They're a Weird Mob (producer)
 
1961 The Queen's Guards (producer)
 
1960 Peeping Tom (producer - uncredited)
 
1959 Honeymoon (producer)
 
1957 Night Ambush (producer)
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee (producer)
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!! (producer)
 
1952 The Wild Heart (producer)
 
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann (producer)
 
1951 Aila, Pohjolan tytär (producer)
 
1950 The Fighting Pimpernel (producer)
 
1950 Gone to Earth (producer)
 
1949 Hour of Glory (producer)
 
1948 The Red Shoes (producer)
 
1947 The End of the River (producer)
 
1947 Black Narcissus (producer)
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven (producer)
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (producer)
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale (producer)
 
1944 The Volunteer (short) (producer)
 
1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (producer)
 
1943 The Silver Fleet (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (producer)
 
1941 49th Parallel (producer)
 
1941 An Airman's Letter to His Mother (short) (producer)
 
1935 The Price of a Song (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (20 titles)
1975 Let Joy Reign Supreme
John Law (scenes deleted)
 
1960 Peeping Tom
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
 
1959 Honeymoon
Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 Hour of Glory
Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
 
1944 The Volunteer (short)
Photographer Outside Buckingham Palace
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Despatching Officer
 
1941 An Airman's Letter to His Mother (short)
Reader of Prologue (uncredited)
 
1937 The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
 
1932 Hotel Splendide
Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
 
1930 The Compulsory Husband
Man
 
1927 The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
 
1927 Camels to Cannibal
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business (short)
A Tourist/A Faun
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1 (short)
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense (short)
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12: That Son of a Sheik (short)
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar1 (short)
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6 (short)
 
1927 Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats (short)
 
1926/I The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (8 titles)
1930 The White Devil (still photographer)
 
1929 Blackmail (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1929 The Manxman (still photographer - uncredited)
 
1928 The First Born (still photographer)
 
1928 Champagne (still photographer)
 
1928 Morgane, the Enchantress (still photographer)
 
1926 Carmen (still photographer)
 
1926 Mare Nostrum (grip - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1983 Anna Pavlova (western version supervisor)
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (presenter)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1941 An Airman's Letter to His Mother (short)
 
1932 The Star Reporter (short) (uncredited)
 
1927 The Garden of Allah (assistant director)
 
1926/I The Magician (assistant director)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1928 Champagne (set designer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1992 Orlando (special thanks)
 
1990 I Hired a Contract Killer (dedicated to the memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
 
2003 Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris (TV documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
1991 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Scorsese Machine (1991) … Himself
 
1989 New York Stories
Himself - at party (segment "Life Lessons") (uncredited)
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #2.9 (1988) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1988 Writers in Conversation: Michael Powell
Himself (interviewed on stage)
 
1987 Tears, Laughter, Fear and Rage: Rage (TV documentary)
 
1987 Tears, Laughter, Fear and Rage: Tears (TV documentary)
 
1987 Punaiset kengät Sodankylässä (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michael Powell (1986) … Himself
 
1985 The Golden Gong (TV documentary)
Himself-Interviewee
 
1983 At the Cinema Palace: Liam O'Leary (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Pretty British Affair (1981) … Himself
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Leslie Howard (1980) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1978 Return to the Edge of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1967 Charlie Chaplin: Mennesket, klovnen og instruktøren (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1966 The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob (documentary)
Himself - Director of 'They're a Weird Mob'
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Himself (voice) (archive sound) (also archive footage)
 
2007 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2007 Painting with Light (video documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 The Dream Studio (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 A Matter of Michael & Emeric (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 A Very British Psycho (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of an Englishman (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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(1951) Stage: Directed James Forsyth's "Heloise" at the Golders Green Theatre, London (1951) See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Of course, all films are surrealist. They are because they are making something that looks like a real world but isn't. See more »

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1981: Made fellow of BAFTA. See more »

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Star Sign:

Libra