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Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)

Educated at the Universities of Prague and Stuttgart, Emeric Pressburger worked as a journalist in Hungary and Germany and an author and scriptwriter in Berlin and Paris. He was a Hungarian Jew, chased around Europe (he worked on films for UFA in Berlin and Paris) before World War II, finally finding sanctuary in London--but as a scriptwriter who didn't speak English... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow (short) (screenplay / story)
 
1966 They're a Weird Mob (as Richard Imrie)
 
1965 Operation Crossbow (screenplay / as Richard Imrie)
 
1964 Behold a Pale Horse (novel)
 
1957 Miracle in Soho (novel "The Miracle of St. Anthony's Lane")
 
1957 Night Ambush (written by)
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee (written by)
 
1953 Twice Upon a Time (writer)
 
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 (original screenplay / written by)
 
1947 The End of the River (uncredited)
 
1947 Black Narcissus (written by)
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven (written by)
 
1946 Wanted for Murder (screen play)
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (written by)
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale (written by)
 
1943 The Volunteer (short) (writer)
 
1943 The Silver Fleet (story "Remember Jan de Wit" - uncredited)
 
1943 Squadron Leader X (story "Four Days in a Hero's Life")
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (story / written by)
 
1942 Adventure in Blackmail (screenplay / story "Victorious Defeat")
 
1942 Rings on Her Fingers (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1941 49th Parallel (original story and screenplay / scenario)
 
1941 Atlantic Ferry (screenplay)
 
1940 Blackout (original story & screenplay)
 
1940 Spy for a Day
 
1939 The Spy in Black (screenplay)
 
1939 Continental Express (scenario - uncredited)
 
1938 The Challenge (screenplay)
 
1937 Silent Barriers (uncredited)
 
1936 I Give My Life (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1936 One Rainy Afternoon (story / as Pressburger)
 
1936 Under Western Eyes (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1936 Parisian Life
 
1935 Abdul the Damned (treatment - uncredited)
 
1935 Monsieur Sans-Gêne (screenplay / story "The Satyr")
 
1934 Mon coeur t'appelle (uncredited)
 
1934 Incognito
 
1934 Milyon avcilari (screenplay "Sehnsucht 202")
 
1933 Une femme au volant (writer)
 
1932 The Old Scoundrel (as Imre Pressburger)
 
1932 Gilgi: One of Us (uncredited)
 
1932 Sehnsucht 202
 
1932 Wer zahlt heute noch? (as Emmerich Preßburger)
 
1932 Lumpenkavaliere
 
1932 Held wider Willen (short) (as Emmerich Preßburger)
 
1932 Le petit écart
 
1931/I Ronny (as Emmerich Pressburger)
 
1931 Emil und die Detektive (uncredited)
 
1931 Dann schon lieber Lebertran (short) (story)
 
1931 Das Ekel
 
1931/II Ronny
 
1930 Abschied
 
Show ShowProducer (21 titles)
1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow (short) (producer)
 
1957 Miracle in Soho (producer)
 
1957 Night Ambush (producer)
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee (producer)
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!! (producer)
 
1953 Twice Upon a Time (producer)
 
1952 The Wild Heart (producer)
 
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann (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)
 
1943 The Volunteer (short) (producer)
 
1943 The Silver Fleet (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (17 titles)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1947 The End of the River (script supervisor)
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (presenter)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1966 They're a Weird Mob (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1948 The Red Shoes
Man Waiting on Station Platform (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1981 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
A Pretty British Affair (1981) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2007 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1997 A Matter of Michael & Emeric (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of an Englishman (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Black Narcissus -- Trailer for this classic drama The Red Shoes -- Open-ended Trailer from Eagle Lion The Fighting Pimpernel -- A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "The Miracle of St. Anthony's Lane" (filmed as Miracle in Soho). See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 10 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Imrie | Emmerich Pressburger | Imre Pressburger | Pressburger | Emmerich Preßburger

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[interview in New York City, 1980] I think that a film should have a good story, a clear story, and it should have, if possible, something which is probably the most difficult thing - it should have a little bit of magic . . . Magic being untouchable and very difficult to cast, you can't deal with it at all... See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1962 See more »

Nickname:

Imrie See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius