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Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)

Writer | Producer | Director

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 »

Born:

Imre József Pressburger
in Miskolc, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Died:

(age 85) in Saxstead, Suffolk, England, UK
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1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow (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)
 
1957 Men Against Britannia
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee (written by)
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
 
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)
 
1944 The Volunteer (short) (writer)
 
1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (written by)
 
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 (by / 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 (screenplay)
 
1939 The Spy in Black (screenplay)
 
1939 Continental Express (scenario - uncredited)
 
1938 The Challenge (screen play)
 
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 The Parisian Life
 
1936 Parisian Life
 
1935 Abdul the Damned (treatment - uncredited)
 
1935 Monsieur Sans-Gêne (screenplay / story "The Satyr")
 
1934 Mon coeur t'appelle (uncredited)
 
1934 My Heart Calls You
 
1934 Incognito
 
1934 Milyon avcilari (screenplay "Sehnsucht 202")
 
1933 Une femme au volant (writer)
 
1933 Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen (uncredited)
 
1933 ...und es leuchtet die Pußta (writer)
 
1932 The Old Scoundrel (as Imre Pressburger)
 
1932 La belle aventure
 
1932 A Girl and a Million
 
1932 Gilgi: One of Us (uncredited)
 
1932 Sehnsucht 202
 
1932 Wer zahlt heute noch? (as Emmerich Preßburger)
 
1932 Das schöne Abenteuer
 
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 Der kleine Seitensprung
 
1931 Das Ekel
 
1931/II Ronny
 
1930 Die große Sehnsucht
 
1930 Abschied
 
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1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow (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)
 
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)
 
Show ShowDirector (17 titles)
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1947 The End of the River (script supervisor)
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (presenter)
 
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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  | 5 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 Film-Kurier, 11/2/29] There is an unjustified suspicion of the younger generation and that is an enormous, perhaps the worst, mistake. After all, the future lies in their hands. Pay attention to the younger generation of screenwriters. See more »

Trivia:

In 1970, the BFI held their first Powell & Pressburger retrospective. 14 films were shown and the booklet "Michael Powell in collaboration with Emeric Pressburger" by Kevin Gough-Yates was published to accompany the season. See more »

Nickname:

Imrie See more »

Star Sign:

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