Biography
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).
Filmography
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Movies 66
Writer 46
Director 16
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Producer 1
Screenplay 1
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
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Self
A Pretty British Affair (1981)
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Writer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)
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Writer
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
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Writer
Operation Crossbow (1965)
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Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
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Writer
Miracle in Soho (1957)
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Director
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
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Writer
Men Against Britannia (1957)
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Director
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
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Director
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
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Director
Twice Upon a Time (1953)
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Director
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
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Director
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
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Director
Gone to Earth (1950)
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Director
The Small Back Room (1949)
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Director
The Red Shoes (1948)
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2.67
Producer
The End of the River (1947)
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Director
Black Narcissus (1947)
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4.75
Director
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
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5.29
Writer
Wanted for Murder (1946)
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Director
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
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Director
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
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6
Director
The Volunteer (1944)
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Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
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1
Writer
The Silver Fleet (1943)
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Writer
Squadron Leader X (1943)
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Director
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
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Writer
Adventure in Blackmail (1942)
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Screenplay
Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
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49th Parallel (1941)
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Writer
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
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Contraband (1940)
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Writer
Spy for a Day (1940)
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The Spy in Black (1939)
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The Silent Battle (1939)
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The Challenge (1938)
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The Great Barrier (1937)
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Port-Arthur (1936)
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Port Arthur (1936)
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One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
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Under Western Eyes (1936)
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Writer
Parisian Life (1936)
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Writer
Abdul the Damned (1935)
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Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935)
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My Heart Is Calling You (1934)
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My Heart Calls You (1934)
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Incognito (1934)
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The Million Hunters (1934)
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A Woman at the Wheel (1933)
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Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen (1933)
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Writer
...und es leuchtet die Pußta (1933)
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Writer
The Old Scoundrel (1932)
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The Beautiful Adventure (1932)
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A Girl and a Million (1932)
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Gilgi: One of Us (1932)
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Sehnsucht 202 (1932)
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The Beautiful Adventure (1932)
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Ronny (1931)
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Emil and the Detectives (1931)
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I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil (1931)
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The small gap (1931)
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The Little Escapade (1931)
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The Scoundrel (1931)
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Farewell (1930)
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Writer
The Great Longing (1930)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-12-05
Deathday1988-02-05 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceMiskolc, Hungary
RelationshipsÁgi Donáth (1947-01-01 - 1971-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Hungary
Also Known AsRichard Imrie, Emmerich Pressburger, Imre Pressburger, Emmerich Preßburger, 에메릭 프레스버거, 埃默里克·普雷斯伯格
AwardsSilver Bear for best original music, Academy Fellowship Award, Academy Award for Best Story
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