Emeric Pressburger

Known for

Writing

Born

Dec 5, 1902

Died

Feb 5, 1988

From

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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The Red Shoes

19488.0out of 10

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

20247.7out of 10

A Pretty British Affair

19810.0out of 10

Emil and the Detectives

19317.3out of 10

The Scoundrel

19319.0out of 10

They're a Weird Mob

19666.0out of 10

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

19437.5out of 10

A Matter of Life and Death

19467.7out of 10

Operation Crossbow

19656.7out of 10

The Tales of Hoffmann

19517.1out of 10

The Small Back Room

19496.7out of 10

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

19426.6out of 10

A Canterbury Tale

19446.9out of 10

Black Narcissus

19477.5out of 10

The Battle of the River Plate

19566.4out of 10

Ill Met by Moonlight

19576.2out of 10

I Know Where I'm Going!

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Gone to Earth

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