Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 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) and The Red Shoes (1948). His controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, however, was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged.

Michael Powell

Directing Born September 30, 1905 – Died February 19, 1990 Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 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) and The Red Shoes (1948). His controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, however, was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged.

Known For

The South Bank Show

Peeping Tom

Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Self (archive footage)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

Despatching Officer

The Scorsese Machine

Self

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self (voice) (archive sound)

The Edge of the World

Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

Self (archive footage)

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

Self

Inside Rupert Pupkin

Self (archive footage)

A Very British Psycho

Himself

The Garden of Allah

A Tourist