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Emeric Pressburger
Born
5 December 1902
Died
5 February 1988
Place
Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Writing

Emeric Pressburger

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).

As director

Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957 · Director
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 · Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!

Oh... Rosalinda!!

1955 · Director
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

1953 · Director
The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951 · Director
Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

1950 · Director
The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950 · Director
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949 · Director
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948 · Director
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947 · Director
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946 · Director
I Know Where I'm Going!

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945 · Director
A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944 · Director
The Volunteer

The Volunteer

1944 · Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · Director
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942 · Director

As actor

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024 · Self (archive footage)
A Pretty British Affair

A Pretty British Affair

1981 · Interviewee
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948 · Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)