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Emeric Pressburger
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Emeric Pressburger

Born December 5, 1902 in Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died February 5, 1988

13 films

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).

Awards

1 win, 4 nominations

Filmography 13

Operation Crossbow (1965) movie poster
Operation Crossbow1965
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) movie poster
The Battle of the River Plate1956
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) movie poster
The Tales of Hoffmann1951
The Small Back Room (1949) movie poster
The Small Back Room1949
The Red Shoes (1948) movie poster
The Red Shoes1948
Black Narcissus (1947) movie poster
Black Narcissus1947
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) movie poster
A Matter of Life and Death1946
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) movie poster
I Know Where I'm Going!1945
A Canterbury Tale (1944) movie poster
A Canterbury Tale1944
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) movie poster
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) movie poster
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942
49th Parallel (1941) movie poster
49th Parallel1941
The Spy in Black (1939) movie poster
The Spy in Black1939