Emeric Pressburger

Known for: Writing
Born: December 5, 1902, Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: February 5, 1988
Movies: 57

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).

Best-Known Movies

8.0

The Red Shoes

1948

7.5

Black Narcissus

1947

7.7

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

7.5

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

7.1

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

6.9

A Canterbury Tale

1944

7.0

49th Parallel

1941

6.7

Operation Crossbow

1965

7.1

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951

6.7

The Small Back Room

1949

Filmography

2024	Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger	Self (archive footage)
1981	A Pretty British Affair	Interviewee
1948	The Red Shoes	Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1972	The Boy Who Turned Yellow	Producer, Screenplay
1966	They're a Weird Mob	Writer
1965	Operation Crossbow	Screenplay
1957	Miracle in Soho	Writer, Producer
1957	Ill Met by Moonlight	Writer, Director, Producer
1957	Men Against Britannia	Writer
1956	The Battle of the River Plate	Director, Writer, Producer
1955	Oh... Rosalinda!!	Writer, Director, Producer
1953	Twice Upon a Time	Director, Producer, Screenplay
1951	The Tales of Hoffmann	Director, Writer, Producer
1950	The Elusive Pimpernel	Writer, Producer, Director
1950	Gone to Earth	Director, Producer, Screenplay
1949	The Small Back Room	Writer, Director, Producer
1948	The Red Shoes	Director, Producer, Writer
1948	“The Red Shoes” Sketches	Writer
1947	The End of the River	Producer, Writer
1947	Black Narcissus	Writer, Director, Producer
1946	A Matter of Life and Death	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1946	Wanted for Murder	Screenplay
1945	I Know Where I'm Going!	Writer, Director, Producer
1944	A Canterbury Tale	Director, Writer, Producer
1944	The Volunteer	Director, Writer, Producer
1943	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp	Producer, Director, Writer
1943	The Silver Fleet	Producer
1942	One of Our Aircraft Is Missing	Director, Producer, Writer
1942	Breach of Promise	Screenplay
1942	Rings on Her Fingers	Screenplay
1941	49th Parallel	Screenplay
1941	Atlantic Ferry	Screenplay
1940	Contraband	Writer
1940	Spy for a Day	Writer
1939	The Spy in Black	Screenplay
1939	The Silent Battle	Writer
1938	The Challenge	Screenplay
1937	The Great Barrier	Writer
1936	Port Arthur	Writer
1936	Parisian Life	Writer
1935	Monsieur Sans-Gêne	Writer
1934	My Heart Calls You	Writer
1934	The Million Hunters	Screenplay
1933	Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming	Writer
1933	And the Puszta Gleams	Writer
1932	The Old Scoundrel	Writer
1932	A Girl and a Million	Writer
1932	Gilgi: One of Us	Writer
1932	Sehnsucht 202	Writer
1932	The Beautiful Adventure	Writer
1931	Ronny	Writer
1931	Emil and the Detectives	Screenplay
1931	I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil	Writer
1931	The Little Escapade	Writer
1931	The Scoundrel	Screenplay
1930	Farewell	Writer
1930	The Great Desire	Writer

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