Major Films
Aside from some short films, Powell wrote, produced and directed all of his films from 1942 to 1957 with Emeric Pressburger
| Year | Title | Production Company | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | The Edge of the World | Joe Rock Production | |
| 1939 | The Spy in Black | Harefield | US title: U Boat 29 |
| Smith | D&P Productions. Embankment Fellowship Co. |
10 minute short-film | |
| The Lion Has Wings | London Film Productions | RAF documentary footage with some fictional intercuts | |
| 1940 | Contraband | British National | US title: Blackout |
| The Thief of Bagdad | Alexander Korda Films Inc. | co-director | |
| 1941 | An Airman's Letter to His Mother | a 5-minute short | |
| 49th Parallel | Ortus Films (and Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)) |
US title: The Invaders | |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | The Archers. British National |
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| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | The Archers/ Independent Producers |
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| The Volunteer | The Archers. Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) |
a short propaganda film | |
| 1944 | A Canterbury Tale | The Archers | |
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going! | The Archers | |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death | The Archers | US title: Stairway To Heaven |
| 1947 | Black Narcissus | The Archers for Independent Producers Ltd. |
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| 1948 | The Red Shoes | The Archers | |
| 1949 | The Small Back Room | The Archers. London Films |
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| 1950 | Gone to Earth | The Archers. London Films |
US title: The Wild Heart (1952) - substantially re-edited version additional scenes directed by Rouben Mamoulian |
| The Elusive Pimpernel | London Film Productions (and The Archers) |
US title: The Fighting Pimpernel | |
| 1951 | The Tales of Hoffmann | British Lion Film Corporation (with Vega Productions and The Archers) |
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| 1955 | Oh... Rosalinda!! | Associated British Picture Corporation. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger |
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| 1956 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation/ Norddeutscher Rundfunk |
a short ballet |
| The Battle of the River Plate | Arcturus Productions. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger |
US title: The Pursuit of the Graf Spee | |
| 1957 | Ill Met by Moonlight | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger for Rank Organisation Film Productions (and Vega Productions) |
US title: Night Ambush |
| 1959 | Luna de Miel | MIchael Powell Production for Suevia Films-Cesario Gonsalez (Spain)/Everdene (GB) |
aka Honeymoon |
| 1960 | Peeping Tom | Michael Powell Production | |
| 1961 | The Queen's Guards | Imperial. Michael Powell Production |
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| 1963 | Herzog Blaubarts Burg | Süddeutscher Rundfunk. Norman Foster Produktion | aka Bluebeard's Castle |
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Williamson (Australia)/ Michael Powell Production |
Pressburger wrote the script as Richard Imrie |
| 1969 | Age of Consent | Nautilus Productions | |
| 1972 | The Boy Who Turned Yellow | Roger Cherrill Ltd for the Children's Film Foundation |
Script by Pressburger |
| 1978 | Return to the Edge of the World | Poseidon Films/ BBC Television |
For British TV, framing of the original 1937 film |
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