Emeric Pressburger

Writer · Born 5 December 1902 in Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] · Died 5 February 1988 · 13 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

4 of Emeric Pressburger’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 3 on Cineasterna and 1 on Netflix. Highest rated available: The Red Shoes (1948) ★ 8.1.

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).

Directing

• The Red Shoes (1948)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
• The Small Back Room (1949)

Writing

• The Red Shoes (1948)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
• The Small Back Room (1949)

Producing

• The Red Shoes (1948)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
• The Small Back Room (1949)

As self

• Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
• I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
• A Canterbury Tale (1944)
• 49th Parallel (1941)
• Operation Crossbow (1965)
• The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• The Spy in Black (1939)
• Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
• One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)