Michael Powell

Director · Born 30 September 1905 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England · Died 19 February 1990 · 18 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

6 of Michael Powell’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 5 on Cineasterna and 1 on Netflix. Highest rated available: The Red Shoes (1948) ★ 8.1.

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 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) and The Red Shoes (1948). His controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, however, was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged.

Acting

• The Edge of the World (1937)

Directing

• The Red Shoes (1948)
• Peeping Tom (1960)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
• The Small Back Room (1949)
• The Edge of the World (1937)

Writing

• The Red Shoes (1948)
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
• The Small Back Room (1949)
• The Edge of the World (1937)

Producing

• The Red Shoes (1948)
• Peeping Tom (1960)
• 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 Thief of Bagdad (1940)
• Blackmail (1929)
• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
• I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
• A Canterbury Tale (1944)
• 49th Parallel (1941)
• The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
• Age of Consent (1969)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• The Spy in Black (1939)
• One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)