Emeric Pressburger
Writing
Born: 1902-12-05 · Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: 1988-02-05
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
Self (archive footage)
A Pretty British Affair
1981
Interviewee
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
1972
Screenplay
They're a Weird Mob
1966
Writer
Operation Crossbow
1965
Screenplay
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
Novel
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Director
Miracle in Soho
1957
Writer
Men Against Britannia
1957
Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955
Director
Twice Upon a Time
1953
Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
Director
Gone to Earth
1950
Director
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
Writer
The Small Back Room
1949
Director
The Red Shoes
1948
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Black Narcissus
1947
Director
The End of the River
1947
Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
Director
Wanted for Murder
1946
Screenplay
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
Director
A Canterbury Tale
1944
Writer
The Volunteer
1944
Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Director
Squadron Leader X
1943
Story
The Silver Fleet
1943
Story
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Director
Breach of Promise
1942
Screenplay
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Screenplay