Directing
Michael Powell
- Titles
- 95movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1981, busiest in 1927 and 1935 with 7 main titles each.
- Directed
- 57titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
A Matter of Life and Death90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Spiritual3.1average 2.0
- Wonder4.6average 3.4
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Family Dynamics3.2, average 4.7
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- British Cinema 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Visually Stunning 3
- Classic Cinema 3
- Melancholy 3
- WWII Propaganda 2
- Historical Context 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Emeric PressburgerActorA Matter of Life and Death, The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, The Battle of the River Plate, 49th Parallel, +16 more- GGeoffrey FaithfullCinematographerBorn Lucky, His Lordship, 77, rue Chalgrin, My Friend the King, Hotel Splendide, +5 more
Esmond KnightActorPeeping Tom, The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, Gone to Earth, A Canterbury Tale, +4 more- RReginald MillsEditorA Matter of Life and Death, The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, The Battle of the River Plate, Oh... Rosalinda!!, +4 more
- GGerald FieldingActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +3 more
- CChristopher ChallisCinematographerThe Battle of the River Plate, Oh... Rosalinda!!, The Tales of Hoffmann, Gone to Earth, The Small Back Room, +3 more
- JJohn TudorActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +2 more
Madeleine GuittyActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +2 more
Georges TérofActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +2 more- HHenriette Clairval-TerofActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +2 more
- MMarie AnieActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +2 more
- FFrancis MylioActorRiviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12, Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
261970s
1 title · average score 65
65
Return to the Edge of the World (1978)
Director, Producer
1960s
5 titles · average score 64
78
Age of Consent (1969)
Producer, Director
43
Sebastian (1968)
Producer
60
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
Producer, Director
52
The Queen's Guards (1961)
Director, Producer
87
Peeping Tom (1960)
as Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
1950s
7 titles · average score 66
57
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Writer, Producer
64
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Producer, Director
61
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
Writer, Producer
73
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Director, Writer
Aila – Pohjolan tytär (1951)
Producer
79
Gone to Earth (1950)
Screenplay, Producer
60
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
Producer, Writer
1940s
13 titles · average score 75
69
The Small Back Room (1949)
Director, Writer
80
The Red Shoes (1948)
Writer, Director
87
Black Narcissus (1947)
Writer, Director
90
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Producer, Screenplay
87
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Writer, Producer
78
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Director, Writer
52
The Volunteer (1944)
Director, Producer
88
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Writer, Director
57
The Silver Fleet (1943)
Producer
77
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
as Despatching Officer
80
49th Parallel (1941)
Producer, Director
63
An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941)
Director, Producer