Emeric Pressburger
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 5, 1902
- Died
- February 5, 1988 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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 Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
Known For
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Filmography
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Movie · Screenplay
They're a Weird Mob
Movie · Writer
Operation Crossbow
Movie · Screenplay
Behold a Pale Horse
Movie · Novel
Ill Met by Moonlight
Movie · Writer
Miracle in Soho
Movie · Writer
Men Against Britannia
Movie · Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie · Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Movie · Writer
Twice Upon a Time
Movie · Screenplay
The Tales of Hoffmann
Movie · Writer
The Elusive Pimpernel
Movie · Writer
Gone to Earth
Movie · Screenplay
The Small Back Room
Movie · Writer
The Red Shoes
Movie · Writer, Story
“The Red Shoes” Sketches
Movie · Writer
Black Narcissus
Movie · Writer
The End of the River
Movie · Writer
A Matter of Life and Death
Movie · Screenplay
Wanted for Murder
Movie · Screenplay
I Know Where I'm Going!
Movie · Writer
A Canterbury Tale
Movie · Writer
The Volunteer
Movie · Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Movie · Writer
Squadron Leader X
Movie · Story
The Silver Fleet
Movie · Story
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Movie · Writer
Breach of Promise
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Rings on Her Fingers
Movie · Screenplay
Atlantic Ferry
Movie · Screenplay
49th Parallel
Movie · Screenplay, Scenario Writer, Original Story
Contraband
Movie · Writer
Spy for a Day
Movie · Writer
The Spy in Black
Movie · Screenplay
The Silent Battle
Movie · Writer
The Challenge
Movie · Screenplay
The Great Barrier
Movie · Writer
One Rainy Afternoon
Movie · Story
Port Arthur
Movie · Adaptation
Under Western Eyes
Movie · Adaptation
Port Arthur
Movie · Writer
Parisian Life
Movie · Writer
Parisian Life
Movie · Scenario Writer
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
Movie · Writer
The Million Hunters
Movie · Screenplay
My Heart Calls You
Movie · Writer
And the Puszta Gleams
Movie · Writer
Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming
Movie · Writer
Sehnsucht 202
Movie · Writer
Gilgi: One of Us
Movie · Writer
The Old Scoundrel
Movie · Writer
The Beautiful Adventure
Movie · Writer
A Girl and a Million
Movie · Writer
Emil and the Detectives
Movie · Screenplay
The Scoundrel
Movie · Screenplay
Ronny
Movie · Writer
The Little Escapade
Movie · Writer
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
Movie · Writer
The Small Gap
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Great Desire
Movie · Writer
Farewell
Movie · Writer