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Michael Powell

Highest Rated: 100% One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

Lowest Rated: 82% Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)

Birthday: Sep 30, 1905

Birthplace: Bekesbourne, Kent, England, UK

Michael Powell's introduction to the film business came at 20, when, with the assistance of his father, he secured a job with Rex Ingram's film unit based in Nice, France. In the late 1920s, Powell worked at Elstree Studios for Harry Lachman and Alfred Hitchcock. During the early 30s, Powell cut his directorial teeth on a number of forgettable, low-budget "quota quickies" for independent production companies in England.

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Highest rated movies

100% 66% One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
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100% 82% I Know Where I'm Going!
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100% 72% The Spy in Black
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100% 87% Black Narcissus
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100% 48% Age of Consent
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100% 81% The Thief of Bagdad
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100% 79% The Edge of the World
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100% 67% Contraband
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98% 91% The Red Shoes
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97% 93% A Matter of Life and Death
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Michael Powell

Michael Powell PEEPING TOM, from left: Columba Powell, director Michael Powell on set, 1960 PEEPING TOM, director Michael Powell on set, 1960 PEEPING TOM, cinematographer Otto Heller (eyeglasses), director Michael Powell, editor Noreen Ackland on set, 1960 THE SMALL BACK ROOM, director Michael Powell (at camera) on set, 1949 A CANTERBURY TALE, Sergeant John Sweet (left), director Michael Powell (2nd from left)Dennis Price, 1944 A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, (aka STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN), Michael Powell, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter, David Niven, Roger Livesey, 1946 PEEPING TOM, facing front from left: Carl Boehm, director Michael Powell on set, 1960 THE FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL, (aka THE INVADERS), director Michael Powell on location in Canada on set, 1941 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 22% The Boy Who Turned Yellow Director - 1972
100% 48% Age of Consent Director,
Producer 		- 1969
No Score Yet 56% They're a Weird Mob Director,
Producer 		- 1966
No Score Yet 100% Bluebeard's Castle Director - 1964
95% 85% Peeping Tom Director,
Producer 		$23.0K 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Honeymoon Director - 1959
No Score Yet 46% Night Ambush Director - 1958
82% 70% Pursuit of the Graf Spee Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Queen's Guards Director - 1955
No Score Yet 60% Oh... Rosalinda!! Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 1955
85% 70% The Tales of Hoffmann Director,
Producer 		$90.4K 1951
No Score Yet 79% Gone to Earth Director,
Screenwriter 		- 1950
No Score Yet 83% The Elusive Pimpernel Director - 1950
92% 72% The Small Back Room Director,
Producer 		$23.9K 1949
98% 91% The Red Shoes Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 1948
100% 87% Black Narcissus Director,
Producer,
Screenwriter 		- 1947
97% 93% A Matter of Life and Death Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 1946
100% 82% I Know Where I'm Going! Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 1945
93% 79% A Canterbury Tale Director,
Writer 		- 1944
97% 90% The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 1943
No Score Yet 43% The Silver Fleet Producer - 1943
100% 66% One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Director,
Producer 		- 1942
88% 76% 49th Parallel Director,
Producer 		- 1941
100% 67% Contraband Director,
Writer 		- 1940
100% 81% The Thief of Bagdad Director - 1940
No Score Yet 15% The Lion Has Wings Director - 1940
100% 72% The Spy in Black Director - 1939
100% 79% The Edge of the World Director,
Writer 		- 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Behind the Mask Director - 1936
No Score Yet 75% Crown vs. Stevens Director - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Some Day Director - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Test Director - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Murder Party Director - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lazybones Director - 1935
No Score Yet 17% Red Ensign Director,
Screenwriter 		- 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fire Raisers Director,
Writer 		- 1934
No Score Yet 14% Something Always Happens Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet His Lordship Director - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet Caste Director,
Screenwriter 		- 1930