Emeric Pressburger
Writing
- Born
- December 5, 1902 · Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- February 5, 1988 (age 85)
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
The Red Shoes
September 6, 1948
Black Narcissus
May 26, 1947
A Matter of Life and Death
December 15, 1946
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
July 26, 1943
I Know Where I'm Going!
November 16, 1945
A Canterbury Tale
August 21, 1944
49th Parallel
November 24, 1941
Operation Crossbow
April 1, 1965
The Tales of Hoffmann
April 4, 1951
The Small Back Room
February 21, 1949
The Battle of the River Plate
October 30, 1956
The Spy in Black
August 3, 1939
Behind the camera61
- 1972The Boy Who Turned Yellow Producer, Screenplay
- 1966They're a Weird Mob Writer
- 1965Operation Crossbow Screenplay
- 1964Behold a Pale Horse Novel
- 1957Miracle in Soho Writer, Producer
- 1957Ill Met by Moonlight Writer, Director, Producer
- 1957Men Against Britannia Writer
- 1956The Battle of the River Plate Director, Writer, Producer
- 1955Oh... Rosalinda!! Writer, Director, Producer
- 1953Twice Upon a Time