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Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaboration partnership known as the Archers, and produced a series of films, including 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
Birth Name
Imre József Pressburger
Born
Friday, 05 December 1902
Died
Friday, 05 February 1988
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger | Self | 2024 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| Arena | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1975 |
| The Red Shoes | Man Waiting on Station Platform | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger | Self | 2024 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| Arena | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1975 |
| The Red Shoes | Man Waiting on Station Platform | 1948 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Night Ambush | 1957 |
| The Battle of the River Plate | 1956 |
| Oh... Rosalinda!! | 1955 |
| Twice Upon a Time | 1953 |
| The Wild Heart | 1952 |
| The Tales of Hoffmann | 1951 |
| The Fighting Pimpernel | 1950 |
| Gone to Earth | 1950 |
| Hour of Glory | 1949 |
| The Red Shoes | 1948 |
| Black Narcissus | 1947 |
| Stairway to Heaven | 1946 |
| I Know Where I'm Going! | 1945 |
| A Canterbury Tale | 1944 |
| The Volunteer | 1944 |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | 1943 |
| One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | 1942 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Boy Who Turned Yellow | 1972 |
| Miracle in Soho | 1957 |
| Night Ambush | 1957 |
| The Battle of the River Plate | 1956 |
| Oh... Rosalinda!! | 1955 |
| Twice Upon a Time | 1953 |
| The Tales of Hoffmann | 1951 |
| The Fighting Pimpernel | 1950 |
| Gone to Earth | 1950 |
| Hour of Glory | 1949 |
| The Red Shoes | 1948 |
| The End of the River | 1947 |
| Black Narcissus | 1947 |
| Stairway to Heaven | 1946 |
| I Know Where I'm Going! | 1945 |
| A Canterbury Tale | 1944 |
| The Volunteer | 1944 |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | 1943 |
| The Silver Fleet | 1943 |
| One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | 1942 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1949 | Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story | Nominated |
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Won |
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
