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Filmography
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Known For
A Matter of Life and Death Director (1946) -
The Tales of Hoffmann Director (1951) -
Peeping Tom Director (1960) -
Known For
The Red Shoes Director (1948) -
Director
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The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) -
Age of Consent (1969) -
They're a Weird Mob (1966) -
The Doctors and the Nurses (1965) -
The Defenders (1965) -
Espionage (1964) -
Herzog Blaubarts Burg (1963) -
The Queen's Guards (1961) -
Peeping Tom (1960)
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![Honeymoon]( "Honeymoon")
Honeymoon (1959) -
![Night Ambush]( "Night Ambush")
Night Ambush (1957) -
![Pursuit of the Graf Spee]( "Pursuit of the Graf Spee")
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) -
![Oh... Rosalinda!!]( "Oh... Rosalinda!!")
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) -
![The Sorcerer's Apprentice]( "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955) -
![The Wild Heart]( "The Wild Heart")
The Wild Heart (1952) -
![The Tales of Hoffmann]( "The Tales of Hoffmann")
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) -
![The Fighting Pimpernel]( "The Fighting Pimpernel")
The Fighting Pimpernel (1950) -
![Gone to Earth]( "Gone to Earth")
Gone to Earth (1950) -
![Hour of Glory]( "Hour of Glory")
Hour of Glory (1949) -
![The Red Shoes]( "The Red Shoes")
The Red Shoes (1948) -
![Black Narcissus]( "Black Narcissus")
Black Narcissus (1947) -
![A Matter of Life and Death]( "A Matter of Life and Death")
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) -
!['I Know Where I'm Going!']( "'I Know Where I'm Going!'")
'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) -
![A Canterbury Tale]( "A Canterbury Tale")
A Canterbury Tale (1944) -
The Volunteer (1944)
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![The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]( "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp")
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![One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]( "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing")
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![49th Parallel]( "49th Parallel")
49th Parallel (1941) -
![An Airman's Letter to His Mother]( "An Airman's Letter to His Mother")
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![The Thief of Bagdad]( "The Thief of Bagdad")
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) -
![Blackout]( "Blackout")
Blackout (1940) -
![The Lion Has Wings]( "The Lion Has Wings")
The Lion Has Wings (1939) -
![The Spy in Black]( "The Spy in Black")
The Spy in Black (1939) -
Smith (1939)
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![The Edge of the World]( "The Edge of the World")
The Edge of the World (1937) -
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
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![Crown v. Stevens]( "Crown v. Stevens")
Crown v. Stevens (1936) -
![The Brown Wallet]( "The Brown Wallet")
The Brown Wallet (1936) -
Someday (1935)
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Her Last Affaire (1935)
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The Price of a Song (1935)
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![The Phantom Light]( "The Phantom Light")
The Phantom Light (1935) -
The Murder Party (1935)
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![The Love Test]( "The Love Test")
The Love Test (1935) -
The Girl in the Crowd (1935)
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Lazybones (1935)
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![Something Always Happens]( "Something Always Happens")
Something Always Happens (1934) -
![Strike!]( "Strike!")
Strike! (1934) -
![The Fire Raisers]( "The Fire Raisers")
The Fire Raisers (1934) -
Born Lucky (1933)
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His Lordship (1932)
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C.O.D. (1932)
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Hotel Splendide (1932)
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The Star Reporter (1932)
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Rynox (1932)
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The Rasp (1932)
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My Friend the King (1932)
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Two Crowded Hours (1931)
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Director
![Caste]( "Caste")
Caste (1930) -
Writer
![Honeymoon]( "Honeymoon")
Honeymoon (1959) -
![Night Ambush]( "Night Ambush")
Night Ambush (1957) -
![Pursuit of the Graf Spee]( "Pursuit of the Graf Spee")
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) -
![Oh... Rosalinda!!]( "Oh... Rosalinda!!")
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) -
![The Wild Heart]( "The Wild Heart")
The Wild Heart (1952) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents (1951) -
![The Tales of Hoffmann]( "The Tales of Hoffmann")
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) -
![The Fighting Pimpernel]( "The Fighting Pimpernel")
The Fighting Pimpernel (1950) -
![Gone to Earth]( "Gone to Earth")
Gone to Earth (1950) -
![Hour of Glory]( "Hour of Glory")
Hour of Glory (1949) -
![The Red Shoes]( "The Red Shoes")
The Red Shoes (1948) -
![The End of the River]( "The End of the River")
The End of the River (1947) -
![Black Narcissus]( "Black Narcissus")
Black Narcissus (1947) -
![A Matter of Life and Death]( "A Matter of Life and Death")
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) -
!['I Know Where I'm Going!']( "'I Know Where I'm Going!'")
'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) -
![A Canterbury Tale]( "A Canterbury Tale")
A Canterbury Tale (1944) -
The Volunteer (1944)
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![The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]( "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp")
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![One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]( "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing")
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![An Airman's Letter to His Mother]( "An Airman's Letter to His Mother")
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![Blackout]( "Blackout")
Blackout (1940) -
What Men Live by (1938)
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![The Edge of the World]( "The Edge of the World")
The Edge of the World (1937) -
![Oh, Daddy!]( "Oh, Daddy!")
Oh, Daddy! (1935) -
The Medium (1934)
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![Strike!]( "Strike!")
Strike! (1934) -
![The Fire Raisers]( "The Fire Raisers")
The Fire Raisers (1934) -
![Perfect Understanding]( "Perfect Understanding")
Perfect Understanding (1933) -
![Entre noche y día]( "Entre noche y día")
Entre noche y día (1932) -
Rynox (1932)
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The Rasp (1932)
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77 rue Chalgrin (1931)
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Two Crowded Hours (1931)
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77 Park Lane (1931)
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![Caste]( "Caste")
Caste (1930) -
Writer
![Blackmail]( "Blackmail")
Blackmail (1929) -
Producer
![Pavlova: A Woman for All Time]( "Pavlova: A Woman for All Time")
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![Return to the Edge of the World]( "Return to the Edge of the World")
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![Age of Consent]( "Age of Consent")
Age of Consent (1969) -
![Sebastian]( "Sebastian")
Sebastian (1968) -
![They're a Weird Mob]( "They're a Weird Mob")
They're a Weird Mob (1966) -
![The Queen's Guards]( "The Queen's Guards")
The Queen's Guards (1961) -
![Peeping Tom]( "Peeping Tom")
Peeping Tom (1960) -
![Honeymoon]( "Honeymoon")
Honeymoon (1959) -
![Night Ambush]( "Night Ambush")
Night Ambush (1957) -
![Pursuit of the Graf Spee]( "Pursuit of the Graf Spee")
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) -
![Oh... Rosalinda!!]( "Oh... Rosalinda!!")
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) -
![The Wild Heart]( "The Wild Heart")
The Wild Heart (1952) -
![The Tales of Hoffmann]( "The Tales of Hoffmann")
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) -
![Aila, Pohjolan tytär]( "Aila, Pohjolan tytär")
Aila, Pohjolan tytär (1951) -
![The Fighting Pimpernel]( "The Fighting Pimpernel")
The Fighting Pimpernel (1950) -
![Gone to Earth]( "Gone to Earth")
Gone to Earth (1950) -
![Hour of Glory]( "Hour of Glory")
Hour of Glory (1949) -
![The Red Shoes]( "The Red Shoes")
The Red Shoes (1948) -
![The End of the River]( "The End of the River")
The End of the River (1947) -
![Black Narcissus]( "Black Narcissus")
Black Narcissus (1947) -
![A Matter of Life and Death]( "A Matter of Life and Death")
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) -
!['I Know Where I'm Going!']( "'I Know Where I'm Going!'")
'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) -
![A Canterbury Tale]( "A Canterbury Tale")
A Canterbury Tale (1944) -
The Volunteer (1944)
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![The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]( "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp")
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![The Silver Fleet]( "The Silver Fleet")
The Silver Fleet (1943) -
![One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]( "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing")
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![49th Parallel]( "49th Parallel")
49th Parallel (1941) -
![An Airman's Letter to His Mother]( "An Airman's Letter to His Mother")
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ProducerThe Price of a Song (1935)
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Actor
![New York Stories]( "New York Stories")
New York Stories Michael Powell - Guest at Party (segment "Life Lessons") (1989) -
![Let Joy Reign Supreme]( "Let Joy Reign Supreme")
Let Joy Reign Supreme John Law (1975) -
![Peeping Tom]( "Peeping Tom")
Peeping Tom Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (1960) -
![Honeymoon]( "Honeymoon")
Honeymoon Guide Describing the Lovers of Teruel (1959) -
The Volunteer Photographer Outside Buckingham Palace (1944)
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![One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]( "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing")
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Despatching Officer (1942) -
![An Airman's Letter to His Mother]( "An Airman's Letter to His Mother")
An Airman's Letter to His Mother Reader of Prologue (1941) -
![The Edge of the World]( "The Edge of the World")
The Edge of the World Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (1937) -
Hotel Splendide Bugging Device Engineer (1932)
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The Compulsory Husband Man (1930)
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Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business A Tourist / A Faun (1927)
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Camels to Cannibal (1927)
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![The Garden of Allah]( "The Garden of Allah")
The Garden of Allah A Tourist (1927) -
Actor
![The Magician]( "The Magician")
The Magician Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (1926) -
Archive footage
![Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn]( "Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn")
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![The Story of Film: An Odyssey]( "The Story of Film: An Odyssey")
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![Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff]( "Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff")
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![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (2007) -
British Film Forever (2007)
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Painting with Light (2007)
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![Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film]( "Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film")
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![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
The Dream Studio (2004)
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A Very British Psycho (1997)
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Archive footageA Matter of Michael & Emeric (1997)
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The Making of an Englishman (1995)
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Camera and Electrical Department
![The White Devil]( "The White Devil")
The White Devil (1930) -
![Blackmail]( "Blackmail")
Blackmail (1929) -
![The Manxman]( "The Manxman")
The Manxman (1929) -
![The First Born]( "The First Born")
The First Born (1928) -
![Champagne]( "Champagne")
Champagne (1928) -
Camera and Electrical DepartmentMorgane, the Enchantress (1928)
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![Carmen]( "Carmen")
Carmen (1926) -
![Mare Nostrum]( "Mare Nostrum")
Mare Nostrum (1926) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Pavlova: A Woman for All Time]( "Pavlova: A Woman for All Time")
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!['I Know Where I'm Going!']( "'I Know Where I'm Going!'")
'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![A Canterbury Tale]( "A Canterbury Tale")
A Canterbury Tale (1944) -
![The Silver Fleet]( "The Silver Fleet")
The Silver Fleet (1943) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Perfect Understanding]( "Perfect Understanding")
Perfect Understanding (1933) -
![The Garden of Allah]( "The Garden of Allah")
The Garden of Allah (1927) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![The Magician]( "The Magician")
The Magician (1926) -
Editor
![Pavlova: A Woman for All Time]( "Pavlova: A Woman for All Time")
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Editor
![A Knight in London]( "A Knight in London")
A Knight in London (1928) -
Cinematographer
![An Airman's Letter to His Mother]( "An Airman's Letter to His Mother")
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The Star Reporter (1932)
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Art Department
![Champagne]( "Champagne")
Champagne (1928)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Although he was still married to Frankie Reidy, he lived for some years with Pamela Brown until her death in 1975.
Quotes
I am the teller of the tale, not the creator of the story.
Nickname
Mickey
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
Michael Latham Powell
Bekesbourne, Kent, England, UK
Died
(age 84)
Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Height:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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