Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Writing Dec 5, 1902 Feb 5, 1988 (aged 86) Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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).

3 Acting Credits
60 Crew Credits

Acting

The Red Shoes Movie

The Red Shoes

as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)

1948
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Movie

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

as Self (archive footage)

2024
A Pretty British Affair Movie

A Pretty British Affair

as Interviewee

1981

Crew

The Red Shoes Movie

The Red Shoes

Director

1948
Black Narcissus Movie

Black Narcissus

Director

1947
A Matter of Life and Death Movie

A Matter of Life and Death

Director

1946
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Movie

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Director

1943
I Know Where I'm Going! Movie

I Know Where I'm Going!

Director

1945
A Canterbury Tale Movie

A Canterbury Tale

Writer

1944
49th Parallel Movie

49th Parallel

Screenplay

1941
Operation Crossbow Movie

Operation Crossbow

Screenplay

1965
The Tales of Hoffmann Movie

The Tales of Hoffmann

Director

1951
The Small Back Room Movie

The Small Back Room

Director

1949
The Battle of the River Plate Movie

The Battle of the River Plate

Director

1956
The Spy in Black Movie

The Spy in Black

Screenplay

1939