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Emeric Pressburger

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1902-12-05

Deathday: 1988-02-05 (85 years old)

Biography

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).

Filmography

all 66

Movies 65

Writer 36

Director 9

Producer 9

Screenplay 6

self 2

TV Shows 1

Self (archive footage)

Emeric Pressburger

Biography

Filmography

all 66

Movies 65

Writer 36

Director 9

Producer 9

Screenplay 6

self 2

TV Shows 1

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)

A Pretty British Affair (1981)

Arena (1975)

The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)

They're a Weird Mob (1966)

Operation Crossbow (1965)

Behold a Pale Horse (1964)

Miracle in Soho (1957)

Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

Men Against Britannia (1957)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)

Twice Upon a Time (1953)

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)

Gone to Earth (1950)

The Small Back Room (1949)

The Red Shoes (1948)

The End of the River (1947)

Black Narcissus (1947)

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Wanted for Murder (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)

Squadron Leader X (1943)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

Breach of Promise (1942)

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

49th Parallel (1941)

Atlantic Ferry (1941)

Contraband (1940)

Spy for a Day (1940)

The Spy in Black (1939)

The Silent Battle (1939)

The Challenge (1938)

The Great Barrier (1937)

Port-Arthur (1936)

Port Arthur (1936)

One Rainy Afternoon (1936)

Under Western Eyes (1936)

Parisian Life (1936)

Parisian Life (1935)

Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935)

My Heart Calls You (1934)

Incognito (1934)

The Million Hunters (1934)

A Woman at the Wheel (1933)

Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen (1933)

...und es leuchtet die Pußta (1933)

The Old Scoundrel (1932)

The Beautiful Adventure (1932)

A Girl and a Million (1932)

Gilgi: One of Us (1932)

Sehnsucht 202 (1932)

The Beautiful Adventure (1932)

Ronny (1931)

Emil and the Detectives (1931)

I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil (1931)

The small gap (1931)

The Little Escapade (1931)

The Scoundrel (1931)

Farewell (1930)

The Great Longing (1930)

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Information

Known ForWriting

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1902-12-05

Deathday
1988-02-05 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Miskolc, Hungary

Relationships
Ági Donáth (1947 - 1971)

Citizenships
United Kingdom, Hungary

Also Known As
Richard Imrie, Emmerich Pressburger, Imre Pressburger, Emmerich Preßburger, 에메릭 프레스버거, 埃默里克·普雷斯伯格

Awards
Silver Bear for best original music, Academy Fellowship Award, Academy Award for Best Story