Michael Powell
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Birth Name: Michael Latham Powell
Born: 30 September 1905 Died: 19 February 1990
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Height: 6' 2"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Thelma Schoonmaker
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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers
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Published 11 years, 11 months ago 
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Gone, but not forgotten
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Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Festival de Cannes - The Jury
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Published 13 years, 9 months ago
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A Movie for every Director (part 3)
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Published 11 years, 9 months ago
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Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Directors
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Published 16 years, 4 months ago
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Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company "The Archers", they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British 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). His later controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, while today considered a classic, and a contender as the first "slasher",
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2. The Red Shoes (1948)
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3. Black Narcissus (1947)
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4. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (1946)
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2. Black Narcissus (1947)
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3. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (1946)
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2. New York Stories (1989)
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2. The South Bank Show (1978)
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3. This Is Your Life (1955)
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"British Major Works: The Red Shoes (1948) Black Narcissus (1947) A Matter of Life and Death (1946) • Director, Writer, Producer. •"
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"Best Original Screenplay! Winner: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, The Red Shoes! Nominees: Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett - Easter Parade Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and Richard L. Breen - A Foreign Affair Borden Chase and Charles Schnee - Red River Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler - The Search"
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