Emeric Pressburger
- Writing
- December 5, 1902 · Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- February 5, 1988
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).
Known for
Filmography
- Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger · Self
- A Pretty British Affair · Interviewee
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow · Screenplay, Producer
- They're a Weird Mob · Writer
- Operation Crossbow · Screenplay
- Behold a Pale Horse · Novel
- Miracle in Soho · Writer, Producer
- Ill Met by Moonlight · Director, Writer
- Men Against Britannia · Writer
- The Battle of the River Plate · Director, Writer
- Oh... Rosalinda!! · Director, Writer
- Twice Upon a Time · Director, Screenplay
- The Tales of Hoffmann · Director, Writer
- The Elusive Pimpernel · Writer, Producer
- Gone to Earth · Director, Producer
- The Small Back Room · Director, Writer
- The Red Shoes · Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited), Director
- “The Red Shoes” Sketches · Writer
- The End of the River · Producer, Script Supervisor
- Black Narcissus · Director, Writer
- A Matter of Life and Death · Director, Screenplay
- Wanted for Murder · Screenplay
- I Know Where I'm Going! · Director, Producer
- A Canterbury Tale · Writer, Director
- The Volunteer · Director, Writer
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · Director, Writer
- The Silver Fleet · Story, Producer
- Squadron Leader X · Story
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing · Director, Writer
- Breach of Promise · Screenplay, Story
- Rings on Her Fingers · Screenplay
- 49th Parallel · Screenplay, Story
- Atlantic Ferry · Screenplay
- Contraband · Writer
- Spy for a Day · Writer
- The Spy in Black · Screenplay
- The Silent Battle · Writer
- The Challenge · Screenplay
- The Great Barrier · Writer
- Port Arthur · Writer
- Port Arthur · Adaptation
- One Rainy Afternoon · Story
- Under Western Eyes · Adaptation
- Parisian Life · Writer
- Parisian Life · Scenario Writer
- Monsieur Sans-Gêne · Writer
- My Heart Calls You · Writer
- The Million Hunters · Screenplay
- Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming · Writer
- And the Puszta Gleams · Writer
- The Old Scoundrel · Writer
- A Girl and a Million · Writer
- Gilgi: One of Us · Writer
- Sehnsucht 202 · Writer
- The Beautiful Adventure · Writer
- Ronny · Writer
- Emil and the Detectives · Screenplay
- I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil · Writer
- The Small Gap · Scenario Writer
- The Little Escapade · Writer
- The Scoundrel · Screenplay
- Farewell · Writer
- The Great Desire · Writer