Michael Powell — Director (20)
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Age of Consent (1969)
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Michael Powell actor: James Mason / Helen Mirren …
other title: L'età del consenso / Das Mädchen vom Korallenriff …
An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try once more. On the island he re-discovers his muse in the form of a young girl.
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They're a Weird Mob (1966)
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Michael Powell actor: Walter Chiari / Claire Dunne …
other title: Sono strana gente / Drôles de zèbres
An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.
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The Small Back Room (1949)
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Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger actor: David Farrar / Kathleen Byron …
other title: La stanzetta sul retro / Experten aus dem Hinterzimmer …
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
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Bluebeard's Castle (1963)
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Michael Powell actor: Norman Foster / Ana Raquel Satre
other title: Herzog Blaubarts Burg / Le Château de Barbe-Bleue
Based on the Béla Bartók opera, Duke Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his psyche to his fourth wife, Judit, opening the seven doors of his castle to ultimately reveal his still living previous wives, among whom Judit must take her place.
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49th Parallel (1941)
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Michael Powell actor: Leslie Howard / Laurence Olivier …
other title: Gli invasori - 49° parallelo / 49. breddegrad …
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
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I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
I Know Where I'm Going!
Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger actor: Wendy Hiller / Roger Livesey …
other title: So dove vado / Ich weiß wohin ich gehe …
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger actor: Roger Livesey / Deborah Kerr …
other title: Duello a Berlino / A Vida do Coronel Blimp …
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
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Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger actor: Moira Shearer / Ludmilla Tchérina …
other title: I racconti di Hoffmann / Os Contos de Hoffmann …
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
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The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
Michael Powell / Tim Whelan … actor: Conrad Veidt / Sabu …
other title: Il ladro di Bagdad / Der Dieb von Bagdad …
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
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Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus
Emeric Pressburger / Michael Powell actor: Deborah Kerr / David Farrar …
other title: Narciso nero / Quando os Sinos Dobram …
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
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Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom
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Michael Powell actor: Karlheinz Böhm / Anna Massey …
other title: L'occhio che uccide / Fotomodeller Jages …
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.