Michael Powell — Director (13)
Peeping Tom (1960) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Peeping Tom
8.0 (9 ratings) director: 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.
Black Narcissus (1947) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb
Black Narcissus
director: 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.
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB WikiData Douban
The Thief of Bagdad
director: 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.
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Tales of Hoffmann
director: 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.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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.
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
I Know Where I'm Going!
director: 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.
49th Parallel (1941) [Movie] IMDb WikiData Douban
49th Parallel
director: 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.
Bluebeard's Castle (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Herzog Blaubarts Burg
director: 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.
The Small Back Room (1949) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Small Back Room
director: 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.