Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Deceased · Born: Dec 5, 1902 · Died: Feb 5, 1988

Personal Details

Born Dec 5, 1902 Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Spouse
  • Wendy Orme

    ( Mar 29, 1947 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Ági Donáth

    ( Jun 24, 1938 to Mar 1, 1941 )
Relatives
  • Kevin Macdonald (Grandchild)
  • Andrew Macdonald (Grandchild)

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).

Career

1972
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
The Boy Who Turned Yellow as Screenplay
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1966
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob as Writer
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1965
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow as Screenplay
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1964
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse as Novel
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1957
Miracle in Soho
Miracle in Soho as Writer
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1947
The End of the River
The End of the River as Writer
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1946
Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder as Screenplay
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1943
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet as Story
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Squadron Leader X
Squadron Leader X as Story
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1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers as Screenplay
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Adventure in Blackmail
Adventure in Blackmail as Story, Screenplay
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1941
49th Parallel
49th Parallel as Screenplay
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Atlantic Ferry
Atlantic Ferry as Screenplay
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1940
Blackout
Blackout as Writer
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1939
U-Boat 29
U-Boat 29 as Screenplay
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1938
The Challenge
The Challenge as Screenplay
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1937
Silent Barriers
Silent Barriers as Writer
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1936
One Rainy Afternoon
One Rainy Afternoon as Story
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1957
Night Ambush
Night Ambush as Director, Writer
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1956
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
Pursuit of the Graf Spee as Director, Writer
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1955
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Oh... Rosalinda!! as Director, Writer
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1953
Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time as Director
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1951
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann as Director, Writer
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1950
Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth as Director
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The Fighting Pimpernel
The Fighting Pimpernel as Director, Writer
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1949
Hour of Glory
Hour of Glory as Director, Writer
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1948
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes as Director, Screenplay
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1947
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus as Director, Writer
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1946
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death as Director, Screenplay
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1945
I Know Where I'm Going!
I Know Where I'm Going! as Director, Writer
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1944
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale as Director, Writer
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1943
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp as Director, Writer
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1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as Director, Writer
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