Emeric Pressburger

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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Red Shoes (1948) — Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
2. Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) — Self (archive footage)
3. A Pretty British Affair (1981) — Interviewee

Directed

1. The Red Shoes (1948) — Director
2. Black Narcissus (1947) — Director
3. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Director
4. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — Director
5. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — Director
6. A Canterbury Tale (1944) — Director
7. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) — Director
8. The Small Back Room (1949) — Director
9. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Director
10. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) — Director
11. Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) — Director
12. Gone to Earth (1950) — Director
13. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) — Director
14. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) — Director
15. The Volunteer (1944) — Director
16. Twice Upon a Time (1953) — Director