Emeric Pressburger
Known for
Writing
Born
December 5, 1902
Birthplace
Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died
February 5, 1988 (aged 85)
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).
Best known work
The Red Shoes
1948
Black Narcissus
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
A Canterbury Tale
1944
49th Parallel
1941
Operation Crossbow
1965
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
The Small Back Room
1949Filmography
2024
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburgeras Self (archive footage)
1981
A Pretty British Affairas Interviewee
1972
The Boy Who Turned YellowScreenplay, Producer
1966
They're a Weird MobWriter
1965
Operation CrossbowScreenplay
1964
Behold a Pale HorseNovel
1957
Miracle in SohoWriter, Producer
1957
Ill Met by MoonlightDirector, Writer, Producer
1957
Men Against BritanniaWriter
1956
The Battle of the River PlateDirector, Writer, Producer
1955
Oh... Rosalinda!!Director, Writer, Producer
1953
Twice Upon a TimeDirector, Screenplay, Producer
1951
The Tales of HoffmannDirector, Writer, Producer
1950
The Elusive PimpernelWriter, Producer, Director
1950
Gone to EarthDirector, Producer, Screenplay
1949
The Small Back RoomDirector, Writer, Producer
1948
The Red Shoesas Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer, Story
1948
“The Red Shoes” SketchesWriter
1947
The End of the RiverProducer, Script Supervisor, Writer
1947
Black NarcissusDirector, Writer, Producer
1946
A Matter of Life and DeathDirector, Screenplay, Producer
1946
Wanted for MurderScreenplay
1945
I Know Where I'm Going!Director, Producer, Writer
1944
A Canterbury TaleWriter, Director, Producer
1944
The VolunteerDirector, Writer, Producer