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Peeping Tom (1960) -- Mark, obsessed with the effects of fear and how they are registered on the face of the frightened, murders women and uses a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
The Red Shoes (1948) -- Open-ended Trailer from Eagle Lion
Peeping Tom (1960) -- A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) -- A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

Overview

Date of Death:
19 February 1990, Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK more
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Mini Biography:
The son of Thomas William Powell & Mabel (nee Corbett). Michael Powell... more
Trivia:
Although he was still married to Frankie Reidy, he lived for some years... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(58 articles)
Jennifer Jones obituary
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 20 December 2009, 9:33 AM, PST)

The Red Shoes | Film review
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 10 December 2009, 3:20 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Micky Powell

Filmography

Director:
  1. Return to the Edge of the World (1978)
  2. The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)

  3. Age of Consent (1969)
  4. They're a Weird Mob (1966)
  5. "The Nurses" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - A39846 (1965) TV episode
  6. "The Defenders" (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode
  7. "Espionage" (3 episodes, 1964)
        - A Free Agent (1964) TV episode
        - The Frantick Rebel (1964) TV episode
        - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964) TV episode
  8. Herzog Blaubarts Burg (1963)
    ... aka Bluebeard's Castle
  9. The Queen's Guards (1961)
  10. Peeping Tom (1960)
    ... aka Face of Fear (USA: TV title)

  11. Luna de miel (1959)
    ... aka Honeymoon (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Luna de miel en España
    ... aka The Lovers of Teruel (USA)
  12. Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
    ... aka Intelligence Service
    ... aka Night Ambush (USA)
  13. The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
    ... aka Graf Spee
    ... aka Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA)
  14. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
    ... aka Fledermaus '55
  15. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955)
    ... aka CinemaScope Specials (Second Series) (#14): The Sorcerer's Apprentice (USA: series title)
  16. The Wild Heart (1952)
    ... aka Gypsy Blood
  17. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
    ... aka Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (UK: complete title)
  18. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
    ... aka The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
  19. Gone to Earth (1950)

  20. The Small Back Room (1949)
    ... aka Hour of Glory (USA)
  21. The Red Shoes (1948)
  22. Black Narcissus (1947)
  23. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    ... aka Stairway to Heaven (USA)
  24. 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945)
  25. A Canterbury Tale (1944)
  26. The Volunteer (1943)
  27. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    ... aka Colonel Blimp (USA)
    ... aka The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (USA)
  28. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
    ... aka The Story of - - - - - - one of Our Aircraft Is Missing (UK: complete title)
  29. 49th Parallel (1941)
    ... aka The 49th Parallel (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Forty-Ninth Parallel (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Invaders (USA)
  30. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941)
  31. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    ... aka The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor (UK: complete title)
  32. Contraband (1940)
    ... aka Blackout (USA)

  33. The Lion Has Wings (1939)
  34. The Spy in Black (1939)
    ... aka U-Boat 29 (USA)
  35. Smith (1939)
  36. The Edge of the World (1937)
  37. The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
    ... aka Behind the Mask (UK: reissue title)
  38. Crown v. Stevens (1936)
    ... aka Third Time Unlucky
  39. The Brown Wallet (1936)
  40. Her Last Affaire (1936)
  41. Someday (1935)
    ... aka Young Nowheres
  42. The Price of a Song (1935)
  43. The Phantom Light (1935)
  44. The Night of the Party (1935)
    ... aka The Murder Party (USA)
  45. The Love Test (1935)
  46. Lazybones (1935)
  47. The Girl in the Crowd (1935)
  48. Something Always Happens (1934)
  49. Red Ensign (1934)
    ... aka Strike! (USA)
  50. The Fire Raisers (1934)
  51. Born Lucky (1933)
  52. His Lordship (1932)
  53. C.O.D. (1932)
  54. Hotel Splendide (1932)
  55. The Star Reporter (1932)
  56. Rynox (1932)
  57. The Rasp (1932)
  58. My Friend the King (1932)
  59. Two Crowded Hours (1931)
  60. Caste (1930) (uncredited)
Writer:
  1. Luna de miel (1959) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Honeymoon (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Luna de miel en España
    ... aka The Lovers of Teruel (USA)
  2. Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) (written by)
    ... aka Intelligence Service
    ... aka Night Ambush (USA)
  3. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) (written by)
    ... aka Graf Spee
    ... aka Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA)
  4. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) (writer)
    ... aka Fledermaus '55
  5. The Wild Heart (1952) (writer)
    ... aka Gypsy Blood
  6. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Stairway to Heaven (1951) TV episode (story)
  7. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) (written by)
    ... aka Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (UK: complete title)
  8. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) (written by)
    ... aka The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
  9. Gone to Earth (1950) (writer)

  10. The Small Back Room (1949) (writer)
    ... aka Hour of Glory (USA)
  11. The Red Shoes (1948) (written by)
  12. The End of the River (1947) (uncredited)
  13. Black Narcissus (1947) (written by)
  14. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (written by)
    ... aka Stairway to Heaven (USA)
  15. 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) (written by)
  16. A Canterbury Tale (1944) (written by)
  17. The Volunteer (1943) (writer)
  18. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) (written by)
    ... aka Colonel Blimp (USA)
    ... aka The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (USA)
  19. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) (written by)
    ... aka The Story of - - - - - - one of Our Aircraft Is Missing (UK: complete title)
  20. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) (writer)
  21. Contraband (1940) (scenario)
    ... aka Blackout (USA)

  22. What Men Live by (1939) (uncredited)
  23. The Edge of the World (1937) (story)
  24. Oh, Daddy! (1935) (scenario)
  25. Red Ensign (1934) (writer)
    ... aka Strike! (USA)
  26. The Fire Raisers (1934) (writer)
  27. The Medium (1934) (uncredited)
  28. Perfect Understanding (1933) (screenplay) (story)
  29. Rynox (1932) (writer)
  30. Entre noche y día (1932) (writer)
  31. 77 rue Chalgrin (1931) (writer)
  32. Two Crowded Hours (1931) (uncredited)
  33. 77 Park Lane (1931) (writer)
  34. Caste (1930) (writer)

  35. Blackmail (1929) (uncredited)
Producer:
  1. Anna Pavlova (1983) (associate producer)
    ... aka A Woman for All Time
    ... aka Pavlova
    ... aka Pavlova: A Woman for All Time
    ... aka The Divine Anna
    ... aka The White Swan (UK: restored version)

  2. Return to the Edge of the World (1978) (producer)

  3. Age of Consent (1969) (producer)
  4. Sebastian (1968) (producer)
    ... aka Mr. Sebastian
  5. They're a Weird Mob (1966) (producer)
  6. The Queen's Guards (1961) (producer)
  7. Peeping Tom (1960) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Face of Fear (USA: TV title)

  8. Luna de miel (1959) (producer)
    ... aka Honeymoon (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Luna de miel en España
    ... aka The Lovers of Teruel (USA)
  9. Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) (producer)
    ... aka Intelligence Service
    ... aka Night Ambush (USA)
  10. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) (producer)
    ... aka Graf Spee
    ... aka Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA)
  11. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) (producer)
    ... aka Fledermaus '55
  12. The Wild Heart (1952) (producer)
    ... aka Gypsy Blood
  13. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) (producer)
    ... aka Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (UK: complete title)
  14. Aila, Pohjolan tytär (1951) (producer)
  15. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) (producer)
    ... aka The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
  16. Gone to Earth (1950) (producer)

  17. The Small Back Room (1949) (producer)
    ... aka Hour of Glory (USA)
  18. The Red Shoes (1948) (producer)
  19. The End of the River (1947) (producer)
  20. Black Narcissus (1947) (producer)
  21. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (producer)
    ... aka Stairway to Heaven (USA)
  22. 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) (producer)
  23. A Canterbury Tale (1944) (producer)
  24. The Volunteer (1943) (producer)
  25. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) (producer)
    ... aka Colonel Blimp (USA)
    ... aka The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (USA)
  26. The Silver Fleet (1943) (producer) (uncredited)
  27. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) (producer)
    ... aka The Story of - - - - - - one of Our Aircraft Is Missing (UK: complete title)
  28. 49th Parallel (1941) (producer)
    ... aka The 49th Parallel (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Forty-Ninth Parallel (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Invaders (USA)
  29. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) (producer)

  30. The Price of a Song (1935) (producer)
Actor:
  1. Que la fête commence... (1975) (scenes deleted) .... John Law
    ... aka Let Joy Reign Supreme (USA)
    ... aka Que la fête commence! (France: DVD title)
    ... aka Que la fete commence (France: poster title)

  2. Peeping Tom (1960) (uncredited) .... Mark's father, A.N. Lewis
    ... aka Face of Fear (USA: TV title)

  3. Luna de miel (1959) (voice) (uncredited) .... Voice of guide describing the Lovers of Teruel
    ... aka Honeymoon (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Luna de miel en España
    ... aka The Lovers of Teruel (USA)

  4. The Small Back Room (1949) (uncredited) .... Gunnery Officer
    ... aka Hour of Glory (USA)
  5. The Volunteer (1943) .... Photographer outside Buckingham Palace
  6. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) .... Despatching Officer
    ... aka The Story of - - - - - - one of Our Aircraft Is Missing (UK: complete title)
  7. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) (uncredited) .... Reader of prologue

  8. The Edge of the World (1937) (uncredited) .... Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman
  9. The Fire Raisers (1934) (uncredited) .... Radio operator
  10. Hotel Splendide (1932) (uncredited) .... Bugging device engineer
  11. The Compulsory Husband (1930) .... Man

  12. The Garden of Allah (1927) .... A Tourist
  13. Camels to Cannibal (1927)
  14. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business (1927) .... A Tourist/A Faun
  15. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1 (1927)
  16. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense (1927)
  17. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12: That Son of a Sheik (1927)
  18. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar1 (1927)
  19. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6 (1927)
  20. Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats (1927)
  21. The Magician (1926/I) (uncredited) .... Man with balloon at snake charming
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Der weiße Teufel (1930) (still photographer)
    ... aka The White Devil (International: English title)

  2. Blackmail (1929) (assistant camera) (uncredited)
  3. The Manxman (1929) (still photographer) (uncredited)
  4. The First Born (1928) (still photographer)
  5. Champagne (1928) (still photographer)
  6. Morgane la sirène (1928) (still photographer)
    ... aka Morgane, the Enchantress (International: English title)
  7. Carmen (1926) (still photographer)
  8. Mare Nostrum (1926) (grip) (uncredited)
    ... aka Our Sea (USA)
Editor:
  1. Anna Pavlova (1983)
    ... aka A Woman for All Time
    ... aka Pavlova
    ... aka Pavlova: A Woman for All Time
    ... aka The Divine Anna
    ... aka The White Swan (UK: restored version)

  2. A Knight in London (1928)
    ... aka Eine Nacht in London (Germany)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Anna Pavlova (1983) (western version supervisor)
    ... aka A Woman for All Time
    ... aka Pavlova
    ... aka Pavlova: A Woman for All Time
    ... aka The Divine Anna
    ... aka The White Swan (UK: restored version)

  2. Culloden (1964) (TV) (production unit)
    ... aka The Battle of Culloden (USA)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. The Garden of Allah (1927) (assistant director)
  2. The Magician (1926/I) (assistant director)
Art Department:
  1. Champagne (1928) (set designer) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. Orlando (1992) (special thanks)
  2. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) (dedicated to the memory of)
    ... aka J'ai engagé un tueur (France)
    ... aka Vertrag mit meinem Killer (Germany)
Self:
  1. Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Himself

  2. A Very British Psycho (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Cinéma, de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
        - The Scorsese Machine (1991) TV episode .... Himself

  4. New York Stories (1989) (uncredited) .... Himself - at party (segment "Life Lessons")
  5. "The Media Show" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #2.9 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee
  6. Writers in Conversation: Michael Powell (1988) .... Himself (interviewed on stage)
  7. Tears, Laughter, Fear and Rage: Rage (1987) (TV)
  8. Tears, Laughter, Fear and Rage: Tears (1987) (TV)
  9. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Michael Powell (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  10. The Golden Gong (1985) (TV) .... Himself-Interviewee
  11. At the Cinema Palace: Liam O'Leary (1983) .... Himself
  12. "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - A Pretty British Affair (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "The British Greats" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
        - Leslie Howard (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee

  14. Return to the Edge of the World (1978) .... Himself

  15. "Charlie Chaplin: Mennesket, klovnen og instruktøren" (1967) TV series .... Himself
  16. The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob (1966) .... Himself - Director of 'They're a Weird Mob'
Archive Footage:
  1. "Arena"
        - Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "British Film Forever"
        - Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Painting with Light (2007) (V) .... Himself
  4. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) .... Himself
  5. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.6 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The Dream Studio (2004) (V) .... Himself
  7. A Matter of Michael & Emeric (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The Making of an Englishman (1995) (TV) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Book: "Graf Spee", (The Battle of the River Plate). London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 10 Print Biographies | 9 Interviews | 38 Articles more
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