Emeric Pressburger

AKA: Richard Imrie, Emmerich Pressburger, Imre Pressburger
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1902-12-05

Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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).

Crew Roles

Emil and the Detectives
Screenplay
The Scoundrel
Screenplay
They're a Weird Mob
Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Writer
A Matter of Life and Death
Director
A Matter of Life and Death
Screenplay
Operation Crossbow
Screenplay
The Tales of Hoffmann
Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
Writer
The Tales of Hoffmann
Producer
The Small Back Room
Writer
The Small Back Room
Director
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Director
A Canterbury Tale
Director
A Canterbury Tale
Writer
Black Narcissus
Writer
Black Narcissus
Director
Black Narcissus
Producer
The Battle of the River Plate
Director
The Battle of the River Plate
Writer
The Red Shoes
Director
The Red Shoes
Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight
Writer
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director
I Know Where I'm Going!
Writer
I Know Where I'm Going!
Director
I Know Where I'm Going!
Producer
Gone to Earth
Director
Gone to Earth
Producer
Atlantic Ferry
Screenplay
The Volunteer
Director
Behold a Pale Horse
Novel
The Elusive Pimpernel
Writer
One Rainy Afternoon
Story
The Elusive Pimpernel
Producer
Twice Upon a Time
Director
Sehnsucht 202
Writer
Contraband
Writer
The Challenge
Screenplay
Miracle in Soho
Writer
Miracle in Soho
Producer
The Volunteer
Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director
Ill Met by Moonlight
Producer
The End of the River
Producer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Producer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Screenplay
The Spy in Black
Screenplay
The End of the River
Script Supervisor
A Canterbury Tale
Producer
Squadron Leader X
Story
The Great Passion
Writer
The Million Hunters
Screenplay
The Silver Fleet
Story
The Silver Fleet
Producer
Parisian Life
Scenario Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Producer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Writer
The Red Shoes
Writer
...und es leuchtet die Pußta
Writer
The Volunteer
Producer
Farewell
Writer
Ronny
Writer
The Little Escapade
Writer
Twice Upon a Time
Producer
Twice Upon a Time
Screenplay
A Matter of Life and Death
Producer
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
Writer
The Old Scoundrel
Writer
Gilgi: One of Us
Writer
Under Western Eyes
Adaptation
Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Writer
The End of the River
Writer
Wanted for Murder
Screenplay
The Great Barrier
Writer
Breach of Promise
Screenplay
Breach of Promise
Story
Port Arthur
Adaptation
Spy for a Day
Writer
Men Against Britannia
Writer
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
Writer
The Silent Battle
Writer
My Heart Calls You
Writer
The Beautiful Adventure
Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
Producer
49th Parallel
Screenplay
A Girl and a Million
Writer
Rings on Her Fingers
Screenplay
49th Parallel
Original Story
49th Parallel
Scenario Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Producer
The Small Back Room
Producer
Port Arthur
Writer
Parisian Life
Writer
The Red Shoes
Story
The Elusive Pimpernel
Director
Gone to Earth
Screenplay
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