Emeric Pressburger
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 5, 1902
- Died
- February 5, 1988
- Birthplace
- Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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).
Filmography
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger 2024
as Self (archive footage)
A Pretty British Affair 1981
as Interviewee
The Boy Who Turned Yellow 1972
Producer, Screenplay
They're a Weird Mob 1966
Writer
Operation Crossbow 1965
Screenplay
Behold a Pale Horse 1964
Novel
Miracle in Soho 1957
Writer, Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight 1957
Writer, Director, Producer
- Men Against Britannia
Men Against Britannia 1957
Writer
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
Director, Writer, Producer
Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955
Writer, Director, Producer
Twice Upon a Time 1953
Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Tales of Hoffmann 1951
Director, Writer, Producer
The Elusive Pimpernel 1950
Writer, Producer, Director
Gone to Earth 1950
Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Small Back Room 1949
Writer, Director, Producer
The Red Shoes 1948
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer, Story
“The Red Shoes” Sketches 1948
Writer
The End of the River 1947
Producer, Script Supervisor, Writer
Black Narcissus 1947
Writer, Director, Producer
A Matter of Life and Death 1946
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Wanted for Murder 1946
Screenplay
I Know Where I'm Going! 1945
Writer, Director, Producer
A Canterbury Tale 1944
Director, Writer, Producer
The Volunteer 1944
Director, Writer, Producer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943
Producer, Director, Writer
The Silver Fleet 1943
Story, Producer
Squadron Leader X 1943
Story
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942
Director, Producer, Writer
Breach of Promise 1942
Screenplay, Story
Rings on Her Fingers 1942
Screenplay
49th Parallel 1941
Screenplay, Original Story, Scenario Writer
Atlantic Ferry 1941
Screenplay
Contraband 1940
Writer
Spy for a Day 1940
Writer
The Spy in Black 1939
Screenplay
The Silent Battle 1939
Writer
The Challenge 1938
Screenplay
The Great Barrier 1937
Writer
Port Arthur 1936
Writer
Port Arthur 1936
Adaptation
One Rainy Afternoon 1936
Story
Under Western Eyes 1936
Adaptation
- Parisian Life
Parisian Life 1936
Writer
Parisian Life 1935
Scenario Writer
Monsieur Sans-Gêne 1935
Writer
My Heart Calls You 1934
Writer
The Million Hunters 1934
Screenplay
Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming 1933
Writer
And the Puszta Gleams 1933
Writer
The Old Scoundrel 1932
Writer
A Girl and a Million 1932
Writer
Gilgi: One of Us 1932
Writer
Sehnsucht 202 1932
Writer
The Beautiful Adventure 1932
Writer
Ronny 1931
Writer
Emil and the Detectives 1931
Screenplay
The Small Gap 1931
Scenario Writer
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil 1931
Writer
The Little Escapade 1931
Writer
The Scoundrel 1931
Screenplay
Farewell 1930
Writer
The Great Desire 1930
Writer
Credits from TMDB.