Emeric Pressburger
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).
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1902-12-05 · Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- 1988-02-05
Known for
- The Red Shoes (1948) — Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
- Black Narcissus (1947) — Director
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Screenplay
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — Writer
- I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — Writer
- A Canterbury Tale (1944) — Director
- 49th Parallel (1941) — Screenplay
- Operation Crossbow (1965) — Screenplay
- The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) — Writer
- The Small Back Room (1949) — Writer
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Writer
- The Spy in Black (1939) — Screenplay
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) — Director
- Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) — Director
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964) — Novel
- Gone to Earth (1950) — Producer