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Powell and Pressburger also co-produced a few films by other directors under The Archers' banner: The Silver Fleet (1943), written and directed by Vernon Sewell and Gordon Wellesley, based on a story by Pressburger, [7] and The End of the River (1947), directed by Derek N. Twist, to which both Powell and Pressburger contributed uncredited ...
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger.Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going!
The films of Powell and Pressburger, the directing-screenwriting duo known as the Archers, has been an abiding polestar for Scorsese, who befriended Powell late in life. Thelma Schoonmaker, Scorsese’s longtime editor, married him, and since his death in 1990 has worked tirelessly to celebrate his legacy.
‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger,’ the documentary executive produced and narrated by Matin Scorsese, has been acquired by Mubi ahead of the film’s world premiere at the ...
IN FOCUS: The legendary director’s long-time editor Thelma Schoonmaker speaks to James Mottram about their three-decade mission to restore the works of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ...
Narrated by superfan Martin Scorsese, this thorough — and thoroughly entertaining — two-hour documentary revives the reputation of the directing duo.
Scorsese and the Foundation spearheaded fundraising for the film restoration of Michael Powell, and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes (1948). [219] For his advocacy in film restoration he received the Robert Osborne Award at the 2018 TCM Film Festival .
Collectively known as the Archers, Michael Powell, a hop farmer’s son from Kent, England, met Hungarian emigre Emeric Pressburger, who fled Nazi Germany for Paris and then, in 1935, London, and ...