Emeric Pressburger

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Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his influential partnership with Michael Powell on classic British films such as "The Red Shoes" and "A Matter of Life and Death."

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Emeric Pressburger canonical 45

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instanceOf Hungarian-British person
film director
film producer
person
screenwriter
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story
child Kevin Macdonald
citizenship Hungary
United Kingdom
coFounded The Archers
countryOfBirth Hungary
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1902-12-05
dateOfDeath 1988-02-05
educatedAt University of Prague
emigratedTo United Kingdom
familyName Pressburger
fieldOfWork cinema
film direction
film production
screenwriting
fullName Imre József Pressburger
genre drama film
fantasy film
war film
givenName Emeric
linked to: Emericus

Imre
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hungarian
linked to: Hungarian language
notableWork 49th Parallel
A Canterbury Tale
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven)
linked to: Stairway to Heaven

Black Narcissus
Gone to Earth
I Know Where I’m Going!
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Red Shoes
The Small Back Room
The Tales of Hoffmann
occupation film director
film producer
novelist
screenwriter
partnerInArtisticCollaboration Michael Powell
placeOfBirth Miskolc
placeOfDeath Saxtead
religion Judaism
spouse Wendy Orme
workedIn Germany
United Kingdom

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Two Cities Films collaboratedWith Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell partnerInBusiness Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell workedWith Emeric Pressburger
Jack Cardiff collaboratedWith Emeric Pressburger
Andrew Macdonald relative Emeric Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death director Emeric Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death producer Emeric Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death screenplayBy Emeric Pressburger
Erwin Hillier notableCollaboration Emeric Pressburger
Christopher Challis associatedWith Emeric Pressburger
Kevin Macdonald relative Emeric Pressburger
Kevin Macdonald notableRelative Emeric Pressburger
Marc Platt workedWith Emeric Pressburger
I Know Where I’m Going! director Emeric Pressburger
I Know Where I’m Going! producer Emeric Pressburger
I Know Where I’m Going! screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
Marius Goring workedWith Emeric Pressburger
A Canterbury Tale director Emeric Pressburger
A Canterbury Tale producer Emeric Pressburger
A Canterbury Tale writer Emeric Pressburger
Black Narcissus director Emeric Pressburger
Black Narcissus producer Emeric Pressburger
Black Narcissus screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp director Emeric Pressburger
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp producer Emeric Pressburger
The Red Shoes director Emeric Pressburger
The Red Shoes producer Emeric Pressburger
The Red Shoes screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
The Small Back Room director Emeric Pressburger
The Small Back Room producer Emeric Pressburger
The Small Back Room screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
49th Parallel screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
Golden Age of British cinema notableFigure Emeric Pressburger
The Lion Has Wings (1939 film) screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
The Spy in Black (1939 film) screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
Michael Latham Powell collaboratedWith Emeric Pressburger
The Archers coFoundedBy Emeric Pressburger
The Archers keyPerson Emeric Pressburger
Moira Shearer workedWith Emeric Pressburger
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing director Emeric Pressburger
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing producer Emeric Pressburger
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
Miracle in Soho screenwriter Emeric Pressburger