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).

Born:

Dec 5, 1902 In Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Movie/TV Credits:

3

First Appeared:

In the movie The Red Shoes 1948-09-06

Latest Project:

Movie Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger 2024-05-10