Movie Database

Movies by Director - Michael Powell (55 [Missing: 19])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Two Crowded HoursNA1931 Drama,Mystery,Short Not Available
Born LuckyNA1933 Musical Not Available
C.O.D.NA1932 Crime,Mystery,Thriller Not Available
His LordshipBert Gibbs becomes a Lord but agrees to pose as the fiance of a movie star to please his mother.1932Michael PowellComedy,Musical5.8 (54 votes)7920211228
Hotel SplendideJerry Mason inherits a seaside hotel but discovers that a gang of robbers have buried their loot on the site where the hotel now stands.1932Michael PowellCrime,Drama6.1 (49 votes)5320240316
My Friend the KingNA1932 Comedy Not Available
The RaspNA1931 Drama,Short Not Available
RynoxBusiness tycoon F. X. Benedik claims he has been threatened by a mysterious stranger Boswell Marsh. When F. X. Benedik is found murdered. Tony takes over the business and tries to track down the mysterious Marsh.1931Michael PowellDrama5.5 (97 votes)4820240614
The Star ReporterNA1931 Crime,Drama,Short Not Available
Fire Raisers, TheJim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...1934Michael PowellCrime,Thriller5.8 (184 votes)7720211228
Murder Party, The [The Night of the Party]A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the Inspector isn't so sure ...1934Michael PowellCrime,Mystery,Thriller5.8 (166 votes)6120240605
Red Ensign [Strike!]David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard (when we still built ships). The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. Can he get the ship built in spite of 1934Michael PowellDrama6.0 (268 votes)6920211228
Something Always HappensUnemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers. When the man rejects the idea Peter joins a rival c1934Michael PowellComedy,Romance6.3 (276 votes)6920211228
The Girl in the CrowdNA1934 Comedy Not Available
LazybonesNA1935 Comedy,Romance Not Available
Love Test, TheMary Lee is the new head of a Chemistry Laboratory. Thompson and his work-mates are resentful of her appointment and try to make her fall in love with John in the hope that this will make her neglect her work.1935Michael PowellComedy,Romance6.0 (85 votes)6320211228
Phantom Light, TheA lighthouse keeper has been murdered in mysterious circumstances and, during the ensuing investigation a Phantom Light keeps appearing at the scene of his death.1935Michael PowellCrime,Mystery,Thriller6.2 (589 votes)7620221116
The Price of a SongNA1935 Crime,Drama Not Available
SomedayNA1935 Drama Not Available
The Brown WalletNA1936 Crime,Drama,Thriller Not Available
Crown v. StevensWhen an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of insurance ...1936Michael PowellCrime,Drama,Thriller6.4 (380 votes)6620240530
Her Last AffaireThe wife of a politician is found dead at a country inn, where she had been seen with the politician's secretary, Alan. He is the immediate suspect but has a valid alibi.1935Michael PowellDrama5.8 (57 votes)7820240316
The Man Behind the MaskNA1936 Drama Not Available
Edge of the World, TheA way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.1937Michael PowellDrama,History,Romance7.3 (1.8K votes)7420211228
Lion Has Wings, TheA look at the current might of the Royal Air Force. Place - Great Britain, time - two months after the start of World War ll.1939Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell, Alexander KordaDrama,War5.7 (752 votes)7620230328
Spy in Black, TheA German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.1939Michael PowellThriller,War6.9 (2.2K votes)7720211228
ContrabandEarly in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.1940Michael PowellCrime,Drama,Romance6.9 (1.2K votes)8020211228
Thief of Bagdad, TheAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.1940Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan KordaAdventure,Family,Fantasy7.5 (12.9K votes)10620211228
An Airman's Letter to His MotherNA1941 Short,War Not Available
49th ParallelA World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.1941Michael PowellDrama,Thriller,War7.3 (6.5K votes)12320211228
One of Our Aircraft Is MissingDuring a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland and are aided by Dutch civilians.1942Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerAction,Adventure,Drama7.0 (2.2K votes)8220211228
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, TheFrom the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.1943Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama,Romance,War8.1 (14.4K votes)16320211228
Canterbury Tale, AThree modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.1944Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerComedy,Drama,Mystery7.5 (5.7K votes)12420211228
Volunteer, TheAfter a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly Navy) and has become a hero, rescuing a pil...1944Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerWar6.0 (228 votes)4520240407
I Know Where I'm GoingA young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.1945Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama,Romance7.5 (8.6K votes)9220211228
Matter Of Life And Death, AA British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.1946Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama,Fantasy,Romance8.1 (21.4K votes)10420211228
Black NarcissusA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.1947Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama7.8 (24.1K votes)10120211228
Red Shoes, TheA young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.1948Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama,Music,Romance8.1 (33.8K votes)13520211228
Small Back Room, TheAs the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on Britain in 1943, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.1949Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama,Romance,Thriller7.2 (2.6K votes)10620211228
Fighting Pimpernel, The [The Elusive Pimpernel]A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.1949Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerAdventure,Drama,Romance6.1 (546 votes)8820211228
Gone to Earth [The Wild Heart]A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.1950Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDrama,Romance6.9 (1.3K votes)8220211228
Tales of Hoffmann, TheA melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.1951Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerFantasy,Music,Musical7.2 (3.3K votes)12820211228
Oh... Rosalinda!!"Die Fledermaus" (The Bat) is the pseudonym adopted by Dr. Falke (Anton Walbrook). Floating on the buoyant waltzes of Strauss, this Viennese romp is sure to please. Disguises, tricks, and every kind of deception combine to reveal a w1955Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerMusical6.0 (395 votes)10120211228
The Sorcerer's ApprenticeNA1955 Short Not Available
Pursuit of the Graf Spee [The Battle of the River Plate]In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.1956Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerAction,Adventure,Drama6.6 (4.3K votes)11920211228
Ill Met By MoonlightLed by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.1957Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerAction,Adventure,Drama6.6 (1.6K votes)9320211228
HoneymoonNA1959 Drama,Music Not Available
Peeping TomA young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.1960Michael PowellDrama,Horror,Thriller7.7 (34.2K votes)10120211228
The Queen's GuardsNA1961 Drama Not Available
They're a Weird MobAn Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.1966Michael PowellAdventure,Comedy,Romance6.5 (960 votes)11220211228
Age of ConsentA grizzled Australian painter decides to jolt his stale creativity by moving to a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef, where he takes on an alluring, uninhibited young woman as his muse.1969Michael PowellBiography,Comedy,Drama6.4 (3.2K votes)9820211228
Boy Who Turned Yellow, TheJohn and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electri...1972Michael PowellAdventure,Family,Fantasy5.7 (292 votes)5520240419
Bluebeard's CastleNA1963 Drama,Musical Not Available
Return to the Edge of the WorldNA1978 Documentary,History,Short Not Available
SmithNA1939 Drama,Short Not Available