List of the best Michael Powell movies: The Red Shoes(1948), Black Narcissus(1947), Peeping Tom(1960), The Thief of Bagdad(1940), The Edge of the World(1937), 49th Parallel(1941), The Tales of Hoffmann(1951), One of Our Aircraft Is Missing(1942), Gone to Earth(1950), The Spy in Black(1939), Pursuit of the Graf Spee(1956), Night Ambush(1958) ... ...
8.1/10
Romance, Drama
UK
1948
133 Minutes
Director
Emeric Pressburger Moira Shearer Anton Walbrook Marius Goring Robert Helpmann Leonide Massine Albert Basserman Ludmilla Tcherina Esmond Knight
dancer instructor composer emotional passionate spirited france waterfront stage ambition dance love romance forbidden love rivalry discovery rise sacrifice 1940s
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
7.8/10
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
100 Minutes
Director
Deborah Kerr Emeric Pressburger Sabu David Farrar Flora Robson Jean Simmons Esmond Knight Kathleen Byron Jenny Laird Judith Furse May Hallatt
sister nun government official native general young girl intense passionate brooding dreamy himalayas palace school hospital religious beliefs mysterious past obsession unusual behavior missionary work cultural differences
A 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.
7.7/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
109 Minutes
Director
Karl Boehm Moira Shearer Anna Massey Maxine Audley Esmond Knight Bartlett Mullins Shirley Anne Field Michael Goodliffe Brenda Bruce Martin Miller Pamela Green
murderer victim neighbor police officer psychiatrist photographer dark fascinating intense disturbing london film set hotel apartment voyeurism fear serial murders filmmaking secret research
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
7.5/10
Fantasy
UK|USA
1940
106 Minutes
Director
Tim Whelan Sabu John Justin Conrad Veidt June Duprez Rex Ingram Miles Malleson Mary Morris
king thief villain princess genie amusing engaging fascinating middle east desert city castle arabia deception betrayal showdown daunting task magic adventure discovery
After 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.
7.3/10
Drama
UK
1937
80 Minutes
Director
Finlay Currie Niall MacGinnis Grant Sutherland Campbell Robson George Summers John Laurie
young man friend sister father catechist somber st. kilda, scotland fishing village island generational divide love isolation changing times underdog quest rescue love 1930s
A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1941
107 Minutes
Director
Eric Portman Laurence Olivier Anton Walbrook Leslie Howard Raymond Massey Glynis Johns Niall MacGinnis Finlay Currie
nazi soldier trapper inuit native american priest patriotic melodramatic offbeat train canada hudson bay trading post countryside world war ii nazism war politics pursuit 1940s
A 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.
7.2/10
Musical, Fantasy
UK
1951
138 Minutes
Director
Emeric Pressburger Moira Shearer Robert Rounseville Robert Helpmann Ludmilla Tcherina Ann Ayars Pamela Brown Leonide Massine Frederick Ashton
poet doll friend singer courtesan enemy dreamy outlandish tavern fantasy world lost loves deception magic ballet performance love adventure unknown era
A 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.
7.0/10
War
UK
1942
106 Minutes
Director
Godfrey Tearle Emeric Pressburger Eric Portman Hugh Williams Bernard Miles Hugh Burden Emrys Jones Googie Withers Pamela Brown
pilot co-pilot gunner schoolteacher resistance fighter nazi patriotic thrilling holland countryside farm small town school resistance world war ii nazi occupation air raids plane crash escape 1940s
During 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.
6.9/10
Drama
UK|USA
1950
110 Minutes
Director
Jennifer Jones Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Cyril Cusack Sybil Thorndike Edward Chapman Esmond Knight Hugh Griffith George Cole Beatrice Varley Frances Clare
gypsy squire minister love interest husband wife brooding emotional heartwarming passionate spirited wild countryside woods england love desire magic loveless marriage curse
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
6.9/10
War
UK
1939
82 Minutes
Director
Conrad Veidt Sebastian Shaw Valerie Hobson Marius Goring June Duprez Helen Haye Cyril Raymond Hay Petrie
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
6.6/10
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
Director
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
6.6/10
War
UK
1958
93 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde Emeric Pressburger Marius Goring David Oxley Cyril Cusack Laurence Payne Michael Gough Brian Worth John Cairney
major british soldier german soldier nazi hostage guerrilla fighter tense spirited crete cairo countryside world war ii capture dangerous assignment nazis military quest sacrifice 1940s
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1936
66 Minutes
Director
Beatrix Thomson Patric Knowles Reginald Purdell Glennis Lorimer Allan Jeayes Frederick Piper Googie Withers Mabel Poulton Morris Harvey Billy Watts Davina Craig
When 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... See full summary »
6.4/10
Drama
UK
1969
99 Minutes
Director
James Mason Helen Mirren Jack MacGowran Neva Carr-Glyn Frank Thring Andonia Katsaros Michael Boddy Harold Hopkins Slim Da Grey Max Moldrun Dora Hing
young woman artist australian amusing playful engaging australia island art studio art new experiences discovery 1960s
A grizzled Australian painter decides to jolt his stale creativity in a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef, where he meets an alluring young islander who becomes his enchanting model. Could the untamed girl be his long-awaited muse?
6.3/10
Comedy
UK
1934
69 Minutes
Director
Ian Hunter Nancy O'Neil Peter Gawthorne Muriel George Barry Livesey Millicent Wolf Louie Emery Reg Marcus George Zucco
Unemployed 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 ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Romance
UK
1935
63 Minutes
Director
Judy Gunn Louis Hayward David Hutcheson Googie Withers Morris Harvey Aubrey Dexter Eve Turner Bernard Miles Jack Knight Gilbert Davies
Mary 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 ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Musical
UK
1932
77 Minutes
Director
Jerry Verno Polly Ward Peter Gawthorne Muriel George
Bert Gibbs becomes a Lord but agrees to pose as the fiance of a movie star to please his mother.
5.7/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK
1972
54 Minutes
Director
Mark Dightam Robert Eddison Helen Weir
John 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 ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Comedy
UK
1935
65 Minutes
Director
Claire Luce Ian Hunter Sara Allgood Bernard Nedell Michael Shepley Bobbie Comber Denys Blakelock Mary Gaskell Pamela Carne Harold Warrender
Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny. He then meets an American heiress & marries her but finds she has been ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1955
101 Minutes
Director
Anton Walbrook Emeric Pressburger Michael Redgrave Ludmilla Tcherina Mel Ferrer Anthony Quayle Dennis Price Anneliese Rothenberger Oskar Sima Richard Marner Nicholas Bruce
In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda (Ludmilla Tcherina) and her husband (Michael Redgrave) become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
1944
124 Minutes
Director
Emeric Pressburger Eric Portman Sheila Sim John Sweet Dennis Price Esmond Knight Charles Hawtrey Hay Petrie
soldier sergeant shopkeeper criminal lighthearted suspenseful amusing cathedral england small town hotel world war ii traveling mystery friendship discovery transformation mystery pursuit 1940s
A U.S. soldier (John Sweet), a British sergeant and a London girl (Sheila Sim) see minor miracles and catch a prude (Eric Portman).
Drama
1949
106 Minutes
Director
Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Kathleen Byron Jack Hawkins Anthony Bushell Michael Gough Leslie Banks Robert Morley Cyril Cusack Renee Asherson
scientist assistant military officer alcoholic girlfriend patriotic emotional laboratory london office world war ii bomb daunting task alcoholism workplace romance quest transformation 1940s
Brilliant but tormented bomb expert Sammy Rice (David Farrar) works for the British government during World War II, but his increasingly problematic alcoholism and a recent injury threaten his ability to work.
Adventure
1950
109 Minutes
Director
David Niven Emeric Pressburger Margaret Leighton Cyril Cusack Jack Hawkins Robert Coote Edmond Audran Danielle Godet Arlette Marchal Charles Victor David Hutcheson
aristocrat hero revolutionary englishman prisoner brother-in-law spectacular brash gutsy paris london court english channel inn prison rescue french revolution secret identity heroism scarlet pimpernel
London dandy Sir Percy (David Niven) dons disguises to rescue French nobles from the Reign of Terror guillotine.
Adventure
1940
91 Minutes
Director
Conrad Veidt Valerie Hobson Hay Petrie Joss Ambler Raymond Lovell Esmond Knight Charles Victor Phoebe Kershaw Harold Warrender John Longden Eric Maturin
A ship's captain gets caught up in a German spy ring when he follows two people who stole his shore passes.
Romance
1945
91 Minutes
Director
Emeric Pressburger Wendy Hiller Roger Livesey Pamela Brown Finlay Currie Valentine Dyall Petula Clark
fiancée military officer friend sailor boyfriend girlfriend airy charming lighthearted castle small town isle of mull, scotland love ambition marriage social standing love transformation 1940s
A young Englishwoman (Wendy Hiller) aims to marry a tycoon but finds love with a naval officer (Roger Livesey) instead.
Romance, War, Drama
1943
163 Minutes
Director
Emeric Pressburger Roger Livesey Deborah Kerr Anton Walbrook John Laurie James McKechnie Neville Mapp
soldier major general teacher nurse nazi gripping melodramatic witty england pow camp south africa germany love friendship war aging military love transformation sacrifice
A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
Comedy
1966
109 Minutes
Director
Walter Chiari Clare Dunne Chips Rafferty Alida Chelli Ed Devereaux Slim DeGrey John Meillon Charles Little
Learning to speak Australian is one of the many trials faced by an Italian journalist who emigrates Down Under.
War
1940
76 Minutes
Director
Merle Oberon Brian Desmond Hurst Ralph Richardson June Duprez Robert Douglas Anthony Bushell Derrick de Marney Brian Worth Austin Trevor Ivan Brandt
pilot wife relative sweetheart patriotic gripping inspiring england air force base household air show airplane infirmary world war ii english history nazis patriotism quest sacrifice 1930s
The drama of a British wing commander (Ralph Richardson) and his wife (Merle Oberon) features footage of the Nazi threat.
Fantasy
1946
104 Minutes
David Niven Michael Powell Kim Hunter Raymond Massey Robert Coote Kathleen Byron Richard Attenborough Bonar Colleano Joan Maude Marius Goring Roger Livesey
pilot conductor radio operator doctor judge angel airy charming dreamy quirky patriotic england heaven airplane world war ii afterlife death love love rescue
A British airman escapes death by mistake and resists the messenger who keeps summoning him to the beyond.
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