Emeric Pressburger

Biography

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).

Birthday

Dec 5, 1902

Place of birth

Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Deathday

Feb 5, 1988

Also known as

Richard Imrie
Emmerich Pressburger
Imre Pressburger
Emmerich Preßburger
에메릭 프레스버거
埃默里克·普雷斯伯格

Credited in

As cast

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
As Self (archive footage)
The Red Shoes
As Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
A Pretty British Affair
As Interviewee

As crew

Emil and the Detectives
Role: Screenplay
The Scoundrel
Role: Screenplay
They're a Weird Mob
Role: Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Role: Director
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Role: Writer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Role: Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
Role: Director
A Matter of Life and Death
Role: Screenplay
Operation Crossbow
Role: Screenplay
The Tales of Hoffmann
Role: Director
The Tales of Hoffmann
Role: Writer
The Tales of Hoffmann
Role: Producer
The Small Back Room
Role: Director
The Small Back Room
Role: Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Role: Director
A Canterbury Tale
Role: Writer
A Canterbury Tale
Role: Director
Black Narcissus
Role: Director
Black Narcissus
Role: Writer
Black Narcissus
Role: Producer
The Battle of the River Plate
Role: Director
The Battle of the River Plate
Role: Writer
The Red Shoes
Role: Director
The Red Shoes
Role: Producer
Ill Met by Moonlight
Role: Director
Ill Met by Moonlight
Role: Writer
I Know Where I'm Going!
Role: Director
I Know Where I'm Going!
Role: Producer
I Know Where I'm Going!
Role: Writer
Gone to Earth
Role: Director
Gone to Earth
Role: Producer
Atlantic Ferry
Role: Screenplay
The Volunteer
Role: Director
Behold a Pale Horse
Role: Novel
The Elusive Pimpernel
Role: Writer
One Rainy Afternoon
Role: Story
The Elusive Pimpernel
Role: Producer
Twice Upon a Time
Role: Director
Sehnsucht 202
Role: Writer
Contraband
Role: Writer
The Challenge
Role: Screenplay
Miracle in Soho
Role: Writer
Miracle in Soho
Role: Producer
The Volunteer
Role: Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Role: Director
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Role: Writer
Ill Met by Moonlight
Role: Producer
The End of the River
Role: Producer
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Role: Screenplay
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Role: Producer
The Spy in Black
Role: Screenplay
The End of the River
Role: Script Supervisor
A Canterbury Tale
Role: Producer
Squadron Leader X
Role: Story
The Great Passion
Role: Writer
The Million Hunters
Role: Screenplay
The Silver Fleet
Role: Story
The Silver Fleet
Role: Producer
Parisian Life
Role: Scenario Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Role: Writer
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Role: Producer
The Red Shoes
Role: Writer
...und es leuchtet die Pußta
Role: Writer
The Volunteer
Role: Producer
Farewell
Role: Writer
Ronny
Role: Writer
The Little Escapade
Role: Writer
Twice Upon a Time
Role: Screenplay
Twice Upon a Time
Role: Producer
A Matter of Life and Death
Role: Producer
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
Role: Writer
The Old Scoundrel
Role: Writer
Gilgi: One of Us
Role: Writer
The End of the River
Role: Writer
Wanted for Murder
Role: Screenplay
Breach of Promise
Role: Screenplay
Breach of Promise
Role: Story
The Great Barrier
Role: Writer
Port Arthur
Role: Adaptation
Under Western Eyes
Role: Adaptation
Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Role: Writer
Men Against Britannia
No picture available
Role: Writer
Spy for a Day
Role: Writer
The Silent Battle
Role: Writer
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
Role: Writer
My Heart Calls You
Role: Writer
The Beautiful Adventure
Role: Writer
The Battle of the River Plate
Role: Producer
49th Parallel
Role: Screenplay
A Girl and a Million
Role: Writer
Rings on Her Fingers
Role: Screenplay
49th Parallel
Role: Original Story
49th Parallel
Role: Scenario Writer
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Role: Producer
The Small Back Room
Role: Producer
Port Arthur
Role: Writer
Parisian Life
No picture available
Role: Writer
The Red Shoes
Role: Story
The Elusive Pimpernel
Role: Director
Gone to Earth
Role: Screenplay