Michael Powell

Biography

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They produced a series of classic British films, including The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus, and The Red Shoes. Powell's career was seriously damaged by the controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, but he received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1981 for his contributions to cinema.