biography
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| lived:
| (1905–90)
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| biography:
| Film director, scriptwriter, and producer, born in Bekesbourne, Kent, SE England, UK. He worked as a director on minor productions in the 1930s, and co-directed on The Thief of Baghdad (1940) for Korda, who introduced him to the Hungarian scriptwriter, Emeric Pressburger (1902–88). Powell and Pressburger formed The Archers Company in 1942, and for more than 10 years made a series of unusual and original features, many with an exceptional use of colour, such as Black Narcissus (1947) and The Tales of Hoffman (1951). After the break-up of the partnership, Powell's productions were infrequent, including the controversial Peeping Tom (1960) and The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), from a script by Pressburger. |
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