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The Archers: Filmography

THE SPY IN BLACK
1939

Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by Irving Asher for London Films
Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger, based on Roland Pertwee's adaptation of the novel by J. Storer Clouston
Cinematographer: Bernard Browne
Production designer: Vincent Korda
Editor: Hugh Stewart
Music: Miklos Rozsa
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw, Marius Goring


CONTRABAND
1940

Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by John Corfield for British National
Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell, based on a screenplay by Brock Williams, from a story by Pressburger
Cinematographer: F.A. Young
Editor: John Seabourne
Music: Richard Addinsell
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie, Esmond Knight, Raymond Lovell

49th PARALLEL
1941

Directed and Produced by Michael Powell
Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger
An Ortus Films production released by the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Frederick Young
Editor: David Lean
Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Starring: Eric Portman, Laurence Olivier, Finlay Currie, Anton Walbrook, Leslie Howard, Glynis Johns, Niall MacGinnis, Raymond Massey, Raymond Lovell
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942

Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by John Corfield, Michael Powell, and Emeric Pressburger for British National
Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
Cinematographer: Ronald Neame
Editor: David Lean
Starring: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Bernard Miles, Hugh Williams, Hugh Burden, Emrys Jones, Pamela Brown, Peter Ustinov

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
1943

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A Production of The Archers, released by the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Georges Perinal
Production designer: Alfred Junge
Editor: John Seabourne
Music: Allan Gray
Starring: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
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A CANTERBURY TALE
1944

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A production of The Archers, released by the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Erwin Hillier
Production designer: Alfred Junge
Editor: John Seabourne
Music: Allan Gray
Starring: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet, Esmond Knight

I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING!
1945

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A production of The Archers, released by the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Erwin Hillier
Production designer: Alfred Junge
Editor: John Seabourne
Music: Allan Gray
Starring: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie
essay.gifEssay By Ian Christie

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
1946

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A Production of the Archers, released by the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff
Production designer: Alfred Junge
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Allan Gray
Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Abraham Sofaer

BLACK NARCISSUS
1947

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A production of The Archers, released by the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff
Production designer: Alfred Junge
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Brian Easdale
Starring: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Sabu, Jean Simmons, Esmond Knight, Flora Robson, Judith Furse
essay.gifEssay By Ronald Haver

THE RED SHOES
1948

Written, produced and directed by: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Director of photography: Jack Cardiff
Production designed by Hein Heckroth
Art director: Arthur Lawson
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music composed, arranged and conducted by Brian Easdale
Featuring: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Choreography by: Robert Helpmann
The part of the Shoemaker created and danced by: Leonide Massine
Conducted by: Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart.
Starring: Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, Anton Walbrook
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THE SMALL BACK ROOM
1949

Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Based on the novel by Nigel Balchin
A production of The Archers, released by London Film Productions
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Production designer: Hein Heckroth
Editor: Clifford Turner
Music: Brian Easdale
Starring: David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Michael Gough, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks, Milton Rosmer

GONE TO EARTH
1950

Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Produced by Alexander Korda and David O. Selznick
A production of London Films and Vanguard Productions
Screenplay by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the novel by Mary Webb
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Production designer: Hein Heckroth
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Brian Easdale
Starring: Jennifer Jones, David Farrar, Cyril Cusack, Sybil Thorndyke

THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
1950

Written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Produced by Alexander Korda and Samuel Goldwyn
A production of The Archers, released by London Film Productions
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Production designer: Hein Heckroth
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Brian Easdale
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack, Jack Hawkins, Robert Coote

THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
1951

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Based on the opera by Jacques Offenbach and Jules Barbier, adapted by Dennis Arundell
A production of The Archers for London Film Productions
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Production designer: Hein Heckroth
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Jacques Offenbach
Music conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham, conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Starring: Robert Rounseville, Robert Helpmann, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina, Ann Ayars, Leonide Massine, Frederick Ashton, Pamela Brown
essay.gifEssay By Bruce Eder

OH . . . ROSALINDA!!
1955

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A production of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, released by Associated British-Pathe
Based on Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Production designer: Hein Heckroth
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Johann Strauss
Lyrics: Dennis Arundell
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Anthony Quayle, Michael Redgrave, Dennis Price, Ludmilla Tcherina, Mel Ferrer, Anneliese Rothenberger

THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE
1956

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
A production of The Archers in association with the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Production designer: Arthur Lawson
Editor: Reginald Mills
Music: Brian Easdale
Starring: Anthony Quayle, John Gregson, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter, Jack Gwillim, Bernard Lee

ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
1957

Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Based on the book Ill Met by Moonlight, by W. Stanley Moss
A production of The Archers in association with the Rank Organisation
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Editor: Arthur Stevens
Music: Mikis Theodorakis
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, David Oxley, Marius Goring, Cyril Cusack, Michael Gough, Laurence Payne

THE BOY WHO TURNED YELLOW
1972

Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by Roger Cherill for the Children's Film Foundation and released by the Rank Organisation
Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Editor: Peter Boita
Music: Patrick Gowers, David Vorhaus
Starring: Mark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen Weir, Brian Worth, Esmond Knight, Laurence Carter