Michael Powell

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), The Red Shoes (1948), 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.

There have been several well-known people named Michael Powell or Mike Powell, including:

Mike Powell (writer and filmmaker), creator of the movies Discretion and Chorus Mike Powell (athlete), world record holder in the long jump Michael Powell (director), a British film director Michael Powell (politician), former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell (bookseller), owner of a well-known bookstore Michael Powell (lacrosse player), a professional lacrosse player Michael Powell (author), a British author Mike Powell (Warwickshire cricketer), an English cricketer Mike Powell (Glamorgan cricketer), a Welsh cricketer Michael Powell (mathematician), a Professor a University of Cambridge and member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Michael Powell (record producer), an American record producer Michael Powell (trombonist), trombonist in the American Brass Quintet Michael Powell (columnist), columnist for the Pacific Publishing Company Michael Powell (cancer geneticist),

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