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Emeric Pressburger

Hungarian-British screenwriter, director and producer (1902-1988) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer.

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A life in dates

1988Died5 February 19881981BAFTA FellowshipAward1951Silver Bear for best original musicAward1943Academy Award for Best StoryAward1902Born5 December 1902

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Awards

BAFTA Fellowship1981
Silver Bear for best original music1951
Academy Award for Best Story1943

About this person

He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaboration partnership known as the Archers, and produced a series of films, including 49th Parallel, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1988 · aged 85

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