Michael Powell

Born September 30, 1905· Bekesbourne, Kent, England

† Died February 19, 1990

4Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Born in Bekesbourne, Kent, the youngest child of a hop farmer and educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Dulwich College, he left a bank job in 1922 to pursue cinema, beginning as a studio assistant for Rex Ingram in Nice in 1925 and later assisting Alfred Hitchcock on silent and early sound pictures before directing quota-quickies and his first credited feature, Two Crowded Hours, in 1931.… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Peeping Tom1960One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942The Edge of the World1937The Magician1926

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7.4

Peeping Tom1960

Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)

★ 7.2

The Edge of the World1937

Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)

★ 6.6

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942

Despatching Officer

★ 6.1

The Magician1926

Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography

★ 6

Age of Consent1969

★ 6

They're a Weird Mob1966

★ 7.4

Peeping Tom1960

★ 6.2

Ill Met by Moonlight1957

★ 6.4

The Battle of the River Plate1956

★ 7.1

The Tales of Hoffmann1951

★ 6.2

Gone to Earth1950

★ 6.8

The Small Back Room1949

★ 8

The Red Shoes1948

★ 7.5

Black Narcissus1947

★ 7.7

A Matter of Life and Death1946

★ 7.1

I Know Where I'm Going!1945