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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 137
Top works
- The Guide for Guys
- The LowBrow Guide to World History
- The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee
- "Graf Spee"
- Teaching Poetry
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Film & TV
Directing · Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also…
Known for
- Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger — Self (archive footage)2024
- Inside Rupert Pupkin — Self (archive footage)2014
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self (voice) (archive sound)2010
- Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris — Self (archive sound)2003
- A Very British Psycho — Himself1997
- The Scorsese Machine — Self1990
- Laughter — Himself1986
- Tears — Himself1986
- Fear — Himself1986
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio — Self1985
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1937-08-06
- Active to
- 2000-09-26
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 239
- Total plays
- 1,044
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,626x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,861x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,955x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,712x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,031x
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Latham Powell , ( 1905-09-30 ) 30 September 1905, Bekesbourne , Kent , England
- Died
- 19 February 1990 (1990-02-19) (aged 84), Avening , Gloucestershire , England
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1925–1983
- Spouses
- Gloria Mary Rouger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1927 ) Frankie Reidy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; died 1983 ) Thelma Schoonmaker , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Partner s
- Pamela Brown , (1962; died 1975)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Michael Powell-1943 (cropped 2).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1905-09-30
- date of death
- 1990-02-19
- Commons category
- Michael Powell
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- name in native language
- Michael Powell
- birth name
- Michael Latham Powell
- end of work period
- 1983-00-00
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Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, Stairway to Heaven in the U.S.), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
His controversial Peeping Tom (1960), which was so vilified on first release that it seriously damaged his career, is now considered a classic, and possibly the earliest "slasher movie". Many renowned filmmakers, such as Francis Ford Coppola, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Bertrand Tavernier and Martin Scorsese have cited Powell as an influence.