Michael Powell

Michael Latham Powell, a highly acclaimed English film director, was born on September 30th, 1905, and passed away on February 19th, 1990. Powell's most notable collaborations were with Emeric Pressburger, with whom he formed the iconic filmmaking partnership known as "The Archers". Together, they created a plethora of timeless British classics, including "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940),"49th Parallel" (1941),"The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943),"A Matter of Life and Death" (1946),also referred to as "Stairway to Heaven", "Black Narcissus" (1947),and "The Red Shoes" (1948).