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1. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 24,989
2. Black Narcissus (1947)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jenny Laird
Votes: 27,734
3. The Red Shoes (1948)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 39,224 | Gross: $10.90M
4. Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
131 min | Documentary
Features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese.
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Votes: 39
5. 49th Parallel (1941)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Richard George, Eric Portman
Votes: 7,680
6. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Romance, War
From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, James McKechnie
Votes: 16,372
7. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie
Votes: 9,790
8. Operation Crossbow (1965)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Drama, War
Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills
Votes: 5,508
9. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Not Rated | 128 min | Fantasy, Music, Musical
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Ludmilla Tchérina, Ann Ayars
Votes: 3,953 | Gross: $0.09M
10. Hour of Glory (1949)
Approved | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on Britain in 1943, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Farrar, Jack Hawkins, Michael Gough, Henry Caine
Votes: 3,114
11. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
12. Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, War
Famous Spanish bandit Artiguez returns to his native Spanish village after 20 years in French exile, but Spanish cop Vinolas sets a trap for him.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Raymond Pellegrin
Votes: 2,250 | Gross: $3.00M
13. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter
Votes: 4,868
14. A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet
Votes: 6,496
15. Night Ambush (1957)
Unrated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Dimitri Andreas
Votes: 1,981
16. Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two con artists take a shopgirl under their wing, but she disrupts their marrying-for-money scheme by falling for a mathematician.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Laird Cregar, Shepperd Strudwick
Votes: 1,081
17. Gone to Earth (1950)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Romance
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Jennifer Jones, David Farrar, Cyril Cusack, Sybil Thorndike
Votes: 1,492
18. U-Boat 29 (1939)
77 min | Thriller, War
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw, Marius Goring
Votes: 2,463
19. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland and are aided by Dutch civilians.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles
Votes: 2,529
20. They're a Weird Mob (1966)
112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli
Votes: 1,177
21. The Silver Fleet (1943)
88 min | Drama, War
Jaap van Leyden (Sir Ralph Richardson) is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later, a ... See full summary »
Directors: Vernon Sewell, Gordon Wellesley | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Googie Withers, Esmond Knight, Beresford Egan
Votes: 543
22. Wanted for Murder (1946)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman becomes the target of a man who is gradually becoming insane, unable to resist his urge to strangle women to death, but who appears to be purposely leaving pieces of evidence behind.
Director: Lawrence Huntington | Stars: Eric Portman, Dulcie Gray, Derek Farr, Roland Culver
Votes: 805
23. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
24. The Fighting Pimpernel (1949)
88 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 613
25. Blackout (1940)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie, Joss Ambler
Votes: 1,353
26. The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)
55 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Mark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen Weir, Brian Worth
Votes: 293
27. Emil and the Detectives (1931)
75 min | Adventure, Family, Drama
Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
Director: Gerhard Lamprecht | Stars: Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack, Fritz Rasp, Rudolf Biebrach
Votes: 717
28. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
101 min | Musical
Pseudonym Dr. Falke pursues his wife through disguises and deceptions in postwar Vienna, an operetta adaptation involving occupying powers' protagonists, not a staged production but a cinematic reimagining.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anthony Quayle, Anton Walbrook, Dennis Price, Ludmilla Tchérina
Votes: 468
29. The Volunteer (1944)
45 min | War
After a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Pat McGrath, Anna Neagle, Laurence Olivier
Votes: 235
30. Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, History, Romance
After their state-of-the-art steamship the "Gigantic" sinks a few minutes after being launched, the MacIver brothers of Liverpool begin to plan for the future of their company. David (... See full summary »
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Griffith Jones, Hartley Power
Votes: 151
31. One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actor Philippe Martin and his married date Yvonne plan to neck in a darkened cinema, but he gets the wrong seat and mistakenly kisses lovely Monique, a publisher's daughter. An absurd ... See full summary »
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Francis Lederer, Ida Lupino, Hugh Herbert, Roland Young
Votes: 314
32. Die große Sehnsucht (1930)
100 min | Comedy
A young woman leaves behind her job, home and family to try to make it in the movie business.Features cameos from about three dozen German film stars.
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, Harry Frank, Paul Kemp
Votes: 21
33. Abschied (1930)
73 min | Comedy, Drama
Peter Winkler's new job offer is about to take him away from his lover Hella, but he has been keeping it a secret from her. Mutual lack of trust and vicious gossip threatens their relationship as they plan to make their farewells.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Brigitte Horney, Aribert Mog, Emilia Unda, Konstantin Mic
Votes: 198
34. Twice Upon a Time (1953)
75 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Twin sisters are separated when their parents divorce. They meet again by accident when they are both sent to the same summer camp and hatch a plot to reunite their family.
Director: Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Hugh Williams, Elizabeth Allan, Jack Hawkins, Yolande Larthe
Votes: 67
35. The End of the River (1947)
80 min | Drama
A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder. The story of how this happened and how he got into trouble is told in flashback.
Director: Derek N. Twist | Stars: Sabu, Bibi Ferreira, Esmond Knight, Antoinette Cellier
Votes: 121
36. Squadron Leader X (1943)
90 min | War, Drama
Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players cigarettes, a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British ... See full summary »
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak, Walter Fitzgerald, Martin Miller
Votes: 24
37. Sehnsucht 202 (1932)
79 min | Comedy, Musical
A musical comedy set in Vienna. The title refers to the name of a perfume. Two young women reply to newspaper advertisements but their replies are confused. The two young directors of the ... See full summary »
Director: Max Neufeld | Stars: Magda Schneider, Fritz Schulz, Luise Rainer, Rolf von Goth
Votes: 39
38. Miracle in Soho (1957)
93 min | Drama, Romance
In London's colourful but seedy Soho of the 1950's, Michael Morgan is working mending the road. He is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, a ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: John Gregson, Belinda Lee, Cyril Cusack, Peter Illing
Votes: 194
39. Das schöne Abenteuer (1932)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
Helene has agreed to marry a man that she isn't in love with. On the day of her wedding her cousin arrives just in time to rescue her and they run away together. They stay with her aged ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhold Schünzel | Stars: Käthe von Nagy, Wolf Albach-Retty, Alfred Abel, Ida Wüst
Votes: 16
40. I Give My Life (1936)
Approved | 83 min | Drama, War
French-language remake of Port Arthur (1936): espionage, action and romance in the Russo-Japanese War, as the conflict threatens Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky and his Japanese wife Youki.
Director: Nicolas Farkas | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux, Charles Vanel, Jean Appert
Votes: 32
41. Mein Herz ruft nach dir (1934)
83 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Rosé and his opera troupe travel by ship to Monte Carlo. Mario Delmonti, the tenor, finds Carla hidden in his cabin, and helps her returning to Europe. Arriving in Monte Carlo they find the... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Jan Kiepura, Mártha Eggerth, Paul Kemp, Paul Hörbiger
Votes: 23
42. Continental Express (1939)
Approved | 73 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A mystery thriller set aboard the Orient Express bound for Istanbul. A girl is blackmailed into throwing a bomb at the President of a fictional Balkan state with the intention of starting another major war.
Director: Herbert Mason | Stars: Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson, John Loder, Muriel Aked
Votes: 27
43. Gilgi: One of Us (1932)
89 min | Drama
A young woman born illegitimately comes to terms with the challenge of getting married.
Director: Johannes Meyer | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Gustav Diessl, Jessie Vihrog, Ernst Busch
Votes: 20
44. Adventure in Blackmail (1942)
79 min | Drama, Romance
Peter Conway is a playwright and his new play is having its first night. At the party afterwards, Peter is kissed by a woman he claims not to know. The woman is Pamela. At first, she ... See full summary »
Directors: Harold Huth, Roland Pertwee | Stars: Clive Brook, Judy Campbell, C.V. France, Marguerite Allan
Votes: 24
45. The Challenge (1938)
Approved | 76 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Dramatization of the first climbing of the Matterhorn in 1865.
Directors: Milton Rosmer, Vincent Korda, Luis Trenker | Stars: Robert Douglas, Frank Birch, Geoffrey Wardwell, Moran Caplat
Votes: 203
46. Under Western Eyes (1936)
95 min | Drama
Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia, as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career in the czarist bureaucracy, unwittingly becomes embroiled in the assassination of a public official.
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola, Michel Simon, Jacques Copeau
Votes: 90
47. Une jeune fille et un million (1932)
84 min
The French language version of Sehnsucht 202 (1932).
Directors: Fred Ellis, Max Neufeld | Stars: Madeleine Ozeray, Christiane Delyne, Claude Dauphin, Daniel Lecourtois
48. Silent Barriers (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Action, Drama
The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Directors: Milton Rosmer, Geoffrey Barkas | Stars: Richard Arlen, Barry MacKay, Antoinette Cellier, Roy Emerton
Votes: 106
49. Abdul the Damned (1935)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, History
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid faces resistance from the Young Turk party, while also becoming infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer.
Director: Karl Grune | Stars: Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther, John Stuart, Adrienne Ames
Votes: 106
50. Ronny (I) (1931)
89 min | Comedy, Musical
Ronny is a young designer on her way to the capital of the Ruritanian Kingdom of Perusa with the costumes she has created for the operetta written by the Prince. On her journey she meets ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhold Schünzel | Stars: Käthe von Nagy, Willy Fritsch, Hans Wassmann, Otto Wallburg
Votes: 16