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1. 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: 27
2. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette ... See full summary »
Director: Craig McCall | Stars: Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,346 | Gross: $0.02M
3. Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris (2003 TV Movie)
26 min | Documentary
Director: Mathias Ledoux | Stars: Paul Bandey, Charles Chaplin, Steve Gadler, Patrick Guillemin
Votes: 77
4. Kissa ja Varjo (1993 TV Movie)
77 min | Adventure
Director: Tapio Piirainen | Stars: Hannu Kahakorpi, Paavo Pentikäinen, Jaana Raski, Oiva Lohtander
Votes: 25
5. Orlando (1992)
PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, Jimmy Somerville
Votes: 18,691 | Gross: $5.29M
6. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen
Votes: 7,543
7.
Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Episode:
The Scorsese Machine
(1990)
73 min | Documentary
Scorsese is filmed in his office, and at home with his parents, allowing him to speak whenever he feels like it rather than responding to conventional interview questions.
Director: André S. Labarthe | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Michael Powell
Votes: 68
8.
Cinéma cinémas (1982–1991)
Episode:
Happy birthday Marty
(1990)
6 min | Documentary
Director: André S. Labarthe | Stars: Michael Powell, Martin Scorsese
9. New York Stories (1989)
PG | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.
Directors: Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese | Stars: Woody Allen, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Marvin Chatinover
Votes: 19,718 | Gross: $10.76M
10. Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Documentary
"Cinema of Our Time" is a documentary series about contemporary filmmakers from around the world, created by Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe, as a follow-up to the acclaimed initial series "Filmmakers of Our Time" (1964-1972).
Stars: Jean-Claude Dauphin, André S. Labarthe, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean Douchet
Votes: 182
12.
The Media Show (1987–1991)
Episode:
Episode #2.9
(1988)
Documentary
Director: Bob Collins | Stars: Muriel Gray, Peter Chelsom, Jim Jarmusch, Michael Powell
13. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
14. Tears, Laughter, Fears and Rage (1987)
30 min | Family
Stars: Irene Handl, Michael Powell, Paul Boateng, Hanif Kureishi
15. Punaiset kengät Sodankylässä (1987 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Eeli Aalto | Stars: Jacques Demy, Marja Martikainen, Anssi Mänttäri, Antti Peippo
16.
Tears, Laughter, Fears and Rage (1987)
Episode:
Rage
(1987)
30 min | Family
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Peter Bowe, Irene Handl, Juliet Mitchell, Michael Powell
17.
Tears, Laughter, Fears and Rage (1987)
Episode:
Tears
(1987)
30 min | Family
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Paul Boateng, Irene Handl, Hanif Kureishi, Michael Powell
18.
Valkokangas (1980–1989)
Episode:
Episode #7.8
(1987)
29 min | News
Featuring a report from the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, with a movie "Varjoja paratiisissa" and interviews with director Aki Kaurismäki and actor Matti Pellonpää. Also including the second Midnight Sun Film Festival.
Director: Bo-Erik Mannerström | Stars: Aki Kaurismäki, Matti Pellonpää, Kaarle Stewen, Lindsay Anderson
19.
Tears, Laughter, Fears and Rage (1987)
Episode:
Fears
(1987)
Family
Director: Sally Potter | Star: Michael Powell
20.
The South Bank Show (1978– )
Episode:
Michael Powell
(1986)
54 min | Documentary
Fresh from the writing of his autobiography, the director is characterized as challenging the usual ideas of what British Cinema should be.
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Michael Powell
Votes: 17
21. The Golden Gong (1985 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
People who have seen enough British films likely recall a shirtless hunk beating a huge gong during the opening credits, but many may not know that this was the symbol of Rank Studios, the ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Gutteridge | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Betty E. Box, Albert R. Broccoli
Votes: 40
22. Anna Pavlova (1983– )
155 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The film is based on the biography of the legendary Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. She became an internationally regarded ballerina after her performances in 1909 with the Dyaghilev's ... See full summary »
Stars: Galina Belyaeva, Lina Buldakova, Sergey Shakurov, Vsevolod Larionov
Votes: 256
23. At the Cinema Palace: Liam O'Leary (1983)
53 min | Documentary
A look at the work of Irish film historian, Liam O'Leary.
Director: Donald Taylor Black | Stars: Liam O'Leary, Lindsay Anderson, Kevin Brownlow, Cyril Cusack
24. Cinéma cinémas (1982–1991)
Documentary
A ten episode Tv series on cinephilia, in which contributors to both American and French films are interviewed.
Stars: Michel Boujut, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 65
25.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
A Pretty British Affair
(1981)
51 min | Documentary
Detailed interview with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger looking back at their long career as influential British film-makers and their unusual partnership. Includes clips from many of their films.
Directors: Charles Chabot, Gavin Millar | Stars: Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Deborah Kerr, Jerry Lewis
Votes: 41
26.
Talking Film (1978–1984)
Episode:
The Making of a Motion Picture Part 4
(1981)
Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Elwy Yost, John Clements, John Justin, Michael Powell
27.
Talking Film (1978–1984)
Episode:
Powell and Pressburger
(1981)
Alexander Korda brought Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger together for the film The Spy in Black up to then Powell had been directing low budget films in Britain and Pressburger working... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Elwy Yost, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
28. Picture Business: Michael Powell at Dartmouth (1980)
16 min | Documentary, Short
In June 1980, Michael Powell came to Dartmouth as an artist in residence, developing and producing a fifteen-minute pilot film with the students based on Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy.
Directors: Michael Cooper, Christopher Meledandri | Stars: Michael Powell, David Thomson
29. The British Greats (1980– )
49 min | Biography
Stars: Barry Norman, Peter O'Toole, Roddy McDowall, Sidney Lumet
30. Valkokangas (1980–1989)
30 min | News
A film news program broadcast on Finnish Yle TV1 channel, hosted by Kaarle Stewen. It's focusing on Finnish film premieres, interviews and clips.
Stars: Kaarle Stewen, Mikko Niskanen, Mika Kaurismäki, Veikko Korkala
31.
The British Greats (1980– )
Episode:
Leslie Howard
(1980)
49 min | Biography
Director: Margaret Sharp | Stars: Barry Norman, Leslie Howard, George Cukor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
32. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
33. Return to the Edge of the World (1978)
23 min | Documentary, Short, History
Essentially a rerelease of Michael Powell's 'The Edge of the World' (1937), but with color book-ends in which director and actors revisit the island of Foula forty years later and talk about their experiences.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Michael Powell, John Laurie, Frankie Reidy, Sydney Streeter
Votes: 211
34. Movies Are My Life (1978)
60 min | Documentary
First feature length documentary profile on the great filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
Director: Peter Hayden | Stars: Martin Scorsese, John Cassavetes, Jay Cocks, Brian De Palma
Votes: 51
35. Talking Film (1978–1984)
Documentary series on the golden age of Hollywood including interviews with Lee Garmes, Robert Altman, Henry King, George Cukor, King Vidor, Henry Hathaway, Phillip Dunne, Nunnally Johnson and Frank Capra.
Stars: Elwy Yost, Roger Corman, John Milius, Henry King
Votes: 29
36. Knossos: The Lost Capital of Atlantis (1976)
55 min | Documentary, History
This documentary examines the way of life and the cataclysmic end of the Minoan people who lived in Krossos, an ancient city on the island of Crete.
Director: Bianka Dadswell | Star: Michael Hordern
Votes: 73
37. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
38. Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, War
A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal
Votes: 1,756
39. 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: 292
40.
This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
Episode:
Googie Withers
(1971)
Documentary, Biography
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Patrick Barr, Richard Hearne, Marcel Hellman
41. Age of Consent (1969)
R | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A grizzled Australian painter decides to jolt his stale creativity by moving to a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef, where he takes on an alluring, uninhibited young woman as his muse.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Neva Carr-Glynn
Votes: 3,713
42. Sebastian (1968)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During the Cold War, the chief of a British intelligence code-breaking section falls in love with a new employee and shields an old co-worker accused of Communist affiliations from the wrath of the security branch.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York, Lilli Palmer, John Gielgud
Votes: 702
43. Charlie Chaplin: Mennesket, klovnen og instruktøren (1967)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Documentary series in three parts portraying Charles Chaplin through archive footage and interviews.
Director: Annett Wolf Sr. | Stars: Claire Bloom, Charles Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Oona Chaplin
44. 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: 1,167
45. The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob (1966)
54 min | Documentary
Documentary about the making of the film "They're a Weird Mob" about an Italian adjusting to life in Australia.
Director: Dennis Hill | Stars: Ed Devereaux, Dennis Hill, Peter Menzies, John O'Grady
Votes: 22
46.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Sworn Twelve
(1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The Prestons defend Pete Shannon, who is accused of burglary and grand larceny against the trucking firm employing him for years. Despite his protestations of innocence, the jury convicts ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Jerry Orbach, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 13
47.
The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
Episode:
A39846
(1965)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Joseph DeCarlo, a visiting pathologist from Europe, is invited to perform an autopsy on an unidentified patient bearing a numbered tattoo on his arm. DeCarlo, who spent years tortured ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Michael Tolan, Joseph Campanella
48.
Espionage (1963–1964)
Episode:
A Free Agent
(1964)
60 min | Drama, War
Boy spy meets girl spy; boy spy marries girl spy. But he's British, she's Russian. Can their marriage survive in neutral Switzerland?? Will their bosses allow them both to retire?? And is the marriage all it seems???
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Anthony Quayle, Siân Phillips, Norman Foster, George Mikell
Votes: 12
49.
Espionage (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Frantick Rebel
(1964)
60 min | Drama, War
It's 1777, and a mysterious lady is in London...is she spying for the American revolutionaries?? Dr Johnson and Boswell investigate, but always seem a couple of steps behind...
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Roger Livesey, Stanley Baxter, Jill Bennett, Bernard Bresslaw
Votes: 16
50.
Espionage (1963–1964)
Episode:
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
(1964)
60 min | Drama, War
A multi-national commando team raid a Heavy Water plant in occupied Europe - and come away with the Chief Scientist...but which country will win the battle for the scientist's deadly ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: George Voskovec, Donald Madden, Mark Eden, Julian Glover
Votes: 16