The Powell & Pressburger Pages Dedicated to the work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and all the other people, both actors and technicians who helped them make those wonderful films. A lot of the documents have been sent to me or have come from other web sites. The name of the web site is given where known. If I have unintentionally included an image or document that is copyrighted or that I shouldn't have done then please email me and I'll remove it. I make no money from this site, it's purely for the love of the films. [Any comments are by me (Steve Crook) and other members of the email list]

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News Just In !!

I Know Where I'm Going!
Do you know where you're going? I do, I'm going to Mull in October
to celebrate this iconic film

The Red Shoes
Restored version shown at Cannes 2009 and now on tour around the world
See the Report and Pictures from a great event

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Craig McCall's documentary about Jack Cardiff is on a tour of UK cinemas and is now available

• P&P related events & excursions
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    New York; 26 August - 2 September 2010
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    London; 1 & 3 September 2010
  • Black Narcissus
    London; 5, 11 & 17 September 2010
  • Peeping Tom
    Melbourne; 5 September 2010
  • The Red Shoes - Digitally restored print
    Melbourne; 11 September 2010
  • A Canterbury Tale
    Rochester; 11 September 2010
  • A Canterbury Tale
    Nairn; 13 September 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    Bath; 13 - 14 September 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    Falkirk; 22 September 2010
  • Serge Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909 - 1929
    London; 25 September 2010 - 16 January 2011
  • The Red Shoes
    Plus Ballets Russes and other ballet-related items
    London; 27 September 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    London; 27 September 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    at the Mill Valley Film Festival
    Mill Valley; 7 - 17 October 2010
  • A Matter of Life and Death
    London; 8 October 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff plus A Matter of Life and Death
    at the New York Film Festival
    New York; 8 October 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    at the Hamptons Film Festival
    New York; 10 & 11 October 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    at the Ghent Film Festival
    Ghent; 14 & 18 October 2010
  • IKWIG Weekend on Mull
    Mull; 15 - 17 October 2010
  • Michael Powell and Landscape
    Canterbury; 19 October 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    Bracknall; 28 October 2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
    at the Brisbane International Film Festival
    Brisbane; 4 - 14 November 2010
  • The Red Shoes - Digitally restored print
    Amsterdam; 14 December 2010

• DVD & Blu-Ray - Recent releases
  • The Edge of the World was released on Blu-Ray from the BFI on 23 August.
    • Buy the Blu-Ray - Amazon UK

  • Updated re-release of Criterion DVDs plus Blu-Ray versions
    • Black Narcissus - order the DVD from Amazon.com
    • Black Narcissus - order the Blu-Ray from Amazon.com
    • The Red Shoes - order the DVD from Amazon.com
    • The Red Shoes - order the Blu-Ray from Amazon.com

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff was released on DVD on 21 July 2010
    • Buy the DVD - Amazon UK

  • French DVDs of some early Powell films, and one of his later ones:
    • The Fire Raisers (1934)
    • Red Ensign (1934) [aka Strike!]
    • The Phantom Light (1935)
    • They're a Weird Mob (1966)

  • DVD & Blu-Ray of the restored print of The Red Shoes
    • Buy the DVD - Amazon UK
    • Buy the Blu-Ray - Amazon UK
    • Buy the DVD (Criterion) - Amazon.com (Available from 20 July 2010)
    • Buy the Blu-Ray (Criterion) - Amazon.com (Available from 20 July 2010)

  • A Matter of Life and Death + Age of Consent from Sony (Region 1)
    Released 6 January 2009, order from Amazon.com

  • Age of Consent from Sony (Region 2)
    Released 10 November 2008, a MovieMail exclusive
  • The Small Back Room from Criterion
    Released 19 August 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • "Espionage" from Network
    Released 5 August 2008, order from Network site
  • Red Ensign + The Phantom Light from MPI
    Released 5 August 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • The Thief of Bagdad from Criterion
    Released 27 May 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • 49th Parallel from Criterion
    Released 20 February 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • A Canterbury Tale, I Know Where I'm Going! and Peeping Tom
    Three more great DVDs from l'Institut Lumière
  • 11 DVD boxed set of P&P films from ITV DVD
    A great way to introduce you or your friends to the wonders of P&P films
  • 49th Parallel, Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes
    Four new DVDs, packed with extras from l'Institut Lumière in Lyon.

• New Books
  • Star of India: The Life and Films of Sabu
    By Philip Leibfried, BearManor Media, OK, USA
  • Michael Powell's Canterbury Tales
    By Paul Tritton, Parkers, Canterbury
  • Photogénie du désir: Michael Powell et Emeric Pressburger 1945-1950
    By Natacha Thiéry, Presse Universitaires de Rennes
  • Landscapes of dreams: The Cinema of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Part 1)
    By George Darakhvelidze, Globe Press, Vinnitsa, Ukraine
  • Neo-Romantic Landscapes: An Aesthetic Approach to the Films of Powell and Pressburger
    By Dr Stella Hockenhull, University of Wolverhampton
  • A Matter of Life and Death: the Brain revealed by the Mind of Michael Powell
    By Diane Broadbent Friedman
    An expansion of Diane's earlier work exploring the medical aspects of AMOLAD
  • Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema
    By Adrienne L. McLean, University of Texas at Dallas
    Adrienne has done a lot of research into ballet in films and the critical and public reception of The Red Shoes.
  • The Man Who Always Did His Best: The Life & Death of Dennis Price
    By Elliot J. Huntley
  • A Canterbury Tale - Memories of a Classic Wartime Movie
    Paul Tritton's superb book on ACT is available in a 2nd edition
  • Powell and Pressburger: A Cinema of Magic Spaces
    By Andrew Moor
  • The Cinema of Michael Powell: International Perspectives on an English Filmmaker
    Edited by Ian Christie & Andrew Moor
  • Black Narcissus
    By Sarah Street
  • The Red Shoes By Mark Connelly

• Collecting signatures of P&P people
• Biography of Roger Livesey
  - recording some details about this great man
• Statues on a Stairway
  - sculptor of AMOLAD statues identified
• Michael Powell: Interviews
  - a book of interviews with Mr Powell
• A Woman of Paris
  - Michael Powell interviewed after seeing Chaplin's film
• Smith (1939)
  - Lost (or unknown) short film found

• Various campaigns to honour Powell & Pressburger and other Archers in various ways have been started.
  
  
• And what about some suggested remakes of the great films?
  From the tongue in cheek department

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Regular stuff

• First we have the FAQ - Powell & Pressburger email list Frequently Asked Questions
  • PnP FAQ - Section 0. The Main Rules
  • PnP FAQ - Section 1. The Email Group.
  • PnP FAQ - Section 2. Powell and Pressburger Information.
  • PnP FAQ - Section 3. Unanswered Questions.
  • PnP FAQ - Section 4. Campaigns
  • PnP FAQ - Section 5. British English
  
  
• Google Search of this web site
• A Simple Search of this web site
  
  
• The P&P quiz - no prizes, just to test your knowledge.
• Other P&P games, puzzles & fun stuff

• Then Why people like P&P - a few reasons from some group members and some more famous people.
• A few biographies and pictures of PnP Group Members.
  
  
• The Archers Manifesto Emeric explains why they were so special.
• References to P&P films in other works.
• What about the ones that were never made for one reason or another
• Still wanted after all these years. (items I'm still looking for)

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Reviews and Articles

Some of the following are copies of various web sites I've found about Michael Powell & The Archers. I've copied them in here in case the real sites ever go away. (All original copyrights should be noted).

• Reviews and Articles
  
  
  • Emeric Pressburger - Master Storyteller
  • Michael Powell - the man himself

  • The Films

  • The People

  • Miscellaneous Articles

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Image Galleries:

Various images of posters, lobby cards, studio stills, portraits and many others

• Gallery of P&P images
  
  
  • The Films
  • The People

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Obituaries:

Obituaries of those Archers that are no longer with us
Includes information about grave sites and some visits to them.

• Obituaries for P&P people

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Locations & Trips:

• Locations used in the films

• Trips to various P&P related locations & events.

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Various other P&P connected stuff.

• P&P List Center
• Micky Powell on the IMDb
• Emeric Pressburger on the IMDb

• Site usage

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