Michael Powell

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The Boy Who Turned Yellow
5.7

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

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. ...
Age of Consent
6.3

Age of Consent

May. 13, 1969

Age of Consent

An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try ...
They’re a Weird Mob
6.5

They’re a Weird Mob

Aug. 18, 1966

They’re a Weird Mob

Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant, newly arrived in Australia, and attempts to understand the aspirational values and social rituals of ...
Peeping Tom
7.6

Peeping Tom

May. 16, 1960

Peeping Tom

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he’s making a documentary on ...
Ill Met by Moonlight
6.5

Ill Met by Moonlight

Jan. 31, 1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island’s German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
The Battle of the River Plate
6.6

The Battle of the River Plate

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the ...
Oh… Rosalinda!!
6

Oh… Rosalinda!!

Nov. 21, 1955

Oh… Rosalinda!!

In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda and her husband become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1

The Tales of Hoffmann

Apr. 04, 1951

The Tales of Hoffmann

A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she ...
Gone to Earth
6.9

Gone to Earth

Nov. 06, 1950

Gone to Earth

Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by ...
The Small Back Room
7.1

The Small Back Room

Feb. 21, 1949

The Small Back Room

At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Sammy Rice, a highly-skilled but haunted ...
The Red Shoes
8.1

The Red Shoes

Sep. 06, 1948

The Red Shoes

In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious ...
Black Narcissus
7.7

Black Narcissus

May. 26, 1947

Black Narcissus

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are ...
A Matter of Life and Death
8

A Matter of Life and Death

When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. ...
I Know Where I’m Going!
7.4

I Know Where I’m Going!

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by ...
A Canterbury Tale
7.4

A Canterbury Tale

Aug. 21, 1944

A Canterbury Tale

Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
7

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that „A raid took place last night over …, One (or ...
49th Parallel
7.3

49th Parallel

Nov. 24, 1941

49th Parallel

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada’s Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers ...
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4

The Thief of Bagdad

Dec. 25, 1940

The Thief of Bagdad

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal ...
Contraband
6.9

Contraband

May. 11, 1940

Contraband

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes ...
The Spy in Black
6.9

The Spy in Black

Aug. 03, 1939

The Spy in Black

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
The Edge of the World
7.3

The Edge of the World

Sep. 10, 1937

The Edge of the World

A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
The Magician
6.7

The Magician

Oct. 24, 1926

The Magician

A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love ...
The Phantom Light
6.2

The Phantom Light

Aug. 05, 1935

The Phantom Light

Criminals pose as ghosts to scare a lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in attempt to distract him. Jim Pearce deliberately maroons himself on ...