Michael Powell
Sign in to saveEnglish film director (1905-1990)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905-09-30
- Died
- 1990-02-19
- Works
- 137
Top works
- The Guide for Guys
- The LowBrow Guide to World History
- The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee
- "Graf Spee"
- Teaching Poetry
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Film & TV
Directing · Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also…
Known for
- Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger — Self (archive footage)2024
- Inside Rupert Pupkin — Self (archive footage)2014
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self (voice) (archive sound)2010
- Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris — Self (archive sound)2003
- A Very British Psycho — Himself1997
- The Scorsese Machine — Self1990
- Laughter — Himself1986
- Tears — Himself1986
- Fear — Himself1986
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio — Self1985
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 239
- Total plays
- 1,044
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 84,886x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,605x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,243x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
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Key dates
- Born
- 30 September 1905
- Died
- 19 February 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Powell and Pressburger
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kent
- Place of death
- Gloucestershire
- Spouse
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Occupation
- director
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