FILM DIRECTOR

Emeric Pressburger

1902 - 1988

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Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaboration partnership known as the Archers, and produced a series of films, including 49th Parallel (US: The Invaders, 1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (US: Stairway to Heaven, 1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emeric Pressburger is the 893rd most popular film director (up from 954th in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Emeric Pressburger ranks 893 out of 2,041. Before him are Charles Crichton, Serge Bourguignon, George Pal, Fernando Trueba, Charles Shyer, and Steve Barron. After him are Lucian Pintilie, Dante Ferretti, Andy Muschietti, Uwe Boll, Vladimir Gardin, and Ennio de Concini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Emeric Pressburger ranks 214. Before him are Bruno Müller, Gyula Illyés, Jean Grémillon, Son House, Juan José Tramutola, and David Arellano. After him are Margaret Woodbridge, Afife Jale, Veli Saarinen, Flora Robson, Ferdinand Marian, and Nikolay Kamov. Among people deceased in 1988, Emeric Pressburger ranks 150. Before him are Colleen Moore, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Fazlur Rahman Malik, Bernard Leene, Hamengkubuwono IX, and José Dolhem. After him are Iosif Grigulevich, Jan Brzák-Felix, Plácido Galindo, Axel Grönberg, Ferenc Sas, and Josep Tarradellas.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Emeric Pressburger ranks 503 out of 1,077. Before him are Jenő Károly (1886), István Csom (1940), George Pal (1908), Sándor Weöres (1913), Zoltán Mechlovits (1891), and Károly Németh (1922). After him are István Kausz (1932), Tamás Vásáry (1933), Lajos Tihanyi (1885), Ildikó Schwarczenberger (1951), István Bibó (1911), and Antal Szabó (1910).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Emeric Pressburger ranks 18. Before him are Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Charles Vidor (1900), Andrew Marton (1904), Ferenc Kósa (1937), Alexandre Trauner (1906), and George Pal (1908). After him are Lajos Koltai (1946), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), Károly Makk (1925), Pál Gábor (1932), Zoltan Korda (1895), and Gábor Csupó (1952).

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