Michael Powell Movie Rankings
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3.6614
Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) is a ballerina who must choose between her love of dancing and a new love, composer Julian Craster (Marius Goring). ... more about Red Shoes
2
3.2647
Clive Candy V.C. has fought in the Boer War and the first world war. He still believes he can win any fight with honour and maintaining "gentlemanly conduct". ... more about Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
3
3.2220
A disturbed camera assistant at a movie studio spends his nights as a sadistic voyeur, luring models and pretty prostitutes into taking their pictures and then killing them. ... more about Peeping Tom
4
3.1679
Anglican nuns, led by the stern Sister Clodagh, attempt to establish a religious community in the Himalayas, and must battle not only suspicious locals and the elements, but their own demons as well. ... more about Black Narcissus
5
2.9557
Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Now a captive of the wicked Grand Vizier Jaffar he is cast into a dungeon where he meets Abu, the best thief in all Bagdad. ... more about Thief of Bagdad
6
2.8644
A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town on the road to Canterbury. The town is being plagued by a mysterious "glue-man", who pours glue on the hair of girls dating soldiers after dark. ... more about Canterbury Tale
7
2.8367
This a film version of the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", however it is NOT just a film of a staged performance. 'Michael Powell' (qv) & 'Emeric Pressburger' (qv) (and the rest of "The Archers") work their usual magic here. ... more about Tales of Hoffmann
8
2.8218
A trio wanders the cliffs of a Shetland island and encounters a gravestone at the edge of a precipice; it reads, "Peter Manson ... gone over." One man in the trio knows the story of the gravestone and tells it to the others... ... more about Edge of the World
9
2.6628
Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the British Isles supplied. Also known as "Pursuit of the Graf Spee. ... more about Battle of the River Plate
Not Available on DVD
10
2.6369
A damaged U-boat is stranded in a Canadian bay in the early years of World War II. The Fanatical Nazi captain and his crew must reach the neutral United States or be captured. ... more about 49th Parallel
11
2.6245
The best bomb disposal officer during World War II was badly injured and is in frequent pain. He finds solace and relief from his pain in the whisky bottle & the pills that are never far away. ... more about Small Back Room
Not Available on DVD
12
2.4832
Australian famer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe when they help a stranded motorist. They discover he is Antonio, a famous dancer. ... more about Luna de miel
Not Available on DVD
13
2.2737
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 once more. On the island he re-discovers his muse in the form of a young girl. ... more about Age of Consent
Not Available on DVD
14
2.1133
"Die Fledermaus" (The Bat) is the pseudonym adopted by Dr Falke. Floating on the buoyant waltzes of Strauss, this Viennese romp is sure to please. ... more about Oh... Rosalinda!!
Not Available on DVD
15
2.0973
When a German U-Boat captain is sent on a spying mission to the North of Scotland during World War One, he finds more than he bargained for in his contact, the local schoolmistress. ... more about Spy in Black
Not Available on DVD
16
2.0912
When Frances discovers her stepfather dead in the library, she pays Peter Craven to help her hide the body. When the body is discovered, Frances is suspected of murder but Craven decides to find the real killer. ... more about C.O.D.
Not Available on DVD
17
2.0829
Hazel Woodus is a beautiful but innocent country girl who loves all the creatures around her, especially her pet fox cub. She is given a rough time by her father but can escape to run barefoot through the woods when her harsh life gets too much for her. ... more about Gone to Earth
Not Available on DVD
18
2.0547
A bookmakers clerk, Grierson, finds himself in financial difficulties and forces his step-daughter to marry Nevern, a caddish song-writer, for his money. ... more about Price of a Song
Not Available on DVD
19
2.0364
A taxi driver becomes involved in a plot to kidnap Ruritanian child king Ludwig and, disguised as a countess, rescues the young king from the revolutionaries. ... more about My Friend the King
Not Available on DVD
20
1.9908
A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker. ... more about Man Behind the Mask
Not Available on DVD
21
1.9908
Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers. ... more about Something Always Happens
Not Available on DVD
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23
1.9505
Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desparadoes (British officers enlisted for "hostilities only" and local partisans) went to the occupied island of Crete and kidnapped a German General from under the nose of his army. ... more about Ill Met by Moonlight
Not Available on DVD
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25
1.9360
Mary Lee is the new head of a Chemistry Laboratory. Thompson and his work-mates are resentful of her appointment and try to make her fall in love with John in the hope that this will make her neglect her work. ... more about Love Test
Not Available on DVD
26
1.9177
A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the Inspector isn't so sure ... ... more about Night of the Party
Not Available on DVD
27
1.9086
A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie (Verno) who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself. ... more about Two Crowded Hours
Not Available on DVD
28
1.8546
A re-editing of _Gone to Earth (1950)_ (qv) after a disagreement and court case between director 'Michael Powell (I)' (qv) and producer 'David O. Selznick' (qv). Selznick's changes are mainly:- (1) Adding a prologue. ... more about Wild Heart
Not Available on DVD
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30
1.8173
A bankrupt publisher thinks all his troubles are over when he stumbles across a Brown Wallet containing 200 pounds. But he is implicated in the murder of his wealthy aunt ... ... more about Brown Wallet
Not Available on DVD
31
1.7899
Curley Blake is a lift operator in a block of flats. He is in love with Emily, the cleaning girl. When Emily returns from a stay in hospital, Curley arranges to treat her to dinner in one of the flats. Unfortunately, the owner returns early. ... more about Some Day
Not Available on DVD
32
1.7625
When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of insurance ... ... more about Crown vs. Stevens
Not Available on DVD
33
1.6529
Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny. He then meets an American heiress & marries her but finds she has been disinherited as well. ... more about Lazybones
Not Available on DVD
34
1.6255
A "documentary" style film to praise the R.A.F. at the start of World War II. ... more about Lion Has Wings
Not Available on DVD
35
1.2918
Mark Dightam 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. ... more about Boy Who Turned Yellow
Not Available on DVD
36
0.0001
Jim Bronson is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ... ... more about Fire Raisers
Not Available on DVD
37
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Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first attractive girl he sees. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Marian and Bob is arrested. ... more about Girl in the Crowd
Not Available on DVD
38
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The wife of a politician is found dead at a country inn, where she had been seen with the politicians secretary, Alan. He is the immediate suspect but has a valid alibi. ... more about Her Last Affaire
Not Available on DVD
39
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Cheerful Cockney Bert Gibbs inherits a title from his father and becomes Lord Thornton Heath. But then he meets up with movie star Ilya Myona and when his mother asks about her, Bert implies they are engaged. ... more about His Lordship
Not Available on DVD
40
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Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it's a quiet place with a few permanent residents. ... more about Hotel Splendide
Not Available on DVD
41
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When cabinet minister John Hoode is murdered at his country house, his secretary, Alan Deacon, is the prime suspect and is arrested. Reporter Anthony Gethryn determines to unmask the real murderer. ... more about Rasp
Not Available on DVD
42
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David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard (when we still built ships). The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. ... more about Red Ensign
Not Available on DVD
43
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Essentially a re-release of Michael Powell's 'The Edge of the World (1937)' (qv), but with colour 'bookends' in which director and actors revisit the island of Foula forty years later and talk about their experiences. ... more about Return to the Edge of the World
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Business tycoon F.X. Benedik claims he has been threatened by a mysterious stranger Boswell Marsh. When F.X. Benedik is found murdered. Tony takes over the business and tries to track down the mysterious Marsh. ... more about Rynox
Not Available on DVD
46
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John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, his friend Harry Jones suggests applying to the Embankment Fellowship Centre, a charity that provides hostelling, retraining and help finding work for men ... more about Smith
Not Available on DVD
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After a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater 'Ralph Richardson' (qv) is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. ... more about Volunteer
Not Available on DVD
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