Michael Powell Movies

A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.

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...

Detailed interview with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger looking back at their long career as influential British film-makers and their unusual...

Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol...

Michael Powell makes a moving return trip to the remote island of Foula, forty years after he shot his first major feature there - 'The Edge of the...

“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,...

Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly...

A recently engaged girl invites her parents to meet her fiance. They learn that he also loves another woman.

In a ballet rendition of the Goethe story of the same name, a young inexperienced apprentice of a powerful wizard tries to use magic to get through...

The commoner is a happy cockney plumber by the name of Bert Gibbs. Bert comes into contact with the celebrated Russian movie star Ilya Myona....

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds...

Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman...

Why do we cry? Can men cry too? When are tears acceptable and when are they not?

Examines laughter, its representation in film and its day to day function. Well known people from various backgrounds discuss the issue and what it...

A tragedy told by an American visiting Lapland about Aila, daughter of a reindeer herder, who falls in love with Reino, a reindeer thief.

People who have experienced fear - those involved in the peace movement, a child, a politian and a film director - discuss the psychological and...