Michael Powell Movies

  • 1934
    The Night of the Party

    The Night of the Party

    The Night of the Party

    5.41934HD

    A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious...

    The Night of the Party
  • 1997
    A Very British Psycho

    A Very British Psycho

    A Very British Psycho

    61997HD

    A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding its release, and the life of its screenwriter, Leo...

    A Very British Psycho
  • 1986
    Fear

    Fear

    Fear

    01986HD

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

    Fear
  • 1949
    The Small Back Room

    The Small Back Room

    The Small Back Room

    6.6811949HD

    As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.

    The Small Back Room
  • 1946
    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

    7.7481946HD

    A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American...

    A Matter of Life and Death
  • 1936
    The Man Behind the Mask

    The Man Behind the Mask

    The Man Behind the Mask

    4.81936HD

    A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and...

    The Man Behind the Mask
  • 1934
    Red Ensign

    Red Ensign

    Red Ensign

    5.61934HD

    David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new...

    Red Ensign
  • 1928
    Champagne

    Champagne

    Champagne

    5.1821928HD

    A spoiled heiress defies her millionaire father by flying off to France to pursue her lover and live in luxury on the profits of his champagne...

    Champagne
  • 1928
    The First Born

    The First Born

    The First Born

    3.6671928HD

    Would-be politician Sir Hugo Boycott and his wife Madeleine have an unhappy marriage. Madeleine is aware that Hugo is a serial philanderer, and their...

    The First Born
  • 1944
    A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

    6.91944HD

    Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

    A Canterbury Tale
  • 1934
    Something Always Happens

    Something Always Happens

    Something Always Happens

    61934HD

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

    Something Always Happens
  • 1990
    I Hired a Contract Killer

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    6.861990HD

    After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a...

    I Hired a Contract Killer
  • 1951
    The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Tales of Hoffmann

    7.11951HD

    A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive...

    The Tales of Hoffmann
  • 1935
    The Girl in the Crowd

    The Girl in the Crowd

    The Girl in the Crowd

    01935HD

    “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...

    The Girl in the Crowd
  • 1948
    The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

    7.9781948HD

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

    The Red Shoes
  • 1945
    I Know Where I'm Going!

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    7.0471945HD

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

    I Know Where I'm Going!
  • 1963
    Bluebeard's Castle

    Bluebeard's Castle

    Bluebeard's Castle

    7.71963HD

    Based on the Béla Bartók opera, Duke Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his psyche to his fourth wife, Judit,...

    Bluebeard's Castle
  • 1936
    Crown v. Stevens

    Crown v. Stevens

    Crown v. Stevens

    6.31936HD

    When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after...

    Crown v. Stevens
  • 1981
    A Pretty British Affair

    A Pretty British Affair

    A Pretty British Affair

    01981HD

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

    A Pretty British Affair
  • 1950
    The Elusive Pimpernel

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    5.8891950HD

    A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

    The Elusive Pimpernel