Emeric Pressburger Movies

  • 1941
    49th Parallel

    49th Parallel

    49th Parallel

    71941HD

    In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by...

    49th Parallel
  • 1948
    The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

    81948HD

    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
  • 1943
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    7.51943HD

    General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered...

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
  • 1956
    The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

    6.11956HD

    In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British...

    The Battle of the River Plate
  • 1947
    Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

    7.51947HD

    A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are...

    Black Narcissus
  • 1965
    Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

    6.71965HD

    Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between...

    Operation Crossbow
  • 1946
    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

    7.71946HD

    When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But...

    A Matter of Life and Death
  • 2024
    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

    7.52024HD

    Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric...

    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
  • 1949
    The Small Back Room

    The Small Back Room

    The Small Back Room

    6.51949HD

    At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Highly skilled but haunted bomb disposal...

    The Small Back Room
  • 1944
    A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

    6.91944HD

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

    A Canterbury Tale
  • 1945
    I Know Where I'm Going!

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    71945HD

    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!
  • 1951
    The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Tales of Hoffmann

    7.11951HD

    A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is...

    The Tales of Hoffmann
  • 1943
    The Silver Fleet

    The Silver Fleet

    The Silver Fleet

    61943HD

    Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to...

    The Silver Fleet
  • 1942
    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

    6.41942HD

    During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid took place last night over ..., One (or often more) of...

    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
  • 1939
    The Spy in Black

    The Spy in Black

    The Spy in Black

    6.331939HD

    A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

    The Spy in Black
  • 1964
    Behold a Pale Horse

    Behold a Pale Horse

    Behold a Pale Horse

    5.91964HD

    Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting...

    Behold a Pale Horse
  • 1957
    Ill Met by Moonlight

    Ill Met by Moonlight

    Ill Met by Moonlight

    6.0921957HD

    Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.

    Ill Met by Moonlight
  • 1950
    Gone to Earth

    Gone to Earth

    Gone to Earth

    6.11950HD

    Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack...

    Gone to Earth
  • 1936
    One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

    4.61936HD

    Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to...

    One Rainy Afternoon
  • 1950
    The Elusive Pimpernel

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    61950HD

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

    The Elusive Pimpernel