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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emeric Pressburger has received more than 365,077 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Emeric Pressburger is the 954th most popular film director (down from 877th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 436th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Emeric Pressburger ranks 954 out of 2,041. Before him are Idrissa Ouédraogo, Peter R. Hunt, Xie Jin, Erika Lust, Matt Reeves, and Justine Triet. After him are Antonio Pietrangeli, Serge Bourguignon, Alexander Mackendrick, Souleymane Cissé, Andre DeToth, and Shane Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Emeric Pressburger ranks 219. Before him are Milman Parry, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Mario Magnozzi, Ethelda Bleibtrey, and Gyula Illyés. After him are Pierre Brunet, Nils Rosén, Felisberto Hernández, Afife Jale, Carlos Spadaro, and Sigizmund Levanevsky. Among people deceased in 1988, Emeric Pressburger ranks 158. Before him are Louise Nevelson, Colleen Moore, Phạm Hùng, Brigitte Horney, Kurt Raab, and Jaú. After him are Aleksei Losev, José Dolhem, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Alberto Uria, I. A. L. Diamond, and Enzo Sacchi.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Emeric Pressburger ranks 492 out of 1,077. Before him are Oszkár Gerde (1883), László Kovács (1939), Gyula Illyés (1902), Sándor Mátrai (1932), László Szollás (1907), and Mari Törőcsik (1935). After him are Andreas Alföldi (1895), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Gyula Lázár (1911), Attila Petschauer (1904), Andre DeToth (1913), and János Simor (1813).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Emeric Pressburger ranks 16. Before him are Zoltán Fábri (1917), Ján Kadár (1918), Charles Vidor (1900), Alexandre Trauner (1906), Andrew Marton (1904), and George Pal (1908). After him are Andre DeToth (1913), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), Ferenc Kósa (1937), Károly Makk (1925), Lajos Koltai (1946), and Zoltan Korda (1895).

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Filmography

The Red Shoes
Director
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
Sep 6o 19487.968 / 10
Black Narcissus
Director
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 housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
May 26o 19477.5 / 10
A Matter of Life and Death
Director
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 the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him.
Dec 15o 19467.7 / 10