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Hungarian-British screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988)

Also known as: Pressburger, Эмерих Прессбургер, 에메릭 프레스버거, エメリック・プレスバーガー, 艾默利·普萊斯柏格, Прессбургер, Эмерих

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Known works

  • The life and death of Colonel Blimp
  • Contraband
  • A matter of life and death
  • Killing a mouse on Sunday (1961)
  • The Red Shoes