Michael Balcon

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Michael Balcon

Production May 19, 1896

Birmingham, England, UK

Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures,…

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The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

7.3 1935 Movie
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

7.6 1949 Movie
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

7.3 1955 Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

6.5 1934 Movie
Sabotage

Sabotage

6.7 1936 Movie
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

7.2 1927 Movie
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

7.2 1945 Movie
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

7.2 1951 Movie
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

6.9 1951 Movie
Secret Agent

Secret Agent

6.1 1936 Movie
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

6.8 1949 Movie
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

6.9 1949 Movie

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Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2000
    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1978
    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    Movie Self

  3. 1970
    The Ealing Comedies

    Movie Self

  4. 1961
    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    Movie Producer

  5. 1959
    The Scapegoat

    Movie Producer

  6. 1959
    The Siege of Pinchgut

    Movie Producer

  7. 1958
    Nowhere to Go

    Movie Producer

  8. 1958
    Dunkirk

    Movie Producer

  9. 1958
    Davy

    Movie Producer

  10. 1957
    Barnacle Bill

    Movie Producer

  11. 1957
    The Shiralee

    Movie Producer

  12. 1957
    The Man in the Sky

    Movie Producer

  13. 1956
    The Feminine Touch

    Movie Producer

  14. 1956
    The Long Arm

    Movie Producer

  15. 1956
    Who Done It?

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 1955
    The Ladykillers

    Movie Producer

More credits
  1. 1955
    The Night My Number Came Up

    Movie Producer

  2. 1955
    Out of the Clouds

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 1954
    Lease of Life

    Movie Producer

  4. 1954
    West of Zanzibar

    Movie Producer

  5. 1954
    The 'Maggie'

    Movie Executive Producer

  6. 1953
    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 1953
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 1952
    Mandy

    Movie Producer

  9. 1951
    Where No Vultures Fly

    Movie Producer

  10. 1951
    The Man in the White Suit

    Movie Producer

  11. 1951
    The Lavender Hill Mob

    Movie Producer

  12. 1951
    Pool of London

    Movie Producer

  13. 1950
    Cage of Gold

    Movie Producer

  14. 1950
    The Magnet

    Movie Producer

  15. 1950
    Bitter Springs

    Movie Producer

  16. 1950
    The Blue Lamp

    Movie Producer

  17. 1949
    A Run for Your Money

    Movie Producer

  18. 1949
    Passport to Pimlico

    Movie Producer

  19. 1949
    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Movie Producer

  20. 1949
    Whisky Galore!

    Movie Producer

  21. 1949
    Eureka Stockade

    Movie Producer

  22. 1949
    Train of Events

    Movie Producer

  23. 1948
    Scott of the Antarctic

    Movie Producer

  24. 1948
    Another Shore

    Movie Producer