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Black Narcissus (1947)

Name: Black Narcissus
Director: Michael Powell
Genre: drama film
Rating: 7.7

Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film written, directed, and produced jointly by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the 1939 novel Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora Robson, and features Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, and Kathleen Byron.

Directed by Michael Powell · Shot by Jack Cardiff · Cut by Reginald Mills · Music by Brian Easdale

Behind the scenes

The Original Director’s Commentary: Martin Scorsese & Michael Powell on BLACK NARCISSUS — CRITERION · 4 min
Mark Kermode reviews Black Narcissus (1947) | BFI Player — BFI · 3 min
Black Narcissus -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 51) — Learning about Movies · 9 min
1947: Black Narcissus - Truth, Beauty, and the Partnership of Powell and Pressburger — One Hundred Years of Cinema · 15 min
Black Narcissus Limited Series First Look | Rotten Tomatoes TV — Rotten Tomatoes TV · 4 min

Elsewhere

Black Narcissus on Wikipedia
All Michael Powell films

More by Michael Powell

Two Crowded Hours — 1931
C.O.D. — 1932
His Lordship — 1932
Hotel Splendide — 1932
My Friend the King — 1932
The Star Reporter — 1932
Rynox — 1932
The Rasp — 1932
Born Lucky — 1933
Red Ensign — 1934
Something Always Happens — 1934
The Fire Raisers — 1934
Lazybones — 1935
Someday — 1935
The Girl in the Crowd — 1935
The Love Test — 1935
The Night of the Party — 1935
The Phantom Light — 1935
The Price of a Song — 1935
Crown v. Stevens — 1936
Her Last Affaire — 1936
The Brown Wallet — 1936
The Man Behind the Mask — 1936
The Edge of the World — 1937
The Spy in Black — 1939
The Lion Has Wings — 1939
Smith — 1939
The Thief of Bagdad — 1940
Contraband — 1940
49th Parallel — 1941

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