Wartime Cinema, Englishness and Propaganda: Michael Powell and the ‘Pressburger Touch’

It is hard to believe in 2026 but, in the years following the critical mauling of Michael Powell’s controversial Peeping Tom in 1960, the films made by the much-loved filmmaking partnership of Powe...

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Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television
Published
2026-07-02
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https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2026.2692244
Primary Topic
World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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Wartime Cinema, Englishness and Propaganda: Michael Powell and the ‘Pressburger Touch’

Chris Horn
Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television
World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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Wartime Cinema, Englishness and Propaganda: Michael Powell and the ‘Pressburger Touch’

Chris Horn
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It is hard to believe in 2026 but, in the years following the critical mauling of Michael Powell’s controversial Peeping Tom in 1960, the films made by the much-loved filmmaking partnership of Powe...

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