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Producer
Michael Balcon
- Born May 19, 1896 in Birmingham, England, UK
- Died October 17, 1977
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.
Known for
The 39 Steps1935
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949
The Ladykillers1955
The Man Who Knew Too Much1934
Sabotage1936
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog1927
Dead of Night1945
The Lavender Hill Mob1951
Filmography
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1978How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of AranFilmSelf
- 1970The Ealing ComediesFilmSelf
- 1961The Long and the Short and the TallFilmProducer
- 1959The ScapegoatFilmProducer
- 1959The Siege of PinchgutFilmProducer
- 1958DunkirkFilmProducer
- 1958Nowhere to GoFilmProducer
- 1958DavyFilmProducer
- 1957Barnacle BillFilmProducer
- 1957The ShiraleeFilmProducer
- 1957The Man in the SkyFilmProducer
- 1956The Long ArmFilmProducer
- 1956Who Done It?FilmExecutive Producer
- 1956The Feminine TouchFilmProducer
- 1955The LadykillersFilmProducer
- 1955The Night My Number Came UpFilmProducer
- 1955Out of the CloudsFilmExecutive Producer
- 1954The 'Maggie'FilmExecutive Producer
- 1954Lease of LifeFilmProducer
- 1954West of ZanzibarFilmProducer
- 1953The Titfield ThunderboltFilmExecutive Producer
- 1953Meet Mr. LuciferFilmExecutive Producer
- 1952MandyFilmProducer
- 1951The Lavender Hill MobFilmProducer
- 1951The Man in the White SuitFilmProducer
- 1951Pool of LondonFilmProducer
- 1951Where No Vultures FlyFilmProducer
- 1950The Blue LampFilmProducer
- 1950The MagnetFilmProducer
- 1950Cage of GoldFilmProducer
- 1950Bitter SpringsFilmProducer
- 1949Kind Hearts and CoronetsFilmProducer
- 1949Whisky Galore!FilmProducer
- 1949Passport to PimlicoFilmProducer
- 1949A Run for Your MoneyFilmProducer
- 1949Train of EventsFilmProducer
- 1949Eureka StockadeFilmProducer
- 1948Scott of the AntarcticFilmProducer
- 1948Saraband for Dead LoversFilmProducer
- 1948Against the WindFilmProducer
- 1948Another ShoreFilmProducer
- 1947It Always Rains on SundayFilmProducer
- 1947Hue and CryFilmProducer
- 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyFilmProducer
- 1947FriedaFilmProducer
- 1947The Loves of Joanna GoddenFilmProducer
- 1946The Captive HeartFilmProducer
- 1946The OverlandersFilmProducer
- 1945Dead of NightFilmProducer
- 1945Pink String and Sealing WaxFilmProducer
- 1945Painted BoatsFilmProducer
- 1945Johnny FrenchmanFilmProducer
- 1944The Halfway HouseFilmProducer
- 1944They Came to a CityFilmProducer
- 1944Champagne CharlieFilmProducer
- 1944For Those in PerilFilmProducer
- 1944Fiddlers ThreeFilmProducer
- 1944The Return of the VikingsFilmProducer
- 1943My Learned FriendFilmProducer
- 1943San Demetrio LondonFilmProducer
- 1943The Bells Go DownFilmProducer
- 1943Nine MenFilmProducer
- 1943UndercoverFilmProducer
- 1943Save Your Shillings and SmileFilmProducer
- 1943The Sky’s the LimitFilmProducer
- 1942Went the Day Well?FilmProducer
- 1942The Goose Steps OutFilmProducer
- 1942The Foreman Went to FranceFilmProducer
- 1942The Next of KinFilmProducer
- 1942The Big BlockadeFilmProducer
- 1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallFilmProducer
- 1942Go to BlazesFilmProducer
- 1942Find, Fix and StrikeFilmProducer
- 1941The Ghost of St. Michael'sFilmProducer
- 1941Yellow CaesarFilmExecutive In Charge Of Production
- 1941Turned Out Nice AgainFilmProducer
- 1941Ships with WingsFilmProducer
- 1940The Proud ValleyFilmProducer
- 1940Let George Do It!FilmProducer