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The Making of an Englishman (1995)
TV Movie | 51 min | Documentary

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The Making of an Englishman (1995)

TV Movie | 51 min | Documentary

This documentary follows filmmaker Kevin McDonald across Europe in search of the grandfather he never really knew, Emeric Pressburger, the Oscar winning screen writer. Emeric was born in the Hungarian city of Miskolc and went to school in ...See moreThis documentary follows filmmaker Kevin McDonald across Europe in search of the grandfather he never really knew, Emeric Pressburger, the Oscar winning screen writer. Emeric was born in the Hungarian city of Miskolc and went to school in Temesvar. He moved to Berlin, via Stuttgart where he found his calling as a writer, writing articles for newspapers and magazines and eventually, as a scriptwriter for the mighty UFA studios. But then the Nazi's came to power and Hungarian Jews weren't welcome in Berlin, so he traveled to Paris. After struggling to learn yet another new language, Emeric wrote screenplays and scripts for some French films. But then the Nazi's invaded France and Emeric had to flee once more, this time to England. Another struggle to learn another new language followed. But this time he felt at home and a friendly Alexander Korda hired him as a contract writer to work with his new director Michael Powell. The rest is history. Written by Steve Crook See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Adolf Aczél Self - Emeric's school friend (as Dr. Adolf Aczél) Self - Emeric's school friend (as Dr. Adolf Aczél) See fewer	The Making of an Englishman (1995)
József Bé Self - Secretary to Jewish Community, Miskolc Self - Secretary to Jewish Community, Miskolc See fewer	The Making of an Englishman (1995)
Christopher Challis Self Self See fewer	Arabesque (1966)
Andre Deutsch Self Self See fewer	The Making of an Englishman (1995)
Kevin Gough-Yates Self Self See fewer	Omnibus (1967)
Ernest Hecht Self Self See fewer	The Making of an Englishman (1995)
Michel Kelber Self Self See fewer	Personal Column (1939)
Kevin Macdonald Self - Emeric's Grandson Self - Emeric's Grandson See fewer	The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Michael Powell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Peeping Tom (1960)
Angela Pressburger Self - Emeric's daughter (as Angela Gwyn John) Self - Emeric's daughter (as Angela Gwyn John) See fewer	Biography (1987)
Emeric Pressburger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Curt Siodmak Self Self See fewer	13 Demon Street (1959)
Fricy Székely Self - Emeric's school friend Self - Emeric's school friend See fewer	The Making of an Englishman (1995)
Bertrand Tavernier Self Self See fewer	A Sunday in the Country (1984)
Peter Zehentner Self - head porter at London hotel Self - head porter at London hotel See fewer	The Making of an Englishman (1995)