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

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Ina Habermann

Wartime Cinema, Englishness and Propaganda

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Michael Powell and the ‘Pressburger Touch’

Ina Habermann

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English

Manchester University Press
07 January 2026

Film, TV & Radio; Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers

This book provides a fresh analysis of the wartime work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and their team 'the Archers'. It argues that in their earlier work, Powell and Pressburger should be seen as middlebrow storytellers whose stories explore national identity in times of war. Their wartime work is discussed in four phases: the first phase covers their contributions to the 'phoney war', the second traces their engagement with the 'people's war'. The third phase sees the Archers move beyond propaganda, towards memodramas of Englishness. The fourth phase dramatizes post-war preoccupations with an increasing focus on memory and trauma. The book also looks at Pressburger's later work, including his two published novels Killing a Mouse on Sunday and The Glass Pearls.

By: Ina Habermann
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781526179500
ISBN 10: 1526179504
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 07 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ina Habermann is Professor of English Literature at the University of Basel