[PAR] [TLE] Powell and Pressburger [SEP] The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)—together often known as The Archers, the name of their production company—made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s.  —24 films between 1939 and 1972—were mainly derived from original stories by Pressburger with the script written by both Pressburger & Powell.  Powell did most of the directing while Pressburger did most of the work of the producer and also assisted with the editing, especially the way the music was used.  Unusually, the pair shared a writer-director-producer credit for most of their films.  The best known of these are "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943), "A Canterbury Tale" (1944), "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946), "Black Narcissus" (1947), "The Red Shoes" (1948), and "The Tales of Hoffmann" (1951). [PAR] [TLE] The Red Shoes (1948 film) [SEP] The Red Shoes is a 1948 British drama film written, directed and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, known collectively as The Archers.  The film is about a ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called "The Red Shoes", itself based on the fairy tale "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen.
[PAR] [TLE] Powell and Pressburger [ SEP ] The British film - making partnership of Michael Powell ( 1905–1990 ) and Emeric Pressburger ( 1902–1988)—together often known as The Archers , the name of their production company — made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s . —24 films between 1939 and 1972—were mainly derived from original stories by Pressburger with the script written by both Pressburger & Powell . Powell did most of the directing while Pressburger did most of the work of the producer and also assisted with the editing , especially the way the music was used . Unusually , the pair shared a writer - director - producer credit for most of their films . The best known of these are " The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp " ( 1943 ) , " A Canterbury Tale " ( 1944 ) , " A Matter of Life and Death " ( 1946 ) , " Black Narcissus " ( 1947 ) , " The Red Shoes " ( 1948 ) , and " The Tales of Hoffmann " ( 1951 ) . [PAR] [TLE] The Red Shoes ( 1948 film ) [ SEP ] The Red Shoes is a 1948 British drama film written , directed and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger , known collectively as The Archers . The film is about a ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called " The Red Shoes " , itself based on the fairy tale " The Red Shoes " by Hans Christian Andersen .
Who is the author of the fairy tale that the 1948 movie by the Archers is based on?
Who is the author of the fairy tale that the 1948 movie by the Archers is based on ?
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen