Humphrey Jennings
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Spare Time (1939) (1)
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The Silent Village (1943) (4)
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A Diary for Timothy (1946) (2)
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The Dim Little Island (1948) (1)
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Stills (2)
Born in Suffolk on 19 August 1907, Humphrey Jennings is widely considered one of Britain’s greatest documentary filmmakers, directing films which beautifully evoke everyday heroism in times of war and peace.
Filmography
1934
- Locomotives Director
- Post Haste Editor
-
Pett and Pott A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Sets
[grocer] - The Glorious Sixth of June An Epic Of Human Endeavour []
1935
- The Story of the Wheel Director
- Coal Face [Additional Photography]
- BBC The Voice of Britain [one of the witches in Macbeth]
1936
- The Birth of the Robot [Colour Decor and Production]
1937
- Farewell Topsails Director
1938
- Design for Spring Director
- Making Fashion Director
- Speaking from America Director
- Penny Journey The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham Director
- English Harvest Directed by
- The Farm Director?
1939
- The First Days [Director]
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Spare Time
Director
Scriptwriter - S.S. Ionian Director
1940
- Spring Offensive Director
- Welfare of the Workers Director
- Cargoes Director
- London Can Take It! [Director]
- Britain Can Take It! [Director]
1941
-
Words for Battle
Director
Script - The Heart of Britain Director
- This Is England Director
1942
-
Listen to Britain
Director
Editor
1943
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The Silent Village
Director
Producer
Script -
I Was a Fireman
Director
Script -
Fires Were Started
Director
Script
1944
-
The Eighty Days
Director
Producer - V. 1 Director
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The True Story of Lili Marlene
Director
Script
[lyricist]
1945
- Myra Hess Director
1946
- A Defeated People [Director]
- A Diary for Timothy Director
- Town Meeting of the World Opening Commentary
1947
-
The Cumberland Story
Directed by
[Screenplay]
1948
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The Dim Little Island
Director
Producer
1950
-
Family Portrait
Director
Screenplay
1951
- The Good Life Director of mountain sequence
1970
- Heart of Britain [Subject of Film]
1985
- Book Four[16/10/85] Subject of programme
2000
- Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain [Subject of Film]




