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Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings

Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker, celebrated for his poetic and visually striking portrayals of British life during World War II. A co-founder of the Mass Observation social research organization, Jennings blended avant-garde techniques with a deep sense of national identity, creating films that captured the resilience and spirit of the British people. His most acclaimed works, including Listen to Britain (1942), Fires Were Started (1943), and A Diary for Timothy (1945), showcase his unique ability to fuse documentary realism with lyrical storytelling. Film critic and director Lindsay Anderson described him as "the only real poet that British cinema has yet produced."

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  • Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    62 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 12, 1943
    84 years ago
  • London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1940
    86 years ago
  • A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1945
    81 years ago
  • Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.9
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 18, 1934
    93 years ago
  • Spare Time

    Spare Time

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 1941
    86 years ago
  • A Defeated People

    A Defeated People

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 17, 1946
    81 years ago
  • The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1941
    86 years ago
  • The Farm

    The Farm

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1938
    88 years ago
  • Penny Journey

    Penny Journey

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1938
    89 years ago
  • S.S. Ionian

    S.S. Ionian

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1939
    88 years ago
  • English Harvest

    English Harvest

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 1938
    89 years ago
  • The Silent Village

    The Silent Village

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 17, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Family Portrait

    Family Portrait

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The First Days

    The First Days

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Farewell Topsails

    Farewell Topsails

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1937
    89 years ago
  • Locomotives

    Locomotives

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1934
    93 years ago
  • Welfare of the Workers

    Welfare of the Workers

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Speaking from America

    Speaking from America

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Cargoes

    Cargoes

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1940
    87 years ago
  • The Story of the Wheel

    The Story of the Wheel

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1934
    93 years ago
  • This Is England

    This Is England

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1941
    86 years ago
  • Myra Hess

    Myra Hess

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    3.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1945
    82 years ago
  • Making Fashion

    Making Fashion

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1938
    89 years ago
  • The Eighty Days

    The Eighty Days

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1944
    83 years ago
  • The True Story of Lili Marlene

    The True Story of Lili Marlene

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1944
    83 years ago
  • V. 1

    V. 1

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1944
    82 years ago
  • The Cumberland Story

    The Cumberland Story

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 16, 1948
    79 years ago
  • The Dim Little Island

    The Dim Little Island

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1949
    78 years ago
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