Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings

Known For: Directing

Date Of Birth:1907-08-19

Place Of Birth:Walberswick, United Kingdom

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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Fires Were Started
Listen to Britain
Words for Battle
A Diary for Timothy
London Can Take It!
The Birth of the Robot
Locomotives
Making Fashion
Spare Time
Penny Journey
The Farm
The First Days
S.S. Ionian
English Harvest
Farewell Topsails
Speaking from America
Cargoes
Spring Offensive
The Story of the Wheel
The Heart of Britain
The Silent Village
Family Portrait
The Cumberland Story
This Is England
The True Story of Lili Marlene
The Dim Little Island
The Silent Village
A Defeated People
Coal Face
Fires Were Started
Listen to Britain
Family Portrait
The Dim Little Island
V. 1
The True Story of Lili Marlene
Listen to Britain