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Humphrey Jennings

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1907-08-19

Deathday: 1950-09-24 (43 years old)

Biography

Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 1954 as "the only real poet that British cinema has yet produced".

Filmography

all 38

Movies 38

Humphrey Jennings

Biography

Filmography

all 38

Movies 38

Director 32

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000)

Family Portrait (1950)

The Dim Little Island (1949)

The Cumberland Story (1948)

A Defeated People (1946)

A Diary for Timothy (1945)

Myra Hess (1945)

V. 1 (1944)

The Eighty Days (1944)

The True Story of Lili Marlene (1944)

The Silent Village (1943)

Fires Were Started (1943)

Listen to Britain (1942)

The Heart of Britain (1941)

Words for Battle (1941)

This Is England (1941)

London Can Take It! (1940)

Spring Offensive (1940)

Welfare of the Workers (1940)

Cargoes (1939)

The First Days (1939)

Spare Time (1939)

S.S. Ionian (1939)

English Harvest (1938)

Speaking from America (1938)

The Farm (1938)

Making Fashion (1938)

Penny Journey (1938)

Farewell Topsails (1937)

The Birth of the Robot (1936)

BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)

Coal Face (1935)

The Glorious Sixth of June (1934)

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934)

Post-Haste (1934)

The Story of the Wheel (1934)

Locomotives (1934)

The Changing Face of Europe

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Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birthday1907-08-19

Deathday1950-09-24 (43 years old)

Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom

CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom

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Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1907-08-19

Deathday
1950-09-24 (43 years old)

Birth Place
United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom