Biography
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."
Filmography
all 39
Movies 39
Director 30
Producer 3
self 1
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)
Cargoes (1939)
The First Days (1939)
Spare Time (1939)
S.S. Ionian (1939)
English Harvest (1938)
Making Fashion (1938)
The Farm (1938)
Penny Journey (1938)
Farewell Topsails (1937)
The Birth of the Robot (1936)
David Low Animation (1936)
Coal Face (1935)
The Glorious Sixth of June (1934)
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934)
Post-Haste (1934)
Locomotives (1934)
The Changing Face of Europe
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GenderMale
Birthday1907-08-19
Deathday1950-09-24 (43 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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