Stuart Legg

Stuart Legg (August 31, 1910 – July 23, 1988) was a pioneering English documentary filmmaker best known for his groundbreaking work with the National Film Board of Canada. His most notable achievement came at the 14th Academy Awards in 1941, when his film Churchill's Island won the Oscar for Best Documentary, making it the first documentary to ever win the prestigious award. Legg's Warclouds in the Pacific was also nominated for Best Documentary that year, further cementing his reputation as a key figure in the documentary film world. Throughout his career, Legg played a significant role in shaping documentary filmmaking, particularly in the areas of war and political themes.

Cast

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Self (archive footage)

Commentator (voice)

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

Admiral (uncredited)

Crew

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

Spotlight on the Colonies

Director, Producer

Operation Hurricane

Song of the Clouds

Tomorrow's Citizens

The Coming of the Dial

Warclouds in the Pacific

Director, Producer, Editor

BBC: The Voice of Britain

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

Monkey Into Man

The War for Men's Minds

Director, Writer

Director, Writer

Assistant Director

Director of Photography, Sound

A Light in Nature

Dollars and Sense

The Duchy of Cornwall

Churchill's Island

Director, Producer

Forward a Century

Producer, Script

Atlantic Patrol

On the Fishing Banks of Skye

Behind the Scenes

The Case of Charlie Gordon

Inside Fighting China

Director, Editor, Script

Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

The New Generation

The Gates of Italy

Global Air Routes

Eagles of the Fleet

Now—The Peace

From the Ground Up

Food: Secret of the Peace

John Bull's Own Island

The Stanlow Story

The Invasion of North Africa

The Papermakers