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."
Cast
Crew
Fires Were Started
Director, Writer
Listen to Britain
Director, Writer, Editor
Words for Battle
Director
Post-Haste
Director
A Diary for Timothy
Director
London Can Take It!
Director
The Birth of the Robot
Color Designer
Farewell Topsails
Director
Making Fashion
Director
S.S. Ionian
Director
The Story of the Wheel
Director
Spare Time
Director
Spring Offensive
Director
Speaking from America
Director
The First Days
Director
Cargoes
Director
Penny Journey
Director
Welfare of the Workers
Director
English Harvest
Director
Locomotives
Director
The Farm
Director
The Heart of Britain
Director
The Silent Village
Director, Producer
Family Portrait
Director, Writer
The Cumberland Story
Director
This Is England
Director
The True Story of Lili Marlene
Director, Writer
The Eighty Days
Director
Myra Hess
Director
The Dim Little Island
Director, Producer
A Defeated People
Director
Coal Face
Additional Photography
V. 1
Director
David Low Animation
Producer