Humphrey Jennings
Directing · Director · Color Designer · Producer
Born Aug 19, 1907 · Walberswick, United Kingdom
Active 1934–1950
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.
Filmography
The Dim Little Island (1949) — Director · ProducerThe Cumberland Story (1948) — DirectorA Defeated People (1946) — DirectorA Diary for Timothy (1945) — DirectorThe True Story of Lili Marlene (1944) — Director · WriterFires Were Started (1943) — Director · WriterThe Silent Village (1943) — Director · ProducerListen to Britain (1942) — Director · Writer · EditorThis Is England (1941) — DirectorWords for Battle (1941) — DirectorThe Heart of Britain (1941) — DirectorLondon Can Take It! (1940) — DirectorWelfare of the Workers (1940) — DirectorSpare Time (1939) — DirectorThe First Days (1939) — DirectorS.S. Ionian (1939) — DirectorCargoes (1939) — DirectorMaking Fashion (1938) — DirectorEnglish Harvest (1938) — DirectorThe Farm (1938) — DirectorPenny Journey (1938) — DirectorThe Birth of the Robot (1936) — Color DesignerCoal Face (1935) — Additional PhotographyLocomotives (1934) — Director