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Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings
  • Name: Humphrey Jennings
  • Birthday: 1907-08-19
  • Place of birth: Walberswick, United Kingdom
  • Popularity: 0.0859
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain   as  Self (archive footage) 2025-04-06
BBC: The Voice of Britain 1935-07-28
The Glorious Sixth of June   as  Albert Goodbody 1934-08-04
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs   as  Grocer (uncredited) 1934-04-16