Movies123 - - Humphrey Jennings Movie List

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This is England (1941) A short documentary about life in England during wartime. Narrated by Edward R. Murrow.

The Silent Village (1943) The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.

The True Story of Lilli Marlene (1944) How Lili Marlene became the signature tune for the British army in North Africa.

Words for Battle (1941) Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Nazi blitz in World War II. This short film s

Fires Were Started (1943) A new man joins the civilian firefighters at a London unit during the Second World War. He meets his fellow firemen and firewomen, manages to enjoy some leisure time with them, and then goes on his first mission with the crew as it attempts to save an explosives warehouse o

The Farm (1938) Life during a season on a pre-war British farm.

The First Days (1939) Londoners prepare for war.

A Diary for Timothy (1945) This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens

Spare Time (1939) A look at how industry workers spend their time when they are not at work.

Most of the footage for this film was shot in September and October of 1945 mainly in the ruined cities of Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Essen The people mainly women and children huddled in the unheated cellars of ruined houses without gas or any water save that from stand pipes in the street

Listen to Britain (1942) A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.

Family Portrait (1950) In preparation for the celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain, this short film was released to assure British citizens of their nation's place in the world and of their own places within that nation. Illustrative scenes of farming, science, political, and social life are

The Eighty Days (1944) This film is structured around British attempts to prevent the V1 missiles from getting through to their targets. Gunners, pilots and barrage balloons are the layers of National Defence, layers of defence that can't be entirely successful.

A story of sacrifice, in which organised labour voluntarily relinquishes hard won workplace rights after being asked to give up by choice what Hitler takes by force

A corrupt consortium of fruit growers exploit migrant workers out of their rightful wages, until Gerry Clayton (Barry MacKay), the son of one of the growers, decides to champion their cause.

Myra Hess (1945) Piano virtuosa Myra Hess performs Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, known as the "Appassionata", on stage in a concert hall. Hess performs only the first movement of the sonata.

Making Fashion (1938) Humphrey Jennings shoots Hartnell catwalk.

English Harvest (1938) The harvest of a pre-war British farm.

The history of wheels, roads and vehicles from cavemen to the coming of steam

English farmers plant crops on formerly disused land to assist the war effort

Just before World War II begins, a British merchantman makes her rounds in the Mediterranean Sea

A coal mine manager, with the agreement of the union and workers, revitalizes a Cumberland coal mine during 1941, opening up an abandoned coal seam out at sea and bringing in new equipment

Nostalgic documentary short about the dying days of the age of sail as shown by the ships transporting china clay made notable for its director Humphrey Jennings and for being filmed in color

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A short film from the British Postal Service which reminds users of the deadline for parcels for the upcoming holidays