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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."
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1907-08-19
- event Death Date 1950-09-24
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 0.4
- info Birth Place Walberswick, United Kingdom
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BBC: The Voice of Britain
1935-07-28
5.8
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2000-12-31
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The Glorious Sixth of June
1934-08-04
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Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
1934-04-16
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Fires Were Started
1943-04-12
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Listen to Britain
1942-04-01
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Words for Battle
1941-01-24
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Post-Haste
1934-02-18
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A Diary for Timothy
1945-12-31
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London Can Take It!
1940-10-01
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The Birth of the Robot
1936-10-01
5
English Harvest
1938-02-03
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Cargoes
1939-01-02
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Locomotives
1934-01-01
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The Story of the Wheel
1934-01-01
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Farewell Topsails
1937-12-01
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Penny Journey
1938-01-01
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Speaking from America
1938-01-02
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The Farm
1938-01-01
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Making Fashion
1938-01-01
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Spare Time
1939-01-01
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S.S. Ionian
1939-01-01
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The First Days
1939-01-01
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Welfare of the Workers
1940-01-01
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Spring Offensive
1940-06-01
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The Heart of Britain
1941-02-01
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The Silent Village
1943-09-30
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Family Portrait
1950-12-01
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The Cumberland Story
1948-02-16
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This Is England
1941-01-01
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The True Story of Lili Marlene
1944-01-02
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The Eighty Days
1944-01-02
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Myra Hess
1945-01-02
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The Dim Little Island
1949-01-02
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The Silent Village
1943-09-30
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A Defeated People
1946-03-17
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Coal Face
1935-06-03
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Fires Were Started
1943-04-12
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Listen to Britain
1942-04-01
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Family Portrait
1950-12-01
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The Dim Little Island
1949-01-02
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V. 1
1944-12-01
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The True Story of Lili Marlene
1944-01-02
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Listen to Britain
1942-04-01
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David Low Animation
1936-06-10