Director

Humphrey Jennings

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Directed movies: 31Directed series: 0All crew credits: 33

TMDB ID: 936343

IMDb ID: nm0421165

Known for: Directing

Born: August 19, 1907

Died: September 24, 1950

Age: 43

Place of birth: Walberswick, United Kingdom

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1934 - 2025

Years active: 92

Average TMDB rating: 6.35

Wikidata: Q352565

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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 only real poet that British cinema has yet produced."