Humphrey Jennings Movies

  • 1942
    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    6.11942HD

    A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...

    Listen to Britain
  • 1943
    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    6.11943HD

    British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...

    Fires Were Started
  • 2000
    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    5.82000HD

    Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
  • 1950
    Family Portrait

    Family Portrait

    Family Portrait

    5.81950HD

    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...

    Family Portrait
  • 1940
    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    6.51940HD

    A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

    London Can Take It!
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.11935HD

    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

    Coal Face
  • 1936
    The Birth of the Robot

    The Birth of the Robot

    The Birth of the Robot

    6.8181936HD

    This experiment was a “prestige advertisement” for Shell Motor Oil. As conventional animation became dominated by Walt Disney, many...

    The Birth of the Robot
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    01935HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1945
    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    6.61945HD

    A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.

    A Diary for Timothy
  • 1934
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    51934HD

    The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
  • 1940
    Welfare of the Workers

    Welfare of the Workers

    Welfare of the Workers

    61940HD

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

    Welfare of the Workers
  • 1940
    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    6.51940HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...

    Spring Offensive
  • 1939
    Spare Time

    Spare Time

    Spare Time

    6.11939HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

    Spare Time
  • 1939
    The First Days

    The First Days

    The First Days

    71939HD

    Londoners prepare for war.

    The First Days
  • 1943
    The Silent Village

    The Silent Village

    The Silent Village

    6.81943HD

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

    The Silent Village
  • 1934
    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    4.81934HD

    Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

    Post-Haste
  • 1941
    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    6.21941HD

    Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence...

    Words for Battle
  • 1934
    The Story of the Wheel

    The Story of the Wheel

    The Story of the Wheel

    5.51934HD

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

    The Story of the Wheel
  • 1938
    The Farm

    The Farm

    The Farm

    5.71938HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

    The Farm
  • 1937
    Farewell Topsails

    Farewell Topsails

    Farewell Topsails

    61937HD

    One of the last voyages of a commercial sailing ship on a trip from Cornwall.

    Farewell Topsails