Humphrey Jennings Movies

A documentary by Humphrey Jennings about the modernization of coal mines in Cumberland.

The Eighty Days is a short, simple piece which follows an air attack over British soil and the efforts to stop it, leading to the prevention of a new...

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

As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of...

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.

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

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

The Eighth Army famously adopted a German song in the Western Desert. The Crown Film Unit traces the journey of Lili Marlene from its composition in...

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...

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

Osbert Lancaster, James Fisher, John Ormston and Ralph Vaughn Williams meditate on the history and culture of England.

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....

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

Short documentary on the use of the V-1 Flying Bomb during the German bombings of London.

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. 'Cargoes' follows the S.S. Ionian as she delivers her cargo around the Mediterranean - her final peacetime...

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings about transatlantic telecommunications. This film is structured around British attempts to prevent the V1...