Humphrey Jennings Movies

  • 1944
    V. 1

    V. 1

    V. 1

    61944HD

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

    V. 1
  • 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
  • 1941
    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    6.71941HD

    Documentary by Humphrey Jennings

    The Heart of Britain
  • 1941
    This Is England

    This Is England

    This Is England

    61941HD

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

    This Is England
  • 1939
    S.S. Ionian

    S.S. Ionian

    S.S. Ionian

    6.21939HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

    S.S. Ionian
  • 1938
    English Harvest

    English Harvest

    English Harvest

    61938HD

    The harvest of a pre-war British farm.

    English Harvest
  • 1938
    The Farm

    The Farm

    The Farm

    5.71938HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings

    The Farm
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1938
    Penny Journey

    Penny Journey

    Penny Journey

    5.51938HD

    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...

    Penny Journey
  • 1944
    The Eighty Days

    The Eighty Days

    The Eighty Days

    01944HD

    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...

    The Eighty Days
  • 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
  • 1949
    The Dim Little Island

    The Dim Little Island

    The Dim Little Island

    01949HD

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

    The Dim Little Island
  • 1945
    Myra Hess

    Myra Hess

    Myra Hess

    31945HD

    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....

    Myra Hess
  • 1938
    Speaking from America

    Speaking from America

    Speaking from America

    5.51938HD

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

    Speaking from America
  • 1939
    Cargoes

    Cargoes

    Cargoes

    5.51939HD

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

    Cargoes
  • 1948
    The Cumberland Story

    The Cumberland Story

    The Cumberland Story

    01948HD

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

    The Cumberland Story