Also Directed by Humphrey Jennings
This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings
One of the last voyages of a commercial sailing ship on a trip from Cornwall.
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings
The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings about transatlantic telecommunications. This film is structured around British attempts to prevent the V1 missiles from getting through to their targets.
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 bomb being sent to France.
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
