Humphrey Jennings Collection, The

Synopsis

Features three films by Humphrey Jennings - LISTEN TO BRITAIN, DIARY FOR TIMOTHY and I WAS A FIREMAN. Also includes a documentary - HUMPHREY JENNINGS:THE MAN WHO LISTENED TO BRITAIN (50 minutes).

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2005

Year of production

1942-1944

Subjects

History; Media studies

Keywords

archive films; social history; World War II

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

184 minutes

Year

2005

Sections

Title

Listen to Britain

Synopsis

In this film Humphrey Jennings collects and edits the sounds and sights of wartime Britain into an extraordinarily moving and effective collage. Records the roar of Spitfires and tanks, the noise of furnaces and factories, the march of miners and soldiers, music and songs in trains, dance halls, canteens, and the war-time concerts at the National Gallery. With Flanagan and Allen, Dame Myra Hess and the RAF Orchestra.

NBThe film is also available in separate video compilations entitled LISTENING TO BRITAIN: A JENNINGS TRILOGY an LISTEN TO BRITAIN 1 as well as being available for hire on 16mm film.

Duration

19 mins

Title

Diary for Timothy

Synopsis

A picture of life in Britain during the final year of World War II. The film focuses on the personal lives of various representative characters and on the wider wartime context, and is in the form of a diary covering a baby’s first year of life. Includes the gravedigger’s scene from ‘Hamlet’ with John Gielgud. Though this film was shot in 1944-45 it was not released until after the war.
NB This film is also available on a video compilation entitled LISTENING TO BRITAIN: A JENNINGS TRILOGY

Duration

39 mins

Title

I was a Fireman

Synopsis

This innovative feature-length film is the story of 24 hours in the life of an Auxiliary Fire Service unit in the London Blitz. This is the full version of the cinema classic FIRES WERE STARTED, which captured the mood of a Britain under siege. Using real firefighters, it became the tribute to the work of the service during the war.

NB The film is also available on a video compilation from the Imperial War Museum.

Duration

65 mins

Title

Humphrey Jennings: The Man who listened to Britain

Synopsis

A documentary about the life and work of Humphrey Jennings.

Duration

50 mins

Production Company

Name

Film First

Phone

020 8324 2400

Address

Packer House
West Street
Hereford
HR4 0BX

Distributor

Name

Moviemail

Web

https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window

Phone

0844 848 2000

Address

Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK

Notes

As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website