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Stuart Legg

Stuart Legg (August 31, 1910 – July 23, 1988) was a pioneering English documentary filmmaker best known for his groundbreaking work with the National Film Board of Canada. His most notable achievement came at the 14th Academy Awards in 1941, when his film Churchill's Island won the Oscar for Best Documentary, making it the first documentary to ever win the prestigious award. Legg's Warclouds in the Pacific was also nominated for Best Documentary that year, further cementing his reputation as a key figure in the documentary film world. Throughout his career, Legg played a significant role in shaping documentary filmmaking, particularly in the areas of war and political themes.

Et billede af Stuart Legg

Directing

1930

[ ] The Windjammer (Assistant Director)
[ ] Varsity (Director)

1933

[ ] The Coming of the Dial (Director)

1935

[ ] BBC: The Voice of Britain (Director)

1939

[ ] The Case of Charlie Gordon (Director)

1940

[ ] Atlantic Patrol (Director)

1941

[ ] Warclouds in the Pacific (Director)
[ ] Churchill's Island (Director)

1942

[ ] Inside Fighting China (Director)
[ ] The Invasion of North Africa (Director)

1943

[ ] The War for Men's Minds (Director)

1944

[ ] Inside France (Director)
[ ] Zero Hour (Director)
[ ] Global Air Routes (Director)

1945

[ ] Now—The Peace (Director)
[ ] Food: Secret of the Peace (Director)
[ ] John Bull's Own Island (Director)

1953

[ ] Powered Flight: The Story of the Century (Director)

1962

[ ] Food or Famine (Director)

2025

[ ] The New Generation (Director)

Writing

1934

[ ] Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (Writer)

1935

[ ] BBC: The Voice of Britain (Writer)
[ ] On the Fishing Banks of Skye (Writer)

1937

[ ] Today We Live (Writer)

1943

[ ] The War for Men's Minds (Writer)
[ ] The Gates of Italy (Screenplay)

1944

[ ] Zero Hour (Writer)

1947

[ ] Tomorrow's Citizens (Writer)

1952

[ ] The Stanlow Story (Writer)
[ ] The Papermakers (Writer)

1964

[ ] Under Stress (Screenplay)

Production

1933

[ ] Cable Ship (Producer)

1935

[ ] BBC: The Voice of Britain (Producer)

1937

[ ] Eastern Valley (Producer)

1938

[ ] Monkey Into Man (Producer)
[ ] The Duchy of Cornwall (Producer)
[ ] Behind the Scenes (Producer)

1940

[ ] Front of Steel (Producer)

1941

[ ] Warclouds in the Pacific (Producer)
[ ] Churchill's Island (Producer)

1944

[ ] Inside France (Producer)

1949

[ ] Dollars and Sense (Producer)

1950

[ ] Spotlight on the Colonies (Producer)
[ ] Eagles of the Fleet (Producer)
[ ] From the Ground Up (Producer)

1951

[ ] Forward a Century (Producer)

1952

[ ] Operation Hurricane (Producer)

1957

[ ] Song of the Clouds (Producer)

1959

[ ] Unseen Enemies (Producer)

1960

[ ] A Light in Nature (Producer)

Editing

1935

[ ] BBC: The Voice of Britain (Editor)

1941

[ ] Warclouds in the Pacific (Editor)

1942

[ ] Inside Fighting China (Editor)

Camera

1935

[ ] Coal Face (Director of Photography)

Sound

1935

[ ] Coal Face (Sound)

Crew

1942

[ ] Inside Fighting China (Script)

1951

[ ] Forward a Century (Script)

Actor

1934

[ ] Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (Admiral (uncredited))

1936

[ ] Night Mail (Commentary)

1937

[ ] Air Outpost (Commentator (voice))

1952

[ ] Atoms at Work (????)

2025

[ ] Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (Self (archive footage))