Stuart Legg

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Stuart Legg

Geboren
Gestorben
(im Alter von 77)
Geburtsort
London, England
Mitwirkende
50 Titel

Biografie

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.

Bekanntestes Werk

Bekannt für

Schauspielerische Mitwirkung 5

JahrTitelRolle
2025 Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain Film Self (archive footage)
1952 Atoms at Work Film
1938 Night Mail Film Commentary (voice)
1937 Air Outpost Film Commentator (voice)
1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs Film Admiral (uncredited)

Filmstab 46

JahrTitelTätigkeit
2025 The New Generation Film Director
1964 Under Stress Film Screenplay
1962 Food or Famine Film Director
1960 A Light in Nature Film Producer
1959 Unseen Enemies Film Producer
1957 Song of the Clouds Film Producer
1953 Powered Flight: The Story of the Century Film Director
1952 The Papermakers Film Writer
1952 Operation Hurricane Film Producer
1952 The Stanlow Story Film Writer
1951 Forward a Century Film Producer, Script
1951 The Hour of Choice Film Writer
1950 Eagles of the Fleet Film Producer
1950 From the Ground Up Film Producer
1950 Spotlight on the Colonies Film Producer
1949 Dollars and Sense Film Producer
1947 Tomorrow's Citizens Film Writer
1945 Food: Secret of the Peace Film Director
1945 John Bull's Own Island Film Director
1945 Now—The Peace Film Director
1944 Global Air Routes Film Director
1944 Inside France Film Director, Producer
1944 Zero Hour Film Director, Writer
1943 The Gates of Italy Film Screenplay
1943 The War for Men's Minds Film Director, Writer
1942 Inside Fighting China Film Director, Editor, Script
1942 The Invasion of North Africa Film Director
1941 Warclouds in the Pacific Film Director, Producer, Editor
1941 Churchill's Island Film Director, Producer
1940 Front of Steel Film Producer
1940 Atlantic Patrol Film Director
1939 The Case of Charlie Gordon Film Director
1938 Monkey Into Man Film Producer
1938 The Duchy of Cornwall Film Producer
1938 Behind the Scenes Film Producer
1938 Mites and Monsters Film Producer
1937 Eastern Valley Film Producer
1937 Today We Live Film Writer
1935 On the Fishing Banks of Skye Film Writer
1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain Film Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
1935 Coal Face Film Sound, Director of Photography
1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs Film Writer, Other
1933 Cable Ship Film Producer
1933 The Coming of the Dial Film Director
1930 The Windjammer Film Assistant Director
1930 Varsity Film Director
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