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Stuart Legg

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 08/31/1910 († 77, 07/23/1988) | London (United Kingdom (UK))
Stuart Legg (31 August 1910 – 23 July 1988) was a pioneering English documentary filmmaker. At the 14th Academy Awards in 1941, Legg's National Film Board of Canada film Churchill's Island became the first-ever documentary to win an Oscar. Also in contention for Best Documentary that year was Legg's film Warclouds in the Pacific. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | War

Known for these Movies & Shows

Propaganda short about the Second World War. ...

The War for Men's Minds

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1943 | 21min
 
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Made at the end of WWII, this documentary looks at Britain's post-war period. During a time of economic hardship, Prime Minister Winston Churchill is concerned about the future of his nation. ...

John Bull's Own Island

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1945 | 20min
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From the World in Action series, this documentary looks at the history of the Balkan countries and their post-World War II problems and concerns. It is a cut down version of Balkan Powder Keg, an unre ...

Spotlight on the Balkans

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2023 | 19min
 
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Movies with Stuart Legg as Actor(5)

as Himself, in archive footage2000 Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
1952 Atoms at Work
as Commentator (voice)1937 Air Outpost
as Commentary1936 Night Mail
1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

Movies with Stuart Legg as Crew(31)

Writing/Screenplay1964 Under Stress
Production/Producer1952 Operation Hurricane
Production/Producer1950 Eagles of the Fleet
Production/Producer1950 From the Ground Up
Directing/Director1945 Food: Secret of the Peace
Directing/Director1945 John Bull's Own Island
Directing/Director1944 Zero Hour
Writing/Writer1944 Zero Hour
Directing/Director1944 Inside France
Production/Producer1944 Inside France
Directing/Director1943 The War for Men's Minds
Writing/Writer1943 The War for Men's Minds
Directing/Director1942 Inside Fighting China
Directing/Director1941 Churchill's Island
Production/Producer1941 Churchill's Island
Directing/Director1941 Warclouds in the Pacific
Editing/Editor1941 Warclouds in the Pacific
Production/Producer1941 Warclouds in the Pacific
Production/Producer1940 Front of Steel
Directing/Director1939 The Case of Charlie Gordon
Production/Producer1938 Monkey Into Man
Writing/Writer1937 Today We Live
Production/Producer1937 Eastern Valley
Directing/Director1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain
Editing/Editor1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain
Production/Producer1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain
Writing/Writer1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain
Writing/Writer1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Production/Producer1933 Cable Ship
Directing/Director1933 The Coming of the Dial
Directing/Assistant Director1930 The Windjammer

Full Name: Stuart Legg
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 08/31 1910 (August) in London (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 07/23 1988 (July) in Wiltshire (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Cambridge
Employer: National Film Board of Canada
Stuart Legg frequently works together with these people:
Alberto Cavalcanti (5x, Crew)
John Grierson (4x, Crew)
Lorne Greene (3x, Actor)
J.O.C. Orton (3x, Crew)
Humphrey Jennings (3x, Crew)
Basil Wright (3x, Crew)
A.J. Villiers (2x, Crew)
A. E. Jeakins (2x, Crew)
Cyril Frankel (2x, Crew)
Stanley Hawes (2x, Crew)
Kevin Jackson (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:348162, Added: 08/14/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024