Stuart Legg
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday31 August 1910
Died23 July 1988 (age 77)
Place of birthLondon, England
Known credits50
Biography
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 sh…
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The New Generation
2025 · Director
Under Stress
1964 · Screenplay
Food or Famine
1962 · Director
A Light in Nature
1960 · Producer
Unseen Enemies
1959 · Producer
Song of the Clouds
1957 · Producer
Powered Flight: The Story of the Century
1953 · Director
The Papermakers
1952 · Writer
Operation Hurricane
1952 · Producer
Atoms at Work
1952
The Stanlow Story
1952 · Writer
Forward a Century
1951 · Producer
Forward a Century
1951 · Script
The Hour of Choice
1951 · Writer
Eagles of the Fleet
1950 · Producer
From the Ground Up
1950 · Producer
Spotlight on the Colonies
1950 · Producer
Dollars and Sense
1949 · Producer
Tomorrow's Citizens
1947 · Writer
Food: Secret of the Peace
1945 · Director
John Bull's Own Island
1945 · Director
Now—The Peace
1945 · Director
Global Air Routes
1944 · Director
Inside France
1944 · Director
Inside France
1944 · Producer
Zero Hour
1944 · Director
Zero Hour
1944 · Writer
The Gates of Italy
1943 · Screenplay
The War for Men's Minds
1943 · Director
The War for Men's Minds
1943 · Writer
Inside Fighting China
1942 · Director
Inside Fighting China
1942 · Editor
Inside Fighting China
1942 · Script
The Invasion of North Africa
1942 · Director
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941 · Director
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941 · Producer
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941 · Editor
Churchill's Island
1941 · Director
Churchill's Island
1941 · Producer
Front of Steel
1940 · Producer
Atlantic Patrol
1940 · Director
The Case of Charlie Gordon
1939 · Director
Monkey Into Man
1938 · Producer
Night Mail
1938 · Commentary
The Duchy of Cornwall
1938 · Producer
Behind the Scenes
1938 · Producer
Mites and Monsters
1938 · Producer
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