Stuart Legg

Stuart Legg

DirectorActorWriterProducerCrew Aug 31 (died age 77) London, England 1930–2025 (95 year career)

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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 k…

Known For

Night Mail

Night Mail

Commentary

Coal Face

Coal Face

Director of Photography

Churchill's Island

Churchill's Island

Director

Inside Fighting China

Inside Fighting China

Director

Operation Hurricane

Operation Hurricane

Producer

The Duchy of Cornwall

The Duchy of Cornwall

Producer

Today We Live

Today We Live

Writer

The New Generation

The New Generation

Director

Filmography

Acting (5)

Movies (5)

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

as Self (archive footage)

Atoms at Work

Atoms at Work

Air Outpost

as Commentator (voice)

Night Mail

Night Mail

as Commentary

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

as Admiral (uncredited)

Crew (46)

Movies (46)

The New Generation

The New Generation

Director

Under Stress

Under Stress

Screenplay

Food or Famine

Director

A Light in Nature

Producer

Unseen Enemies

Producer

Song of the Clouds

Song of the Clouds

Producer

Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

Director

The Stanlow Story

Writer

Operation Hurricane

Operation Hurricane

Producer

The Papermakers

The Papermakers

Writer

Forward a Century

Script

Eagles of the Fleet

Producer

From the Ground Up

From the Ground Up

Producer

Spotlight on the Colonies

Producer

Dollars and Sense

Producer

Tomorrow's Citizens

Writer

John Bull's Own Island

Director

Food: Secret of the Peace

Director

Now—The Peace

Director

Global Air Routes

Director

Zero Hour

Director

Inside France

Inside France

Director

The Gates of Italy

Screenplay

The War for Men's Minds

The War for Men's Minds

Director

The War for Men's Minds

The War for Men's Minds

Writer

The Invasion of North Africa

Director

Inside Fighting China

Inside Fighting China

Director

Warclouds in the Pacific

Director

Churchill's Island

Churchill's Island

Director

Atlantic Patrol

Atlantic Patrol

Director

Front of Steel

Producer

The Case of Charlie Gordon

Director

Monkey Into Man

Producer

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

Producer

The Duchy of Cornwall

The Duchy of Cornwall

Producer

Today We Live

Today We Live

Writer

Eastern Valley

Eastern Valley

Producer

BBC: The Voice of Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

Director

Coal Face

Coal Face

Director of Photography

Coal Face

Coal Face

Sound

On the Fishing Banks of Skye

Writer

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

Writer

The Coming of the Dial

Director

Cable Ship

Producer

The Windjammer

The Windjammer

Assistant Director

Varsity

Director