Memorials & monuments · London
Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
Stephen McKay — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Humphrey Jennings is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 1954 as "the only real poet that British cinema has yet produced."
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Background
Description
In 1940, the GPO Film Unit became the Crown Film Unit, a film-making propaganda arm of the Ministry of Information, and Jennings joined the new organisation. Jennings' only feature-length film, the 70-minute Fires Were Started (1943), also known as I Was A Fireman, details the work of the Auxiliary Fire Service in London. It blurs the lines between fiction and documentary because the scenes are re-enactments. This film, which uses techniques such as montage, is considered one of the classics of the genre. His films are otherwise shorts, inclusively patriotic in sentiment and very British in their sensibility, such as: Spare Time (1939), London Can Take It! (1940), Words for Battle (1941), A…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5383, -0.1466
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 7NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Phone
- +44 20 7284 7384
- Official site
- jewishmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- osm: node/7968373062 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Humphrey Jennings (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Humphrey Jennings?
- Humphrey Jennings is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 7NB), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- Is Humphrey Jennings free to visit?
- Yes, Humphrey Jennings is free to enter.
- How do I get to Humphrey Jennings?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 7NB. It sits within the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary constituency.