Known For
Directing
Known Credits
5
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 31, 1910 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
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.
| 2025 | The New Generation...Director | |
| 1962 | Food or Famine...Director | |
| 1953 | Powered Flight: The Story of the Century...Director | |
| 1945 | Food: Secret of the Peace...Director | |
| 1945 | John Bull's Own Island...Director | |
| 1945 | Now—The Peace...Director | |
| 1944 | Global Air Routes...Director | |
| 1944 | Inside France...Director | |
| 1944 | Zero Hour...Director | |
| 1943 | The War for Men's Minds...Director | |
| 1942 | Inside Fighting China...Director | |
| 1942 | The Invasion of North Africa...Director | |
| 1941 | Warclouds in the Pacific...Director | |
| 1941 | Churchill's Island...Director | |
| 1940 | Atlantic Patrol...Director | |
| 1939 | The Case of Charlie Gordon...Director | |
| 1935 | BBC: The Voice of Britain...Director | |
| 1933 | The Coming of the Dial...Director | |
| 1930 | The Windjammer...Assistant Director | |
| 1930 | Varsity...Director |
| 1964 | Under Stress...Screenplay | |
| 1952 | The Papermakers...Writer | |
| 1952 | The Stanlow Story...Writer | |
| 1951 | The Hour of Choice...Writer | |
| 1947 | Tomorrow's Citizens...Writer | |
| 1944 | Zero Hour...Writer | |
| 1943 | The Gates of Italy...Screenplay | |
| 1943 | The War for Men's Minds...Writer | |
| 1937 | Today We Live...Writer | |
| 1935 | On the Fishing Banks of Skye...Writer | |
| 1935 | BBC: The Voice of Britain...Writer | |
| 1934 | Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs...Writer |
| 1960 | A Light in Nature...Producer | |
| 1959 | Unseen Enemies...Producer | |
| 1957 | Song of the Clouds...Producer | |
| 1952 | Operation Hurricane...Producer | |
| 1951 | Forward a Century...Producer | |
| 1950 | Eagles of the Fleet...Producer | |
| 1950 | From the Ground Up...Producer | |
| 1950 | Spotlight on the Colonies...Producer | |
| 1949 | Dollars and Sense...Producer | |
| 1944 | Inside France...Producer | |
| 1941 | Warclouds in the Pacific...Producer | |
| 1941 | Churchill's Island...Producer | |
| 1940 | Front of Steel...Producer | |
| 1938 | Monkey Into Man...Producer | |
| 1938 | The Duchy of Cornwall...Producer | |
| 1938 | Behind the Scenes...Producer | |
| 1938 | Mites and Monsters...Producer | |
| 1937 | Eastern Valley...Producer | |
| 1935 | BBC: The Voice of Britain...Producer | |
| 1933 | Cable Ship...Producer |
| 1951 | Forward a Century...Script | |
| 1942 | Inside Fighting China...Script |
| 1942 | Inside Fighting China...Editor | |
| 1941 | Warclouds in the Pacific...Editor | |
| 1935 | BBC: The Voice of Britain...Editor |
| 1935 | Coal Face...Director of Photography |
| 1935 | Coal Face...Sound |
| 2025 | Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britainas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1952 | Atoms at Workas | |
| 1937 | Air Outpostas Commentator (voice) | |
| 1936 | Night Mailas Commentary | |
| 1934 | Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbsas Admiral (uncredited) |
