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10.0
The Gates of Italy
1943
Screenplay
Stuart Legg
Directing
Born:August 31, 1910
Died:July 23, 1988(aged 77)
Birthplace:London, England
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (46 movies)
7.0
7.0
Powered Flight: The Story of the Century
1953
Director
7.0
7.0
Unseen Enemies
1959
Producer
6.4
6.4
Churchill's Island
1941
Producer
6.1
6.1
Night Mail
1936
as Commentary
6.0
6.0
Operation Hurricane
1952
Producer
6.0
6.0
The Duchy of Cornwall
1938
Producer
6.0
6.0
The Stanlow Story
1952
Writer
6.0
6.0
Eagles of the Fleet
1950
Producer
5.5
5.5
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941
Producer
5.0
5.0
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
1934
Writer
5.0
5.0
Today We Live
1937
Writer
5.0
5.0
Inside Fighting China
1942
Director
Atoms at Work
1952
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Air Outpost
1937
as Commentator (voice)
Zero Hour
1944
Director
Eastern Valley
1937
Producer
From the Ground Up
1950
Producer
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
1935
Writer
Front of Steel
1940
Producer
Atlantic Patrol
1940
Director
The Case of Charlie Gordon
1939
Director
Food: Secret of the Peace
1945
Director
John Bull's Own Island
1945
Director
Forward a Century
1951
Producer
Inside France
1944
Producer
Tomorrow's Citizens
1947
Writer
Monkey Into Man
1938
Producer
Behind the Scenes
1938
Producer
Food or Famine
1962
Director
Song of the Clouds
1957
Producer
Under Stress
1964
Screenplay
Global Air Routes
1944
Director
The New Generation
1932
Director
The Invasion of North Africa
1942
Director
The Papermakers
1952
Writer
A Light in Nature
1960
Producer
Cable Ship
1933
Producer
Spotlight on the Colonies
1950
Producer
Varsity
1930
Director
Dollars and Sense
1949
Producer
Now—The Peace
1945
Director
BBC: The Voice of Britain
1935
Writer
The Coming of the Dial
1933
Director
The War for Men's Minds
1943
Writer
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