Stuart Legg
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 shaping documentary filmmaking, particularly in the areas of war and political themes.
Personal Details
Movies (48)
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
as Self (archive footage)
2025
The New Generation
Director (Directing)
2025
Under Stress
Screenplay (Writing)
1964
Food or Famine
Director (Directing)
1962
A Light in Nature
Producer (Production)
1960
Unseen Enemies
Producer (Production)
1959
Song of the Clouds
Producer (Production)
1957
Powered Flight: The Story of the Century
Director (Directing)
1953
The Papermakers
Writer (Writing)
1952
Operation Hurricane
Producer (Production)
1952
Atoms at Work
1952
The Stanlow Story
Writer (Writing)
1952
Forward a Century
Producer (Production)
1951
Eagles of the Fleet
Producer (Production)
1950
From the Ground Up
Producer (Production)
1950
Spotlight on the Colonies
Producer (Production)
1950
Dollars and Sense
Producer (Production)
1949
Tomorrow's Citizens
Writer (Writing)
1947
Food: Secret of the Peace
Director (Directing)
1945
John Bull's Own Island
Director (Directing)
1945
Now—The Peace
Director (Directing)
1945
Global Air Routes
Director (Directing)
1944
Inside France
Director (Directing)
1944
Zero Hour
Director (Directing)
1944
The Gates of Italy
Screenplay (Writing)
1943
The War for Men's Minds
Director (Directing)
1943
Inside Fighting China
Director (Directing)
1942
The Invasion of North Africa
Director (Directing)
1942
Warclouds in the Pacific
Director (Directing)
1941
Churchill's Island
Director (Directing)
1941
Front of Steel
Producer (Production)
1940
Atlantic Patrol
Director (Directing)
1940
The Case of Charlie Gordon
Director (Directing)
1939
Monkey Into Man
Producer (Production)
1938
The Duchy of Cornwall
Producer (Production)
1938
Behind the Scenes
Producer (Production)
1938
Eastern Valley
Producer (Production)
1937
Air Outpost
as Commentator (voice)
1937
Today We Live
Writer (Writing)
1937
Night Mail
as Commentary
1936
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
Writer (Writing)
1935
BBC: The Voice of Britain
Director (Directing)
1935
Coal Face
Director of Photography (Camera)
1935
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
as Admiral (uncredited)
1934
Cable Ship
Producer (Production)
1933
The Coming of the Dial
Director (Directing)
1933
The Windjammer
Assistant Director (Directing)
1930
Varsity
Director (Directing)
1930