Stuart Legg
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.
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
(Writer)
Spotlight on the Colonies
(Producer)
Inside France
(Director)
Inside France
(Producer)
Operation Hurricane
(Producer)
Unseen Enemies
(Producer)
Food or Famine
(Director)
Song of the Clouds
(Producer)
Tomorrow's Citizens
(Writer)
The Coming of the Dial
(Director)
Warclouds in the Pacific
(Director)
BBC: The Voice of Britain
(Director)
Cable Ship
(Producer)
Monkey Into Man
(Producer)
BBC: The Voice of Britain
(Producer)
BBC: The Voice of Britain
(Writer)
BBC: The Voice of Britain
(Editor)
The War for Men's Minds
(Director)
The War for Men's Minds
(Writer)
Zero Hour
(Director)
Zero Hour
(Writer)
The Windjammer
(Assistant Director)
Coal Face
(Director of Photography)
Coal Face
(Sound)
A Light in Nature
(Producer)
Warclouds in the Pacific
(Producer)
Warclouds in the Pacific
(Editor)
Dollars and Sense
(Producer)
The Duchy of Cornwall
(Producer)
Churchill's Island
(Director)
Front of Steel
(Producer)
Under Stress
(Screenplay)
Forward a Century
(Producer)
Forward a Century
(Script)
Atlantic Patrol
(Director)
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
(Writer)
Behind the Scenes
(Producer)
The Case of Charlie Gordon
(Director)
Inside Fighting China
(Director)
Powered Flight: The Story of the Century
(Director)
Varsity
(Director)
The New Generation
(Director)
The Gates of Italy
(Screenplay)
Global Air Routes
(Director)
Churchill's Island
(Producer)
Eagles of the Fleet
(Producer)
Today We Live
(Writer)
Now—The Peace
(Director)
Eastern Valley
(Producer)
From the Ground Up
(Producer)
Food: Secret of the Peace
(Director)
John Bull's Own Island
(Director)
The Stanlow Story
(Writer)
Inside Fighting China
(Editor)
Inside Fighting China
(Script)