A Diary for Timothy
1945 | 39m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Humphrey Jennings |
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| Writer: | E.M. Forster |
| Staring: |
| A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1945 |
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| Director: | Humphrey Jennings |
| Writer: | E.M. Forster |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | world war ii |
| Production Companies | Crown Film Unit |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Redgrave | Narrator (voice) |
| Myra Hess | Self (Pianist) |
| John Gielgud | Hamlet |
| Frederick Allen | Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited) |
| Bill | Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Jenkins | Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited) |
| Elvin Jenkins | Self - Tim's Father (uncredited) |
| Timothy James Jenkins | Self - Tim (uncredited) |
| Jennifer | Self - 5 Year-Old Girl (uncredited) |
| Frank Phillips | Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited) |
| Peter Robert | Self - RAF Pilot (uncredited) |
| George Woodbridge | Gravedigger (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Humphrey Jennings | Director |
| E.M. Forster | Writer |
| Richard Addinsell | Original Music Composer |
| Stewart McAllister | Editor |
| Jock May | Sound Recordist |
| Fred Gamage | Director of Photography |
| Ken Cameron | Sound Recordist |
| Alan Osbiston | Supervising Editor |
| Jenny Hutt | Negative Cutter |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Basil Wright | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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