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Stewart McAllister is a Director, Writer and Editor born on 27 december 1914 at Lanarkshire (United-kingdom)

Stewart McAllister

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Birth 27 december 1914 at Lanarkshire (United-kingdom)
Death 27 november 1962 (at 47 years)

Stewart McAllister (27 December 1914 – 27 November 1962) was a British documentary film editor who collaborated closely with Humphrey Jennings during the Second World War to produce films for the Crown Film Unit of the Ministry of Information. His contributions towards these films was largely neglected until Dai Vaughan's biography of him, Portrait of an Invisible Man, was published in 1983.

Usually with

Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings
(6 films)
Ian Dalrymple
Ian Dalrymple
(3 films)
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
(1 films)
Quentin Reynolds
Quentin Reynolds
(1 films)
Jasper Britton
Jasper Britton
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Stewart McAllister (8 films)

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Fires Were Started
Fires Were Started (1943)
, 1h5
Directed by Humphrey Jennings
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Documentary
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Disaster films
Actors Fred Griffiths
Roles Editor
Rating64% 3.2426553.2426553.2426553.2426553.242655
Un matin de l'hiver 1940, Barrett, une jeune recrue, arrive à la caserne de l'Auxiliary Fire Service , la brigade d'incendie de Londres et est intégré dans une équipe de sept pompiers. Pendant toute la journée, les huit hommes se préparent pour les opérations prévues à la nuit tombée. Londres est bombardée par l'aviation allemande et nombre de bâtiments sont en feu. Le service d'incendie se bat de toutes ses forces contre les flammes. Un navire de munitions, amarré sur la Tamise, prend feu. L'équipe intervient sur cette mission dangereuse, mais un des pompiers, Jackson, est tué et les autres grièvement blessés. Le lendemain, le camarade est enterré, alors que le navire de munitions quitte le port.
The Silent Village
The Silent Village (1943)
, 36minutes
Directed by Humphrey Jennings
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Roles Editor
Rating69% 3.4704053.4704053.4704053.4704053.470405
The film opens with a title card outlining the story of Lidice. It then moves on to an image of the stream running through the village of Cwmgiedd (half a mile from Ystradgynlais in west Wales), and an eight-minute opening sequence interspersed with images and sounds of everyday life in a community in the Upper Swansea Valley; men are shown working at the colliery, women engaged in domestic tasks in their homes and the inhabitants singing in the Methodist chapel. Most of the dialogue in this section is spoken in Welsh, with no subtitles provided. The section closes with another title card stating "such is life at Cwmgiedd...and such too was life in Lidice until the coming of Fascism".
London Can Take It!
London Can Take It! (1940)
, 9minutes
Directed by Harry Watt, Humphrey Jennings
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about cities, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Quentin Reynolds
Rating69% 3.486473.486473.486473.486473.48647
The film opens with shots of the London streets in late afternoon, as people begin their commute home. The narrator reminds the audience that these people are part of the greatest civilian army the world has ever known, and are going to join their respective service before London's "nightly visitor" arrives. Listening posts are stationed as far away as the coastline and the "white fingers" of searchlights touch the sky.
Men of the Lightship
Men of the Lightship (1940)
, 24minutes
Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Rating63% 3.1774553.1774553.1774553.1774553.177455
In 1940, the East Dudgeon lightship's seven-man crew are waiting for the arrival of another crew to relieve them of their duties so they can return home. While they are waiting, a momentary danger is encountered and dealt with: a drifting mine comes perilously close to the ship and the crew call for a minesweeper to destroy it.