Jill Craigie

Jill Craigie

Jill Craigie was an English documentary film director, screenwriter, socialist and feminist. Born to a Russian mother and a Scottish father, she was married to the Labour Party politician Michael Foot, whom she met during the making of her film The Way We Live.

  • Title: Jill Craigie
  • Popularity: 1.56
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1911-03-07
  • Place of Birth: Fulham, London, England
  • Homepage: https://www.jillcraigiefilmpioneer.org/
  • Also Known As:
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Jill Craigie Movies

  • 1997
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    Labour's Old Romantic

    Labour's Old Romantic

    1 1997 HD

    A profile of Michael Foot, the former leader of the Labour Party, which included footage of him on the night of Tony Blair’s historic 1997...

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  • 1948
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    Children of the Ruins

    Children of the Ruins

    1 1948 HD

    The ill effects on children's bodies and minds of the chaotic conditions being countered by the endeavours of UNESCO. The film emphasises especially...

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  • 1937
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    Make-Up

    Make-Up

    1 1937 HD

    Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde and Judy Kelly. It was a circus film made by an...

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  • 2020
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    Independent Miss Craigie

    Independent Miss Craigie

    8 2020 HD

    Some time after her death, film director Jill Craigie (1911- 99), re-opens an old suitcase, prompting memories of the extraordinary life and loves of...

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  • 1943
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    The Flemish Farm

    The Flemish Farm

    5.5 1943 HD

    Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.

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  • 1957
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    Windom's Way

    Windom's Way

    5 1957 HD

    A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local...

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  • 1949
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    Blue Scar

    Blue Scar

    1 1949 HD

    1940s British realist film about the life and struggles of a family in a Welsh mining town.

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  • 1951
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    To Be a Woman

    To Be a Woman

    1 1951 HD

    Documentary arguing the case for equal pay for women. Women are seen employed in their homes, in factories, teaching, nursing, in politics and in the...

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  • 1946
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    The Way We Live

    The Way We Live

    7 1946 HD

    Drama and documentary are combined in this stylish and ambitious film, in which 3000 local people took part. The film delves into the complexities of...

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  • 1944
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    Out of Chaos

    Out of Chaos

    1 1944 HD

    Examines the role of art in WWII; featuring Henry Moore's drawings of London Underground during bombing raids, Paul Nash's paintings of aircraft...

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  • 1949
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    Blue Scar

    Blue Scar

    1 1949 HD

    1940s British realist film about the life and struggles of a family in a Welsh mining town.

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  • 1948
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    Children of the Ruins

    Children of the Ruins

    1 1948 HD

    The ill effects on children's bodies and minds of the chaotic conditions being countered by the endeavours of UNESCO. The film emphasises especially...

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  • 1995
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    Two Hours from London

    Two Hours from London

    1 1995 HD

    Documentary about the outbreak of the war in former Yugoslavia that calls on the leaders of Europe to come to the aid of the stricken country.

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  • 1948
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    Children of the Ruins

    Children of the Ruins

    1 1948 HD

    The ill effects on children's bodies and minds of the chaotic conditions being countered by the endeavours of UNESCO. The film emphasises especially...

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  • 1946
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    The Way We Live

    The Way We Live

    7 1946 HD

    Drama and documentary are combined in this stylish and ambitious film, in which 3000 local people took part. The film delves into the complexities of...

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  • 1951
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    To Be a Woman

    To Be a Woman

    1 1951 HD

    Documentary arguing the case for equal pay for women. Women are seen employed in their homes, in factories, teaching, nursing, in politics and in the...

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  • 1951
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    To Be a Woman

    To Be a Woman

    1 1951 HD

    Documentary arguing the case for equal pay for women. Women are seen employed in their homes, in factories, teaching, nursing, in politics and in the...

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  • 1946
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    The Way We Live

    The Way We Live

    7 1946 HD

    Drama and documentary are combined in this stylish and ambitious film, in which 3000 local people took part. The film delves into the complexities of...

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  • 1995
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    Two Hours from London

    Two Hours from London

    1 1995 HD

    Documentary about the outbreak of the war in former Yugoslavia that calls on the leaders of Europe to come to the aid of the stricken country.

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  • 1944
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    Out of Chaos

    Out of Chaos

    1 1944 HD

    Examines the role of art in WWII; featuring Henry Moore's drawings of London Underground during bombing raids, Paul Nash's paintings of aircraft...

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  • 1954
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    The Million Pound Note

    The Million Pound Note

    6.8 1954 HD

    An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a...

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  • 1986
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    Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

    Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

    1 1986 HD

    A three part series about women working in the British film industry during the 1950s.

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