---
title: 'A Diary for Timothy (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Humphrey Jennings'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 40
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-diary-for-timothy-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139153/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Diary for Timothy (1945)

1945 · 40 min · Documentary · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A Diary for Timothy is a 1945 British documentary film directed by Humphrey Jennings. It was produced by Basil Wright for the Crown Film Unit. The narration, spoken by Michael Redgrave, was written by Jennings and E. M. Forster and is an account of the progress of the war during the first six months of the life of a baby named Timothy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Humphrey Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-jennings)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Addinsell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-addinsell)
- **Producer:** [Basil Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-wright)
- **Editor:** [Stewart McAllister](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-mcallister)

## Cast

- [Myra Hess](https://cinepixo.com/people/myra-hess)
- [John Gielgud](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gielgud)

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