Crown Film Unit Movies

  • 1951
    Wing to Wing

    Wing to Wing

    Wing to Wing

    01951HD

    Feature on the modern airplanes in the year 1951.

    Wing to Wing
  • 1941
    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

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    Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence O...

    Words for Battle
  • 1948
    A Yank Comes Back

    A Yank Comes Back

    A Yank Comes Back

    01948HD

    In a follow up to 'A Welcome to Britain', Burgess Meredith returns to look at a post-war Britain.

    A Yank Comes Back
  • 1949
    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19

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    Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst sol...

    The People at No. 19
  • 1946
    Mr Jones Takes the Air

    Mr Jones Takes the Air

    Mr Jones Takes the Air

    01946HD

    Perhaps the characters in this film are stupid or even laughable. Before YOU laugh at them remember that people behaving like them often cause acciden...

    Mr Jones Takes the Air
  • 1951
    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    31951HD

    Tradition, dance and song, modern customs and development and welfare services in the Caribbean Islands.

    Caribbean
  • 1947
    Moving Millions

    Moving Millions

    Moving Millions

    01947HD

    Film illustrating the scope of London Transport activities at their most extensive. These include shaping the transport system by collating numbers of...

    Moving Millions
  • 1948
    Queen o’ the Border

    Queen o’ the Border

    Queen o’ the Border

    01948HD

    A portrait of Hawick, pronounced 'hoik' by the locals, a town in the Scottish Borders. The film was shot in Technichrome - a vibrant colour system dev...

    Queen o’ the Border
  • 1942
    Coastal Command

    Coastal Command

    Coastal Command

    41942HD

    Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and U-bo...

    Coastal Command
  • 1952
    The Open Window

    The Open Window

    The Open Window

    61952HD

    One of the first European films commissioned by the countries that signes the Brussels treaty and filmed in the museums of Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris,...

    The Open Window
  • 1951
    Out of True

    Out of True

    Out of True

    61951HD

    A BAFTA award nominated fictional drama about young Molly Slade who awakens one morning in a depressed state that gradually leads to a complete nervou...

    Out of True
  • 1949
    Dollars and Sense

    Dollars and Sense

    Dollars and Sense

    01949HD

    An explanation of what is involved in the devaluation of sterling.

    Dollars and Sense
  • 1948
    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    01948HD

    This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.

    Copy Book Please
  • 1951
    The White Continent

    The White Continent

    The White Continent

    01951HD

    An account of the first expedition to the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica.

    The White Continent
  • 1942
    Builders

    Builders

    Builders

    01942HD

    A short film about how builders help contribute to the war effort.

    Builders
  • 1940
    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    6.21940HD

    How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

    Christmas Under Fire
  • 1945
    Children's Charter

    Children's Charter

    Children's Charter

    01945HD

    A documentary about how a bill for education (also known as the children's charter) passed by the British government in the 1940's will help all child...

    Children's Charter
  • 1943
    A Letter from Ulster

    A Letter from Ulster

    A Letter from Ulster

    01943HD

    A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow Uls...

    A Letter from Ulster
  • 1946
    Jungle Mariners

    Jungle Mariners

    Jungle Mariners

    01946HD

    A party of eight Royal Marines patrol the jungle in the South East Asia Command Area.

    Jungle Mariners
  • 1941
    This Is England

    This Is England

    This Is England

    61941HD

    Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.

    This Is England