Realist Film Unit Movies

  • 1942
    Newspaper Train

    Newspaper Train

    Newspaper Train

    51942HD

    The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

    Newspaper Train
  • 1940
    They Also Serve

    They Also Serve

    They Also Serve

    01940HD

    Short World War II documentary showing how the everyday work of British housewives aided the war effort.

    They Also Serve
  • 1942
    Hedging

    Hedging

    Hedging

    61942HD

    Is your hedge thin and straggly? Don't worry, help is at hand.

    Hedging
  • 1945
    French Town...

    French Town...

    French Town...

    01945HD

    Portrait of a small French town following its liberation during World War II.

    French Town...
  • 1943
    Words and Actions

    Words and Actions

    Words and Actions

    01943HD

    Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

    Words and Actions
  • 1937
    Children at School

    Children at School

    Children at School

    01937HD

    Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

    Children at School
  • 1944
    Atlantic Trawler

    Atlantic Trawler

    Atlantic Trawler

    01944HD

    Trawlers at work; the crew on board and landing a catch. The fishing crew are seen with their families on shore shopping and enjoying themselves in...

    Atlantic Trawler
  • 1945
    Your Children's Teeth

    Your Children's Teeth

    Your Children's Teeth

    01945HD

    Instructs on the importance of ante-natal care and proper diet in helping children to grow healthy teeth.

    Your Children's Teeth
  • 1937
    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

    01937HD

    Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England].

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
  • 1939
    Roads Across Britain

    Roads Across Britain

    Roads Across Britain

    01939HD

    A journalistic survey of Britain's road traffic problems and a plea for the adoption of a National Road Plan.

    Roads Across Britain
  • 1945
    Your Children's Ears

    Your Children's Ears

    Your Children's Ears

    01945HD

    British health documentary on children's ears and how to prevent deafness.

    Your Children's Ears
  • 1942
    The Harvest Shall Come

    The Harvest Shall Come

    The Harvest Shall Come

    01942HD

    "The Harvest Shall Come" is a wartime story/documentary produced by Realist Film Unit and starring John Slater. This tells the story of an ordinary...

    The Harvest Shall Come
  • 1941
    Living with Strangers

    Living with Strangers

    Living with Strangers

    01941HD

    Consideration of the social problems arising out of evacuation.

    Living with Strangers
  • 1947
    Beautiful Melbourne

    Beautiful Melbourne

    Beautiful Melbourne

    01947HD

    In the 1940s, Brotherhood of St Laurence founder, Father Gerard Tucker, commissioned three short, silent films which were screened to audiences in...

    Beautiful Melbourne
  • 1948
    These Are Our Children

    These Are Our Children

    These Are Our Children

    01948HD

    Social documentary short from Australia, on the welfare of children, especially those from a poor background.

    These Are Our Children
  • 1941
    Storing Vegetables Outdoors

    Storing Vegetables Outdoors

    Storing Vegetables Outdoors

    01941HD

    This Ministry of Information film does ‘what it says on the tin’. It is a straightforward, ‘no frills’ demonstration of how...

    Storing Vegetables Outdoors
  • 1943
    Stooking and Stacking

    Stooking and Stacking

    Stooking and Stacking

    01943HD

    A stook is a group of sheaves of grain stood on end in a field, which can be stacked in ingenious and skilful fashion, in barn or field, to preserve...

    Stooking and Stacking
  • 1951
    Your Children's Play

    Your Children's Play

    Your Children's Play

    01951HD

    Paging all parents! Need some post-war childrearing advice? Then this is the film for you. It was an instalment in the Your Children series of films...

    Your Children's Play
  • 1947
    In My Beginning

    In My Beginning

    In My Beginning

    01947HD

    'A colour sound film funded by the Koornong School in Warrandyte, Victoria. Produced to promote awareness of the school’s activities, in...

    In My Beginning
  • 1941
    Bampton Shows the Way

    Bampton Shows the Way

    Bampton Shows the Way

    01941HD

    Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

    Bampton Shows the Way