Crown Film Unit Movies
- 1943
Fires Were Started
Fires Were Started6.11943HD
British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...
- 1942
Listen to Britain
Listen to Britain6.081942HD
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...
- 1941
Ordinary People
Ordinary People01941HD
Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.
- 1945
A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy6.6191945HD
A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.
- 1950
Four Men in Prison
Four Men in Prison01950HD
Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."
- 1951
Mary's Birthday
Mary's Birthday4.51951HD
The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.
- 1949
Daybreak in Udi
Daybreak in Udi4.31949HD
An African tribe in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana work to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the...
- 1941
Target for Tonight
Target for Tonight6.11941HD
This is the authentic story of a bombing raid on Germany... how it is planned and how it is executed. Every person seen in the picture is a member of...
- 1942
Ferry Pilot
Ferry Pilot51942HD
Focuses on the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary or ATA. By 1941, literally hundreds of RAF fighters and bombers needed to be flown each day...
- 1942
Malta G.C.
Malta G.C.01942HD
Short WW II documentary
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- 1946
Instruments of the Orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra01946HD
British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...
- 1943
The Silent Village
The Silent Village6.81943HD
The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
- 1944
V1
V101944HD
Depicts the aftermath of German air raids on Britain with V1 rockets during World War II.
- 1940
Christmas Under Fire
Christmas Under Fire6.21940HD
How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- 1950
From the Ground Up
From the Ground Up01950HD
Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.
- 1948
A Yank Comes Back
A Yank Comes Back01948HD
In a follow up to 'A Welcome to Britain', Burgess Meredith returns to look at a post-war Britain.
- 1942
Coastal Command
Coastal Command41942HD
Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and...
- 1944
Two Fathers
Two Fathers71944HD
An Englishman and Frenchman sharing a hotel room discover their children are fighting on the same side, French Resistance and R.A.F.
- 1952
The Open Window
The Open Window61952HD
One of the first European films commissioned by the countries that signes the Brussels treaty and filmed in the museums of Brussels, Amsterdam,...