Crown Film Unit Movies

  • 1943
    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    6.11943HD

    British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...

    Fires Were Started
  • 1942
    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    6.081942HD

    A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...

    Listen to Britain
  • 1941
    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    01941HD

    Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.

    Ordinary People
  • 1945
    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    6.6191945HD

    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.

    A Diary for Timothy
  • 1950
    Four Men in Prison

    Four Men in Prison

    Four Men in Prison

    01950HD

    Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

    Four Men in Prison
  • 1951
    Mary's Birthday

    Mary's Birthday

    Mary's Birthday

    4.51951HD

    The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

    Mary's Birthday
  • 1949
    Daybreak in Udi

    Daybreak in Udi

    Daybreak in Udi

    4.31949HD

    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...

    Daybreak in Udi
  • 1941
    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    6.11941HD

    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...

    Target for Tonight
  • 1942
    Ferry Pilot

    Ferry Pilot

    Ferry Pilot

    51942HD

    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...

    Ferry Pilot
  • 1942
    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    01942HD

    Short WW II documentary

    Malta G.C.
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    01946HD

    A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

    It Might Be You
  • 1946
    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

    01946HD

    British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...

    Instruments of the Orchestra
  • 1943
    The Silent Village

    The Silent Village

    The Silent Village

    6.81943HD

    The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.

    The Silent Village
  • 1944
    V1

    V1

    V1

    01944HD

    Depicts the aftermath of German air raids on Britain with V1 rockets during World War II.

    V1
  • 1940
    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    6.21940HD

    How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

    Christmas Under Fire
  • 1950
    From the Ground Up

    From the Ground Up

    From the Ground Up

    01950HD

    Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.

    From the Ground Up
  • 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
  • 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...

    Coastal Command
  • 1944
    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    71944HD

    An Englishman and Frenchman sharing a hotel room discover their children are fighting on the same side, French Resistance and R.A.F.

    Two Fathers
  • 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,...

    The Open Window