Crown Film Unit Movies
- 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...
- 1942
Listen to Britain
Listen to Britain6.11942HD
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...
- 1943
Fires Were Started
Fires Were Started6.1381943HD
British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...
- 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.
- 1941
Ordinary People
Ordinary People01941HD
Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.
- 1950
Four Men in Prison
Four Men in Prison01950HD
Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."
- 1943
A Letter from Ulster
A Letter from Ulster01943HD
A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow...
- 1942
Builders
Builders01942HD
A short film about how builders help contribute to the war effort.
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- 1941
Words for Battle
Words for Battle6.21941HD
Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence...
- 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.
- 1951
Life in Her Hands
Life in Her Hands01951HD
A woman blames herself for her husband's death. To overcome her grief and her guilt she becomes a nurse but then a patient dies while under her care.
- 1949
The People at No. 19
The People at No. 194.51949HD
Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst...
- 1945
A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy6.81945HD
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.
- 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
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...
- 1942
Malta G.C.
Malta G.C.01942HD
Short WW II documentary
- 1944
Two Fathers
Two Fathers01944HD
An Englishman and Frenchman sharing a hotel room discover their children are fighting on the same side, French Resistance and R.A.F.
- 1941
Merchant Seamen
Merchant Seamen01941HD
A story acted and narrated by men of the Merchant Navy illustrates the way their war is fought: a merchant ship in convoy is sunk by a torpedo; the...
- 1951
Out of True
Out of True61951HD
A BAFTA award nominated fictional drama about young Molly Slade who awakens one morning in a depressed state that gradually leads to a complete...