Crown Film Unit Movies

  • 1949
    Daybreak in Udi

    Daybreak in Udi

    Daybreak in Udi

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    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
  • 1943
    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    6.1381943HD

    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

    6.11942HD

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

    Listen to Britain
  • 1942
    Builders

    Builders

    Builders

    01942HD

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

    Builders
  • 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
    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    01944HD

    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
  • 1945
    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    6.81945HD

    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.

    A Diary for Timothy
  • 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
  • 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...

    Out of True
  • 1941
    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    01941HD

    Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.

    Ordinary People
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 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...

    A Letter from Ulster
  • 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
  • 1951
    Life in Her Hands

    Life in Her Hands

    Life in Her Hands

    01951HD

    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.

    Life in Her Hands
  • 1941
    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    6.21941HD

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

    Words for Battle
  • 1941
    Merchant Seamen

    Merchant Seamen

    Merchant Seamen

    01941HD

    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...

    Merchant Seamen
  • 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
  • 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