Crown Film Unit Movies

  • 1951
    Out of True

    Out of True

    Out of True

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    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
  • 1947
    Moving Millions

    Moving Millions

    Moving Millions

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    Film illustrating the scope of London Transport activities at their most extensive. These include shaping the transport system by collating numbers...

    Moving Millions
  • 1944
    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

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    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

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    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
  • 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
  • 1944
    Western Approaches

    Western Approaches

    Western Approaches

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    A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of...

    Western Approaches
  • 1941
    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

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    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
  • 1940
    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

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    How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

    Christmas Under Fire
  • 1949
    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19

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    Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst...

    The People at No. 19
  • 1941
    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    5.61941HD

    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
  • 1943
    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

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    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
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

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

    It Might Be You
  • 1942
    Ferry Pilot

    Ferry Pilot

    Ferry Pilot

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    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
  • 1941
    This Is England

    This Is England

    This Is England

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    Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.

    This Is England
  • 1942
    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    01942HD

    Short WW II documentary

    Malta G.C.
  • 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
  • 1945
    The Channel Islands 1940-1945

    The Channel Islands 1940-1945

    The Channel Islands 1940-1945

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    The occupation of the Channel Islands.

    The Channel Islands 1940-1945
  • 1948
    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    01948HD

    This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.

    Copy Book Please
  • 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
  • 1952
    Royal Scotland

    Royal Scotland

    Royal Scotland

    6.1671952HD

    Royal Scotland is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Gerard Bryant. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

    Royal Scotland