Crown Film Unit Movies
- 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...
- 1947
Moving Millions
Moving Millions01947HD
Film illustrating the scope of London Transport activities at their most extensive. These include shaping the transport system by collating numbers...
- 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.
- 1945
A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy6.61945HD
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.
- 1949
Daybreak in Udi
Daybreak in Udi4.4441949HD
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...
- 1944
Western Approaches
Western Approaches6.31944HD
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...
- 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...
- 1940
Christmas Under Fire
Christmas Under Fire6.5711940HD
How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- 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...
- 1941
Target for Tonight
Target for Tonight5.61941HD
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...
- 1943
Fires Were Started
Fires Were Started5.9691943HD
British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- 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...
- 1941
This Is England
This Is England71941HD
Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.
- 1942
Malta G.C.
Malta G.C.01942HD
Short WW II documentary
- 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.
- 1945
The Channel Islands 1940-1945
The Channel Islands 1940-194541945HD
The occupation of the Channel Islands.
- 1948
Copy Book Please
Copy Book Please01948HD
This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.
- 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.
- 1952
Royal Scotland
Royal Scotland6.1671952HD
Royal Scotland is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Gerard Bryant. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.