Crown Film Unit Movies
- 1943
Fires Were Started
Fires Were Started6.11943HD
British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 1946
Instruments of the Orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra01946HD
British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...
- 1941
This Is England
This Is England61941HD
Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.
- 1950
Four Men in Prison
Four Men in Prison01950HD
Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."
- 1950
The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen
The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen01950HD
Short public information film showing housewives' efficient and hygienic methods of food storage.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1942
Malta G.C.
Malta G.C.01942HD
Short WW II documentary
- 1941
Target for Tonight
Target for Tonight6.11941HD
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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1941
Ordinary People
Ordinary People01941HD
Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.
- 1951
Mary's Birthday
Mary's Birthday4.51951HD
The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.