Crown Film Unit Filmes

  • 1942
    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    6.11942HD

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

    Listen to Britain
  • 1943
    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started

    6.11943HD

    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
  • 1945
    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    A Diary for Timothy

    6.61945HD

    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.

    A Diary for Timothy
  • 1941
    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    5.81941HD

    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
  • 1941
    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    Words for Battle

    6.1671941HD

    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
  • 1949
    Daybreak in Udi

    Daybreak in Udi

    Daybreak in Udi

    4.41949HD

    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
  • 1951
    In on the Beam

    In on the Beam

    In on the Beam

    01951HD

    Operation of the Airways Plan by means of which all traffic in air over Britain is controlled and directed for the ground.

    In on the Beam
  • 1941
    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    6.751941HD

    Documentary by Humphrey Jennings

    The Heart of Britain
  • 1952
    Royal Scotland

    Royal Scotland

    Royal Scotland

    6.21952HD

    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
  • 1940
    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    6.21940HD

    How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

    Christmas Under Fire
  • 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
  • 1951
    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    41951HD

    Tradition, dance and song, modern customs and development and welfare services in the Caribbean Islands.

    Caribbean
  • 1951
    Mary's Birthday

    Mary's Birthday

    Mary's Birthday

    4.51951HD

    The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

    Mary's Birthday
  • 1941
    This Is England

    This Is England

    This Is England

    71941HD

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

    This Is England
  • 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
  • 1949
    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19

    4.51949HD

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

    The People at No. 19
  • 1945
    The Channel Islands 1940-1945

    The Channel Islands 1940-1945

    The Channel Islands 1940-1945

    41945HD

    The occupation of the Channel Islands.

    The Channel Islands 1940-1945
  • 1950
    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen

    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen

    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen

    61950HD

    Short public information film showing housewives' efficient and hygienic methods of food storage.

    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen
  • 1944
    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    Two Fathers

    71944HD

    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
  • 1943
    We Sail at Midnight

    We Sail at Midnight

    We Sail at Midnight

    51943HD

    A short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.

    We Sail at Midnight