Crown Film Unit Movies

  • 1941
    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

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    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
  • 1946
    Mr Jones Takes the Air

    Mr Jones Takes the Air

    Mr Jones Takes the Air

    01946HD

    Perhaps the characters in this film are stupid or even laughable. Before YOU laugh at them remember that people behaving like them often cause acciden...

    Mr Jones Takes the Air
  • 1952
    The Open Window

    The Open Window

    The Open Window

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    One of the first European films commissioned by the countries that signes the Brussels treaty and filmed in the museums of Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris,...

    The Open Window
  • 1946
    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

    01946HD

    British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's composit...

    Instruments of the Orchestra
  • 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
  • 1951
    Wing to Wing

    Wing to Wing

    Wing to Wing

    01951HD

    Feature on the modern airplanes in the year 1951.

    Wing to Wing
  • 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
  • 1951
    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    31951HD

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

    Caribbean
  • 1941
    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    6.71941HD

    Documentary by Humphrey Jennings

    The Heart of Britain
  • 1947
    Moving Millions

    Moving Millions

    Moving Millions

    01947HD

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

    Moving Millions
  • 1949
    Dollars and Sense

    Dollars and Sense

    Dollars and Sense

    01949HD

    An explanation of what is involved in the devaluation of sterling.

    Dollars and Sense
  • 1940
    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    6.21940HD

    How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

    Christmas Under Fire
  • 1944
    V1

    V1

    V1

    01944HD

    Depicts the aftermath of German air raids on Britain with V1 rockets during World War II.

    V1
  • 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
  • 1946
    Jungle Mariners

    Jungle Mariners

    Jungle Mariners

    01946HD

    A party of eight Royal Marines patrol the jungle in the South East Asia Command Area.

    Jungle Mariners
  • 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
  • 1948
    Worth the Risk?

    Worth the Risk?

    Worth the Risk?

    01948HD

    Road safety film about how 'accidents always happen to other people'. A series of scenes illustrate careless behavior that could lead to road accident...

    Worth the Risk?
  • 1950
    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen

    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen

    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen

    01950HD

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

    The Good Housewife in Her Kitchen
  • 1951
    The White Continent

    The White Continent

    The White Continent

    01951HD

    An account of the first expedition to the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica.

    The White Continent
  • 1951
    The Festival in London

    The Festival in London

    The Festival in London

    01951HD

    A documentary short on The Festival in London.

    The Festival in London