Crown Film Unit Movies
- 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.
- 1942
Listen to Britain
Listen to Britain6.1471942HD
A depiction of life in wartime Britain during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...
- 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
This Is England
This Is England71941HD
Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.
- 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.
- 1943
Fires Were Started
Fires Were Started6.0571943HD
British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...
- 1942
Coastal Command
Coastal Command41942HD
Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and...
- 1950
Four Men in Prison
Four Men in Prison01950HD
Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."
- 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...
- 1941
Target for Tonight
Target for Tonight5.6151941HD
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...
- 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.
- 1945
The Channel Islands 1940-1945
The Channel Islands 1940-194541945HD
The occupation of the Channel Islands.
- 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...
- 1941
The Heart of Britain
The Heart of Britain6.751941HD
Documentary by Humphrey Jennings
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 1946
Mr Jones Takes the Air
Mr Jones Takes the Air01946HD
Perhaps the characters in this film are stupid or even laughable. Before YOU laugh at them remember that people behaving like them often cause...