Crown Film Unit Movies
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 1941
The Heart of Britain
The Heart of Britain6.71941HD
Documentary by Humphrey Jennings
- 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.
- 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...
- 1949
Daybreak in Udi
Daybreak in Udi4.41949HD
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...
- 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
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...
- 1945
The Channel Islands 1940-1945
The Channel Islands 1940-194541945HD
The occupation of the Channel Islands.
- 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.
- 1942
Malta G.C.
Malta G.C.01942HD
Short WW II documentary
- 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...
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- 1941
Target for Tonight
Target for Tonight5.8331941HD
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...
- 1945
Children's Charter
Children's Charter01945HD
A documentary about how a bill for education (also known as the children's charter) passed by the British government in the 1940's will help all...
- 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...
- 1952
The Open Window
The Open Window61952HD
One of the first European films commissioned by the countries that signes the Brussels treaty and filmed in the museums of Brussels, Amsterdam,...
- 1941
This Is England
This Is England61941HD
Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.
- 1942
Builders
Builders01942HD
A short film about how builders help contribute to the war effort.