Crown Film Unit Filmes

  • 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
  • 1942
    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    Listen to Britain

    6.11942HD

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

    Listen to Britain
  • 1950
    From the Ground Up

    From the Ground Up

    From the Ground Up

    01950HD

    Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.

    From the Ground Up
  • 1941
    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    Target for Tonight

    5.8331941HD

    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...

    Target for Tonight
  • 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
  • 1942
    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    01942HD

    Short WW II documentary

    Malta G.C.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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...

    Mr Jones Takes the Air
  • 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
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    01946HD

    A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

    It Might Be You
  • 1941
    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    The Heart of Britain

    6.71941HD

    Documentary by Humphrey Jennings

    The Heart of Britain
  • 1941
    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    01941HD

    Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.

    Ordinary People
  • 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
  • 1943
    A Letter from Ulster

    A Letter from Ulster

    A Letter from Ulster

    01943HD

    A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow...

    A Letter from Ulster
  • 1952
    The Open Window

    The Open Window

    The Open Window

    61952HD

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

    The Open Window
  • 1945
    Children's Charter

    Children's Charter

    Children's Charter

    01945HD

    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...

    Children's Charter
  • 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
  • 1940
    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    Christmas Under Fire

    6.21940HD

    How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

    Christmas Under Fire
  • 1942
    Builders

    Builders

    Builders

    01942HD

    A short film about how builders help contribute to the war effort.

    Builders