Shell Film Unit Movies
- 1941
How to File
How to File01941HD
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
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- 1978
The Safety Net
The Safety Net01978HD
A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for h...
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- 1960
A Light in Nature
A Light in Nature01960HD
A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study.
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- 1952
The History of the Helicopter
The History of the Helicopter61952HD
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
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- 1957
Approaching the Speed of Sound
Approaching the Speed of Sound61957HD
A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing tha...
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- 1975
Waiting on Weather
Waiting on Weather01975HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the dif...
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- 1957
Song of the Clouds
Song of the Clouds01957HD
A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications...
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- 1948
Lord Siva Danced
Lord Siva Danced01948HD
A short introduction to Indian classical dancing.
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- 1962
Food or Famine
Food or Famine01962HD
A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and...
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- 1975
The Early Americans
The Early Americans01975HD
A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts geologis...
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- 1976
Hydraulics
Hydraulics01976HD
A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.
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- 1951
Model Flight
Model Flight01951HD
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
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- 1957
Forming of Metals
Forming of Metals51957HD
The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.
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- 1959
Beyond the Speed of Sound
Beyond the Speed of Sound51959HD
This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of s...
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- 1958
The Forerunner
The Forerunner01958HD
A BAFTA award documentary about the threats of floods in Australia, the special water schemes devised and the forerunner of these projects, the Snowy...
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- 1959
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally71959HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.
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- 1952
Le Mans 1952
Le Mans 195201952HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.
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- 1943
Debris Tunnelling
Debris Tunnelling01943HD
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
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- 1953
Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia01953HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
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- 1955
Belgian Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix01955HD
Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.
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