Bfi Movies

Pure tranquillity in rural Somerset, a world away from the war raging on the continent.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English col...

Man on the move, look back, all clear, OK, you're away - music and mantra for a time when the freedom of the road was unsullied and adventurous.

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

A nature lover's paradise lays in wait for a mother and daughter enjoying a day's excursion on the North York Moors.

The construction and launch of the SS Olympic, the sister ship of the Titanic, at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Part of BFI collection "Tal...

England thrash Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval - but still lose the Ashes.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

An animated UK public information film which explains what to do if you see somebody in trouble on a visit to coastal areas.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Stormy skies make brollies essential at the last meeting before WWI of this forgotten fixture of the jump racing calendar.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Prince George, who later became the Duke of Kent, takes in some dramatic scenes in a local steelworks, opens a trunk road, and visits the War Memorial...

A cartoonist sketches out the grim stalemate of WWI through the metaphor of football.

A road safety awareness video aimed at schoolchildren.

A suffragette demonstration led by Sylvia Pankhurst ends in chaos as police prevent a march on Downing Street.

Large numbers of children and adults can be seen enjoying themselves, splashing about in the water or diving from the high-boards.

In North Lincolnshire the villagers of Haxey and Westwoodside tussle with one another whilst pursuing the 'hood'.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.