Movies: Shell Film Unit

  • 1957
    Song of the Clouds

    Song of the Clouds (1957)

    Song of the Clouds

    01957HD

    A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued....

    Song of the Clouds
  • 1978
    The Safety Net

    The Safety Net (1978)

    The Safety Net

    01978HD

    A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for his own safety and for the safety of others....

    The Safety Net
  • 1952
    The Stanlow Story

    The Stanlow Story (1952)

    The Stanlow Story

    61952HD

    A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK....

    The Stanlow Story
  • 1952
    The History of the Helicopter

    The History of the Helicopter (1952)

    The History of the Helicopter

    61952HD

    A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951....

    The History of the Helicopter
  • 1960
    A Light in Nature

    A Light in Nature (1960)

    A Light in Nature

    01960HD

    A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study....

    A Light in Nature
  • 1959
    Unseen Enemies

    Unseen Enemies (1959)

    Unseen Enemies

    71959HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at advances in the treatment of infectious diseases....

    Unseen Enemies
  • 1962
    Food or Famine

    Food or Famine (1962)

    Food or Famine

    01962HD

    A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and insecticides and land reclamation....

    Food or Famine
  • 1976
    Engineering - North Sea

    Engineering - North Sea (1976)

    Engineering - North Sea

    01976HD

    A documentary concerned with engineering projects connected with developing North Sea oilfields, specifically the Auk and Brent fields....

    Engineering - North Sea
  • 1959
    Beyond the Speed of Sound

    Beyond the Speed of Sound (1959)

    Beyond the Speed of Sound

    51959HD

    This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of sound....

    Beyond the Speed of Sound
  • 1934
    Airport

    Airport (1934)

    Airport

    61934HD

    A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London....

    Airport
  • 1958
    Lubricants for Nuclear Power Stations

    Lubricants for Nuclear Power Stations (1958)

    Lubricants for Nuclear Power Stations

    01958HD

    A documentary looking at the construction of the sphere to contain a nuclear reactor. The research programme carried out at the Thornton Research Centre to develop a lubricant to resist radiation....

    Lubricants for Nuclear Power Stations
  • 1950
    Isle of Man TT Races - 1950

    Isle of Man TT Races - 1950 (1950)

    Isle of Man TT Races - 1950

    61950HD

    Highlights from the 1950 Isle of Man motor cycle race won by Geoff Duke....

    Isle of Man TT Races - 1950
  • 1953
    Mille Miglia

    Mille Miglia (1953)

    Mille Miglia

    71953HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953....

    Mille Miglia
  • 1949
    Grand Prix

    Grand Prix (1949)

    Grand Prix

    01949HD

    Highlights from the 1949 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone....

    Grand Prix
  • 1941
    How to File

    How to File (1941)

    How to File

    01941HD

    Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill....

    How to File
  • 1951
    Model Flight

    Model Flight (1951)

    Model Flight

    01951HD

    An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers....

    Model Flight
  • 1951
    Air Parade

    Air Parade (1951)

    Air Parade

    01951HD

    A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain....

    Air Parade
  • 1952
    The Valiant

    The Valiant (1952)

    The Valiant

    01952HD

    A documentary featuring the Vickers "Valiant" aircraft in flight and on the ground....

    The Valiant
  • 1974
    Acting in Turn

    Acting in Turn (1974)

    Acting in Turn

    01974HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary tracing the development of the gear from the first recorded use in a crude form over two thousand years ago to its widespread use in many forms today....

    Acting in Turn
  • 1951
    Farnborough 1951

    Farnborough 1951 (1951)

    Farnborough 1951

    01951HD

    Highlights from the 6th Farnborough Airshow in 1951....

    Farnborough 1951