Shell Film Unit Movies

BAFTA-nominated documentary about the history of Cornish pumping engines.

Surveys the history of cinematography and microphotography with many examples of the strides that have been taken in these fields. The history of the...

A short documentary feature demonstrating the Blackburn Beverley aircraft on the ground and in flight.

A documentary featuring the Avro "Vulcan" jet aircraft on the ground and in flight.

A documentary looking at Britain's new diesel "Fell" 10,000 locomotive.

A brief feature on the short SA-4 aircraft on the ground and in the air.

A documentary looking at the construction of the sphere to contain a nuclear reactor. The research programme carried out at the Thornton Research Cent...

A documentary looking at the elementary principles, illustrated by means of diagrams and models, of an internal combustion engine.

An exposition, by means of diagrams and models, of the working principles of the compression ignition or oil engine.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary updating the original film made in 1947 demonstrating the theory and practice of aerodynamics.

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...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary demonstrating how petrol burns in the engine under differing conditions.

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at bilharzia - a disease that affects some 200 million people worldwide.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Farnborough International Air Show.

The Shell Film Unit's free-enterprise history of technology.

Short World War II documentary showing examples of how skilled craftsmen of peacetime apply their skills to essential wartime production.