Shell Film Unit Movies

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

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

A BAFTA award nominated short feature studying river pollution in Europe and how it can be overcome by the treatment of urban and industrial wastes.

An overview of the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix by Shell Oil. Watch the racing heroes of the 1950's conquer the tarmac in one of the picturesque racing...

A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts...

Highlights from the 1951 race from Monaco.

1958 Shell trade test film following the progress of the 1958 Alpine Cup rally across southern Europe. First showing: 22nd October 1959 ...

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

Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.

The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.

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

A celebration of Shell Petroleum, tracing its manufacture from discovery in oil fields to its eventual use as fuel for modern living across the globe.

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

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

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

A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing...

A BAFTA award nominated reworking of a 1957 documentary using models and animation to explain the need to mix air and petrol in the correct...

In this informative 1938 film, we explore the fundamental types of car suspension prevalent during that era. As a wheel glides along a road, it...

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