Gpo Film Unit Movies

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted...

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of...

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and...

A story of sacrifice, in which organised labour voluntarily relinquishes hard-won workplace rights after being asked "to give up by choice what...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway...

Police work during World War II in Britain.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

“The preparations made by the GPO to enable the press and the BBC to cover a major sporting event, in this instance, the Manx T.T. motor-cycle...

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...