Shell Film Unit Filmes
- 1951
Air Parade
Air Parade01951HD
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.
- 1958
The Forerunner
The Forerunner01958HD
A BAFTA award documentary about the threats of floods in Australia, the special water schemes devised and the forerunner of these projects, the Snowy...
- 1951
Model Flight
Model Flight01951HD
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
- 1962
Food or Famine
Food or Famine01962HD
A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and...
- 1975
Waiting on Weather
Waiting on Weather01975HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the...
- 1959
Beyond the Speed of Sound
Beyond the Speed of Sound51959HD
This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of...
- 1967
Paint
Paint61967HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary tracing the history of paint and it's components from the paintings of the stone age to the the late 1960s.
- 1952
The Valiant
The Valiant01952HD
A documentary featuring the Vickers "Valiant" aircraft in flight and on the ground.
- 1978
The Safety Net
The Safety Net01978HD
A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for...
- 1975
The Early Americans
The Early Americans01975HD
A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts...
- 1952
The History of the Helicopter
The History of the Helicopter61952HD
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
- 1939
First Principles of Lubrication
First Principles of Lubrication01939HD
A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.
- 1953
Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia01953HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
- 1957
Transonic Flight
Transonic Flight51957HD
Part two in a three part documentary series looking at how supersonic flight might be achieved in the future.
- 1943
Debris Tunnelling
Debris Tunnelling01943HD
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
- 1957
Song of the Clouds
Song of the Clouds01957HD
A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications...
- 1976
Hydraulics
Hydraulics01976HD
A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.
- 1977
The Carburettor
The Carburettor01977HD
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...
- 1976
Engineering - North Sea
Engineering - North Sea01976HD
A documentary concerned with engineering projects connected with developing North Sea oilfields, specifically the Auk and Brent fields.
- 1955
Belgian Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix01955HD
Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.