Shell Film Unit Movies

  • 1959
    Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally

    Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally

    Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally

    71959HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.

    Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally
  • 1975
    The Early Americans

    The Early Americans

    The Early Americans

    01975HD

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

    The Early Americans
  • 1952
    The History of the Helicopter

    The History of the Helicopter

    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
  • 1978
    The Safety Net

    The Safety Net

    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...

    The Safety Net
  • 1941
    How to File

    How to File

    How to File

    01941HD

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

    How to File
  • 1951
    Air Parade

    Air Parade

    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
  • 1965
    Shellarama

    Shellarama

    Shellarama

    01965HD

    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.

    Shellarama
  • 1962
    Food or Famine

    Food or Famine

    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...

    Food or Famine
  • 1959
    Beyond the Speed of Sound

    Beyond the Speed of Sound

    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...

    Beyond the Speed of Sound
  • 1943
    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    01943HD

    A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.

    Debris Tunnelling
  • 1952
    Le Mans 1952

    Le Mans 1952

    Le Mans 1952

    01952HD

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

    Le Mans 1952
  • 1953
    Mille Miglia

    Mille Miglia

    Mille Miglia

    01953HD

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

    Mille Miglia
  • 1957
    Approaching the Speed of Sound

    Approaching the Speed of Sound

    Approaching the Speed of Sound

    61957HD

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

    Approaching the Speed of Sound
  • 1976
    Engineering - North Sea

    Engineering - North Sea

    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
  • 1960
    A Light in Nature

    A Light in Nature

    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
  • 1975
    Waiting on Weather

    Waiting on Weather

    Waiting on Weather

    01975HD

    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...

    Waiting on Weather
  • 1957
    Song of the Clouds

    Song of the Clouds

    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...

    Song of the Clouds
  • 1951
    Model Flight

    Model Flight

    Model Flight

    01951HD

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

    Model Flight
  • 1959
    Unseen Enemies

    Unseen Enemies

    Unseen Enemies

    71959HD

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

    Unseen Enemies
  • 1957
    Forming of Metals

    Forming of Metals

    Forming of Metals

    51957HD

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

    Forming of Metals