Gpo Film Unit Movies

  • 1935
    A Colour Box

    A Colour Box

    A Colour Box

    6.011935HD

    Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

    A Colour Box
  • 1936
    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    6.11936HD

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

    Night Mail
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.11935HD

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

    Coal Face
  • 1936
    Rainbow Dance

    Rainbow Dance

    Rainbow Dance

    61936HD

    Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.

    Rainbow Dance
  • 1937
    Trade Tattoo

    Trade Tattoo

    Trade Tattoo

    5.91937HD

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

    Trade Tattoo
  • 1934
    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    4.91934HD

    Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

    Granton Trawler
  • 1934
    The Song of Ceylon

    The Song of Ceylon

    The Song of Ceylon

    6.21934HD

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

    The Song of Ceylon
  • 1938
    Penny Journey

    Penny Journey

    Penny Journey

    5.51938HD

    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...

    Penny Journey
  • 1940
    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    6.5241940HD

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

    London Can Take It!
  • 1934
    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    4.81934HD

    Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

    Post-Haste
  • 1934
    Weather Forecast

    Weather Forecast

    Weather Forecast

    01934HD

    Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

    Weather Forecast
  • 1940
    War and Order

    War and Order

    War and Order

    01940HD

    Police work during World War II in Britain.

    War and Order
  • 1940
    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    6.51940HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...

    Spring Offensive
  • 1940
    Britain at Bay

    Britain at Bay

    Britain at Bay

    01940HD

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

    Britain at Bay
  • 1934
    Air Post

    Air Post

    Air Post

    01934HD

    Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

    Air Post
  • 1940
    Health in War

    Health in War

    Health in War

    01940HD

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

    Health in War
  • 1934
    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    21934HD

    Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

    6.30 Collection
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    01935HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1934
    The Glorious Sixth of June

    The Glorious Sixth of June

    The Glorious Sixth of June

    01934HD

    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...

    The Glorious Sixth of June
  • 1934
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    51934HD

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

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs