Gpo Film Unit Movies
- 1935
A Colour Box
A Colour Box6.011935HD
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
- 1936
Night Mail
Night Mail6.11936HD
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...
- 1935
Coal Face
Coal Face6.11935HD
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
- 1936
Rainbow Dance
Rainbow Dance61936HD
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.
- 1937
Trade Tattoo
Trade Tattoo5.91937HD
Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...
- 1934
Granton Trawler
Granton Trawler4.91934HD
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
- 1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.21934HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
- 1938
Penny Journey
Penny Journey5.51938HD
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...
- 1940
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.
- 1934
Post-Haste
Post-Haste4.81934HD
Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.
- 1934
Weather Forecast
Weather Forecast01934HD
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.
- 1940
War and Order
War and Order01940HD
Police work during World War II in Britain.
- 1940
Spring Offensive
Spring Offensive6.51940HD
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...
- 1940
Britain at Bay
Britain at Bay01940HD
Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.
- 1934
Air Post
Air Post01934HD
Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.
- 1940
Health in War
Health in War01940HD
The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.
- 1934
6.30 Collection
6.30 Collection21934HD
Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.
- 1935
BBC: The Voice of Britain
BBC: The Voice of Britain01935HD
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
- 1934
The Glorious Sixth of June
The Glorious Sixth of June01934HD
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...
- 1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs51934HD
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...