Gpo Film Unit Movies
- 1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.11934HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
- 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.
- 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
Rainbow Dance
Rainbow Dance6.0231936HD
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.
- 1934
Granton Trawler
Granton Trawler4.91934HD
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
- 1935
BBC: The Voice of Britain
BBC: The Voice of Britain01935HD
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
- 1936
Message from Genova
Message from Genova01936HD
This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....
- 1936
Gardens of the Orient
Gardens of the Orient01936HD
This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...
- 1934
Post-Haste
Post-Haste4.81934HD
Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.
- 1940
London Can Take It!
London Can Take It!6.51940HD
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
- 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...
- 1938
N or NW
N or NW6.251938HD
Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends...
- 1934
6.30 Collection
6.30 Collection21934HD
Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.
- 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...
- 1933
Cable Ship
Cable Ship01933HD
A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.
- 1934
John Atkins Saves Up
John Atkins Saves Up01934HD
Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...
- 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.
- 1935
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
On the Fishing Banks of Skye01935HD
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.
- 1939
Love on the Wing
Love on the Wing61939HD
Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.