Shell Film Unit Movies

  • 1952
    Northern Towers

    Northern Towers

    Northern Towers

    01952HD

    Stereoscopic film produced for Shell.

    Northern Towers
  • 1976
    Hydraulics

    Hydraulics

    Hydraulics

    01976HD

    A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.

    Hydraulics
  • 1977
    The Carburettor

    The Carburettor

    The Carburettor

    01977HD

    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...

    The Carburettor
  • 1951
    Farnborough 1951

    Farnborough 1951

    Farnborough 1951

    01951HD

    Highlights from the 6th Farnborough Airshow in 1951.

    Farnborough 1951
  • 1957
    Transonic Flight

    Transonic Flight

    Transonic Flight

    51957HD

    Part two in a three part documentary series looking at how supersonic flight might be achieved in the future.

    Transonic Flight
  • 1953
    Mille Miglia

    Mille Miglia

    Mille Miglia

    7.51953HD

    A documentary record of the 1953 Mille Miglia, tracing the race across Italy from Brescia to Rome and back.

    Mille Miglia
  • 1967
    Paint

    Paint

    Paint

    61967HD

    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.

    Paint
  • 1958
    The Forerunner

    The Forerunner

    The Forerunner

    01958HD

    A BAFTA award documentary about the threats of floods in Australia, the special water schemes devised and the forerunner of these projects, the Snowy...

    The Forerunner
  • 1943
    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    01943HD

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

    Debris Tunnelling
  • 1963
    Argentina tierra pródiga

    Argentina tierra pródiga

    Argentina tierra pródiga

    81963HD

    Color documentary with music by Waldo de los Ríos about the tourist landscapes of Argentina.

    Argentina tierra pródiga
  • 1952
    The Comet

    The Comet

    The Comet

    01952HD

    A documentary demonstrating the De Havilland "Comet 1" jet airliner with it's four 'ghost' engines.

    The Comet
  • 1958
    Schlieren

    Schlieren

    Schlieren

    01958HD

    A documentary feature explaining the principles of Schlieren photography, which makes any phenomenon that changes the refractive index of transparent...

    Schlieren
  • 1974
    Acting in Turn

    Acting in Turn

    Acting in Turn

    01974HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary tracing the development of the gear from the first recorded use in a crude form over two thousand years ago to...

    Acting in Turn
  • 1952
    The Valiant

    The Valiant

    The Valiant

    01952HD

    A documentary featuring the Vickers "Valiant" aircraft in flight and on the ground.

    The Valiant
  • 1934
    Airport

    Airport

    Airport

    7.51934HD

    A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

    Airport
  • 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
  • 1952
    The Fell Locomotive

    The Fell Locomotive

    The Fell Locomotive

    01952HD

    A documentary looking at Britain's new diesel "Fell" 10,000 locomotive.

    The Fell Locomotive
  • 1941
    How to File

    How to File

    How to File

    91941HD

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

    How to File
  • 1952
    Highlights of Farnborough 1952

    Highlights of Farnborough 1952

    Highlights of Farnborough 1952

    71952HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Farnborough International Air Show.

    Highlights of Farnborough 1952
  • 1972
    We Call it Petrol

    We Call it Petrol

    We Call it Petrol

    01972HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary demonstrating how petrol burns in the engine under differing conditions.

    We Call it Petrol