The River Must Live 1966
A BAFTA award nominated short feature studying river pollution in Europe and how it can be overcome by the treatment of urban and industrial wastes.
Shell Film Unit
The Safety Net 1978
A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for his own safety and for the safety of others.
Airport 1934
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
How the Motor Car Works 1967
A BAFTA award nominated film made by Shell Films explaining the principles of the motor car engine.
Grand Prix 1949
Highlights from the 1949 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone.
How to File 1941
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
Mille Miglia 1953
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
Shellarama 1965
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.
Le Mans 1952 1952
A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.
Air Parade 1951
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.
Song of the Clouds 1957
A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued.
Debris Tunnelling 1943
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
First Principles of Lubrication 1939
A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.
Paint 1967
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.
The History of the Helicopter 1952
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
Approaching the Speed of Sound 1957
A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound.
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally 1959
A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.
Forming of Metals 1957
The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.
The Early Americans 1975
A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts geologists, archaeologists, anthropologists and scientists from other disciplines piecing together the clues to man's rise from ice age hunter to builder of complex societies more than 2000 years before Columbus set sail for the New World.
Model Flight 1951
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
