Shell Film Unit Movies

A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study.

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.

A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing tha...

A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.

An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.

A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts geologis...

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.

A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for h...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.

Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the dif...

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

A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.

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

A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.

A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and...

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

A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications...

A short introduction to Indian classical dancing.

Highlights from the 1949 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone.