Shell Film Unit Movies

This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of s...

A documentary concerned with engineering projects connected with developing North Sea oilfields, specifically the Auk and Brent fields.

A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.

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

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

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at advances in the treatment of infectious diseases.

A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts...

The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.

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.

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

Explore humanity’s timeless dream of winged flight in this documentary from 1938. While airplanes have conquered the skies, their roar has overshadowe...

In this informative 1938 film, we explore the fundamental types of car suspension prevalent during that era. As a wheel glides along a road, it encoun...

Follows the life cycle of the desert locust.

Britain's part in the emergence of air travel is followed from the Wright brothers to the De Havilland Comet.

An overview of the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix by Shell Oil. Watch the racing heroes of the 1950's conquer the tarmac in one of the picturesque racing ci...

BAFTA-nominated documentary about the history of Cornish pumping engines.

Surveys the history of cinematography and microphotography with many examples of the strides that have been taken in these fields. The history of the...

Stereoscopic film produced for Shell.

A short documentary feature demonstrating the Blackburn Beverley aircraft on the ground and in flight.

A documentary featuring the Avro "Vulcan" jet aircraft on the ground and in flight.