Gpo Film Unit Movies

  • 1936
    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    6.11936HD

    This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnigh...

    Night Mail
  • 1934
    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    4.91934HD

    Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

    Granton Trawler
  • 1940
    London Can Take It!

    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.

    London Can Take It!
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.11935HD

    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

    Coal Face
  • 1935
    A Colour Box

    A Colour Box

    A Colour Box

    6.011935HD

    Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

    A Colour Box
  • 1936
    Rainbow Dance

    Rainbow Dance

    Rainbow Dance

    6.0231936HD

    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.

    Rainbow Dance
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    01935HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1934
    The Song of Ceylon

    The Song of Ceylon

    The Song of Ceylon

    6.11934HD

    Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

    The Song of Ceylon
  • 1934
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    51934HD

    The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have children;...

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
  • 1933
    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    01933HD

    A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

    Cable Ship
  • 1937
    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    01937HD

    “Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but this De...

    Daily Round
  • 1944
    Christmas Wishes

    Christmas Wishes

    Christmas Wishes

    01944HD

    Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

    Christmas Wishes
  • 1940
    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    6.51940HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking on...

    Spring Offensive
  • 1935
    The King's Stamp

    The King's Stamp

    The King's Stamp

    01935HD

    The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny pos...

    The King's Stamp
  • 1936
    Gardens of the Orient

    Gardens of the Orient

    Gardens of the Orient

    01936HD

    This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing...

    Gardens of the Orient
  • 1934
    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    21934HD

    Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

    6.30 Collection
  • 1934
    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    4.81934HD

    Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

    Post-Haste
  • 1934
    The Glorious Sixth of June

    The Glorious Sixth of June

    The Glorious Sixth of June

    01934HD

    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...

    The Glorious Sixth of June
  • 1938
    N or NW

    N or NW

    N or NW

    6.21938HD

    Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends wel...

    N or NW
  • 1940
    Britain at Bay

    Britain at Bay

    Britain at Bay

    01940HD

    Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

    Britain at Bay