Bfi Movies

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds.

The son of a wealthy merchant fakes his own death to join up, but his heroic act at the Front is wrongly attributed to his cowardly cousin.

Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.

To celebrate the BFI's Thriller season, filmmaker Daniel Cockburn explores the power of sound to terrify and unsettle. Using sounds from Hollywood's b...

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

In the middle of a six-week tour of the Indian sub-continent between January and March 1961, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Pakistan and East Pak...

Is there anyone out there? Cheshire's Jodrell Bank observatory aims to find out with its new giant radio telescope.

Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemp...

Colin is a weedy wallflower letting life pass him by. That is, until Ray, the impossibly handsome leader of a motorcycle club, takes him on as his sub...

Crowds block the streets to catch a view of a handsome old carriage at a Jewish wedding.

Liam spends his days drinking with friends and racing his motorbike across the roads of his Welsh coastal town. He helps run a failing caravan park wi...

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

This intriguing and beautifully-shot newsreel features sea-faring heroes, feisty females and a generous lick of paint for a Mississippi steamship.

A gleaming giant of steam and its cute Lilliputian cousin are an even match in this newsreel battle of the trains.

Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

Contemporary life in Plymouth in the 1960s – plus some history.

Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public drea...

Jaw-dropping pomp and pageantry at the 1911 Delhi Durbar

Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.