Bfi Movies

Warning children not to play near 'dark and lonely' water, a horror film style look and voice-over is used in this film to highlight the dangers.

A look at typical activities taking place in the Peek Frean factory: First, the workers get up steam, as supplies of milk and flour arrive. Sheets of...

Londoner tries to woo fishergirl away from her sweetheart.

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

Poignant scenes of Allied troops enjoying their Yuletide rations at the first Christmas of WWI.

The Beaufort hunt meets in Chipping Sodbury before riding out in pursuit of their quarry.

Horatio Herbert Kitchener gets an enviable welcome on his return from the Second Boer War.

The diary of a typical non-stop working day of a wartime district nurse.

A temperance society decries the demon drink on the streets of Edwardian Manchester.

Using a blend of magic realism and realist drama, Memsahib Rita looks at the physical and emotional violence of racism. Shanti is haunted by both the...

Dastardly deeds are afoot when rivals for the hand of a young woman vie against each other in a bicycle race.

As part of a wider anti-litter message, this film addresses the problems of rubbish left on beaches.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Cut-out animated parody of Hamlet by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer.

Talented and obedient Red Cross dogs prepare to rescue Berlin's wounded from the Front.

Billy the pet seal adapts to village life in Wereham, Norfolk.

Rhythm and romanticism rules over realism in this recreation of the origins of the rhumba dance

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