Shell Film Unit Movies

1958 Shell trade test film following the progress of the 1958 Alpine Cup rally across southern Europe. First showing: 22nd October 1959 ...

A documentary featuring the Vickers "Valiant" aircraft in flight and on the ground.

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

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

A documentary demonstrating the De Havilland "Comet 1" jet airliner with it's four 'ghost' engines.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A documentary looking at the construction of the sphere to contain a nuclear reactor. The research programme carried out at the Thornton Research...

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

A short introduction to Indian classical dancing.

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

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

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...

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

A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Farnborough International Air Show.