Movies: Shell Film Unit
- 1939
First Principles of Lubrication (1939)
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A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced....
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- 1965
Shellarama (1965)
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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....
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- 1952
The History of the Helicopter (1952)
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A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951....
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- 1941
How to File (1941)
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Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill....
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- 1978
The Safety Net (1978)
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A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for his own safety and for the safety of others....
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- 1953
Mille Miglia (1953)
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A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953....
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- 1959
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally (1959)
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A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally....
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- 1957
Song of the Clouds (1957)
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A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued....
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- 1957
Approaching the Speed of Sound (1957)
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A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound....
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- 1952
The Machining of Metals (1952)
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A BAFTA special award nominated documentary examining the principles of cutting metal with power-driven tools....
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- 1952
Le Mans 1952 (1952)
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A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz....
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- 1960
High Speed Flight (1960)
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A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts in 1957....
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- 1934
Airport (1934)
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A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London....
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- 1952
The Stanlow Story (1952)
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A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK....
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- 1975
The Early Americans (1975)
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A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts geologists, archaeologists, anthropologists and scientists from other disciplines piecing together the clues...
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- 1943
Debris Tunnelling (1943)
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A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins....
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- 1960
A Light in Nature (1960)
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A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study....
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- 1951
Air Parade (1951)
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A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain....
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- 1951
Model Flight (1951)
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An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers....
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- 1959
Unseen Enemies (1959)
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A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at advances in the treatment of infectious diseases....
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