Movies: British empire

  • 2023
    Voices of Hope

    Voices of Hope (2023)

    Voices of Hope

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    This British documentary looks at 40 years of the London Community Gospel Choir, focusing on co-founder Bazil Meade who travelled to the United Kingdom from Montserrat as a boy....

    Voices of Hope
  • 1929
    The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers (1929)

    The Four Feathers

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    An Englishman (Richard Arlen) fights in the Sudan after receiving white feathers of cowardice from his fiancee (Fay Wray) and friends....

    The Four Feathers
  • 1948
    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley (1948)

    Robinson Charley

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    No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics....

    Robinson Charley
  • 2006
    Robert Newman's History of Oil

    Robert Newman's History of Oil (2006)

    Robert Newman's History of Oil

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    Stand-up comedian Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years, from WWI through to the 2003 invasion of Iraq; but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, this show places oil centre stage as the...

    Robert Newman's History of Oil
  • 1968
    Majuba: Hill of Pigeons

    Majuba: Hill of Pigeons (1968)

    Majuba: Hill of Pigeons

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    Set during the first Anglo-Boer War 1880-1881 details the events leading up to this final battle ending in one of the most humiliating defeats for Britain in history....

    Majuba: Hill of Pigeons
  • 1978
    Divide and Rule - Never!

    Divide and Rule - Never! (1978)

    Divide and Rule - Never!

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    This punk-infused documentary by the Newsreel Collective invites young working class Londoners to discuss their experiences of racism. First and second generation Black and Asian immigrants, as well as ex-National Front members, paint a detailed pict...

    Divide and Rule - Never!
  • 2004
    Battle of the Bogside

    Battle of the Bogside (2004)

    Battle of the Bogside

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    Feature documentary on the 3-days of riots in Derry, Northern Ireland that led to the deployment of British Troops into Derry in August 1969....

    Battle of the Bogside
  • 1970
    Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain

    Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain (1970)

    Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain

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    A poetic evocation of the history and character of Britian accompanied by spoken words based on the thoughts of many Britons, among them Sir Winston Churchill, John Keats, William Shakespeare, George Orwell and William Wordsworth....

    Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain
  • 2017
    India on Film: 1899 – 1947

    India on Film: 1899 – 1947 (2017)

    India on Film: 1899 – 1947

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    As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the sights and culture of a bygone India. Filmed between 1899-1947, and preserved in the BFI National Archive ...

    India on Film: 1899 – 1947
  • 1935
    Heart of an Empire

    Heart of an Empire (1935)

    Heart of an Empire

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    A 1935 black and white film advertising London and exolting it's most popular tourist attractions....

    Heart of an Empire
  • 1944
    British Settler Life in Kenya

    British Settler Life in Kenya (1944)

    British Settler Life in Kenya

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    This 1944 black and white silent film provides brief glimpses of the lifestyle among Kenya's white/European settlers during the Second World War....

    British Settler Life in Kenya