Movies: British empire
- 2023
Voices of Hope (2023)
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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....
- 1929
The Four Feathers (1929)
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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....
- 1948
Robinson Charley (1948)
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No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics....
- 2006
Robert Newman's History of Oil (2006)
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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...
- 1968
Majuba: Hill of Pigeons (1968)
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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....
- 1978
Divide and Rule - Never! (1978)
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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...
- 2004
Battle of the Bogside (2004)
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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....
- 1970
Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain (1970)
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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....
- 2017
India on Film: 1899 – 1947 (2017)
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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 ...
- 1935
Heart of an Empire (1935)
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A 1935 black and white film advertising London and exolting it's most popular tourist attractions....
- 1944
British Settler Life in Kenya (1944)
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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....