Movies: Shell Film Unit

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

Part two in a three part documentary series looking at how supersonic flight might be achieved in the future....

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 circuits of Europe....

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

A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK....

A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study....

This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of sound....

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

A brief feature on the short SA-4 aircraft on the ground and in the air....

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at bilharzia - a disease that affects some 200 million people worldwide....

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

In this informative 1938 film, we explore the fundamental types of car suspension prevalent during that era. As a wheel glides along a road, it encounters bumps caused by uneven surfaces. To prevent incessant jolting, the wheels are securely attached...

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain....

Directed by Geoffrey Jones....

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 documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound....

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

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

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

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