Shell Film Unit Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.

A BAFTA award nominated reworking of a 1957 documentary using models and animation to explain the need to mix air and petrol in the correct...

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...

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

Highlights from the 6th Farnborough Airshow in 1951.

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. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts...

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 concerned with engineering projects connected with developing North Sea oilfields, specifically the Auk and Brent fields.

Follows the life cycle of the desert locust.

Britain's part in the emergence of air travel is followed from the Wright brothers to the De Havilland Comet.