Gpo Film Unit Movies

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of...

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.