British Raj Movies

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri...

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.