BFI Movie Trailers
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From England to India by Air Trailer (1917)
01 June 1917
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
Parcels for the Front Trailer (1915)
01 December 1915
Tommy's Christmas parcels are despatched to the Front in a fleet of trucks.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi Trailer (1922)
01 February 1922
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
War Time Weddings Trailer (1915)
10 November 1915
The daughter of famed actor-manager Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree gets hitched to a military Captain during WWI.
Portrait of David Hockney Trailer (1972)
02 January 1972
Filmed at the time Hockney was painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, Portrait of David Hockney is made up of a limited number of shots, observing the periphery details of his flat and studio.
Rajputana, Jhalawar, Bundi & Katakali Dancers Trailer (1940)
05 May 1940
A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.
Immigrants Trailer (1965)
25 May 1965
A fascinating, unsettling study of immigration in 1960s English cities.
Mr Jones Takes the Air Trailer (1946)
02 January 1946
Perhaps the characters in this film are stupid or even laughable. Before YOU laugh at them remember that people behaving like them often cause accidents on the roads - and country roads are no exception.
Prince George's Visit to Scunthorpe Trailer (1933)
26 October 1933
Prince George, who later became the Duke of Kent, takes in some dramatic scenes in a local steelworks, opens a trunk road, and visits the War Memorial Hospital to open a new nurses' home - where his presence is eagerly awaited by giggling nurses.
Salving a Steamer Trailer (1915)
01 August 1915
“Chicago’s Titanic” the S.S. Eastland, a Great Lakes passenger ship in which 844 people lost their lives, is brought up from the seabed.
Studdy's War Cartoons Trailer (1915)
01 March 1915
Animated WWI-era comic highlights from the innovative cartoonist George Studdy, creator of Bonzo the dog.
Wonderful Temples of India Trailer (1916)
02 April 1916
A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.
Call Me Captain Trailer (1961)
01 July 1961
The Norfolk Broads tourist film promotes the pleasures of boating.
Mother Ireland Trailer (1976)
11 September 1976
Edna O’Brien is interviewed by Russell Harty about her writing and her relationship with Ireland, as explored in her latest non-fiction book Mother Ireland.
Doll’s Eye Trailer (1983)
23 February 1983
Examines contradictory male attitudes towards women in 1980's Britain
Pimple's Uncle Trailer (1915)
01 November 1915
This daft comedy stars funny-duo Fred and Joe Evans in a battle to secure an inheritance from an insane uncle.
Fair Rent Trailer (1947)
15 July 1947
Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.
Tale of a Tendril Trailer (1925)
11 November 1925
A bug’s life laid bare in this charming cut-out animated tale.
The Heart of a Coster Trailer (1915)
01 December 1915
Coster promises dying mother to care for his brother.
Delhi and The North Trailer (1947)
01 July 1947
Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W.
Too Close for Comfort Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
An extended humorous public information film (lasting around fifteen minutes) narrated by Richard Wattis.
India on Film: 1899 – 1947 Trailer (2017)
10 August 2017
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.
Rocks Trailer (2020)
09 September 2020
15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Trailer (1998)
16 September 1998
In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts.
Medusa Deluxe Trailer (2023)
08 June 2023
Talented and cutthroat hairstylists at a competition find one of their own murdered before judging can begin.
Women in Industry Trailer (1948)
08 March 1948
The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry) Trailer (1914)
03 February 1914
Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.
Distant Voices, Still Lives Trailer (1988)
16 November 1988
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy.
Brian and Charles Trailer (2022)
17 June 2022
An endearing outlier, Brian lives alone in a Welsh valley, inventing oddball contraptions that seldom work.
Sky Peals Trailer (2024)
09 August 2024
Adam works night shifts at a fast food restaurant in a motorway service station. A directionless and unassuming man, he lives a lonely life, but upon hearing that his father has died, Adam finds himself in search of answers.
Mary's Birthday Trailer (1951)
01 January 1951
The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.
Needleteeth Trailer (2024)
10 May 2024
A rundown farm becomes the stage for a transformative journey as March, a young farmer, grapples with a newfound curse.
Dark River Trailer (2017)
07 October 2017
After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.
Nuclear Trailer (2019)
11 October 2019
In a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, a toxic family with a past must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
The Real Charlie Chaplin Trailer (2021)
19 November 2021
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
India - Hardwar Trailer (1931)
02 February 1931
Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.
The Full Story Trailer (2017)
13 June 2017
Toby is selling his childhood home. Walking through empty rooms, he is assailed by memories of happiness unravelling, break-down, and the helplessness and rage of being child.
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema Trailer (1995)
14 April 1995
Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British cinema.
Using the Telephone Trailer (1970)
01 May 1970
A young David Jason tries and fails to master sales calls.
Aquarela Trailer (2018)
29 September 2018
From massive waves to melting ice, filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky travels around the world to capture stunning images of the beauty and raw power of water.
The Ring and the Rajah Trailer (1914)
02 January 1914
A Rajah dies saving a captain's wife when the plan to poison her husband goes wrong.
Old Boys Trailer (2018)
22 June 2018
In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
Been So Long Trailer (2018)
12 October 2018
A single mother in London's Camden Town hears music when she meets a handsome stranger with a past. But she's not sure she's ready to open her heart.
The Souvenir: Part II Trailer (2021)
11 October 2021
In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.
The Long Day Closes Trailer (1992)
22 May 1992
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen.
Animated Putty Trailer (1911)
02 February 1911
Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.
Cabaret Girl Trailer (1956)
01 March 1956
This ultra-kitsch documentary goes behind the scenes at Murray's Cabaret Club, where Christine Keeler was later a showgirl.
Notes on Blindness Trailer (2016)
01 July 2016
After losing sight in 1983, John Hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness.
Sunset on Pluto Trailer (2025)
03 March 2025
Haunted by his past, Connell returns to his abandoned childhood home. Inside, he awakens Pluto, a towering anthropomorphic teddy bear tied to his buried memories and unresolved trauma.
Scala!!! Trailer (2024)
05 January 2024
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Remora Trailer (2016)
01 January 2016
Set in the faded, disintegrating grandeur of an English seaside town, Leighton works for a petty loan shark as a low-level enforcer, keeping an eye on and shaking down the vulnerable and poor.
Martyrs Lane Trailer (2022)
12 May 2022
Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
The Motorway File Trailer (1975)
02 January 1975
Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?" An investigation into the causes of a fatal accident on a motorway, in the course of which many aspects of road safety are revealed.
The German Spy Peril Trailer (1914)
21 September 1914
An unfit carpenter trails spies through a secret tunnel and blows them up.
It Never Really Happened Trailer (1930)
01 January 1930
The film camera is used to great effect here to trick and treat its audience, injecting fun into the otherwise mundane London commute, slum demolition, Thames or London Bridge traffic.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad Trailer (1922)
13 January 1922
This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal Trailer (1947)
10 January 1947
This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.
Dr. Wise on Influenza Trailer (1919)
01 January 1919
A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18.