Movies: British raj
- 1905
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India (1905)
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India01905HD
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India....
- 1903
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy (1903)
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy01903HD
Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903....
- 1917
5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy (1917)
5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy01917HD
The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta....
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun...
- 1925
Indian Wildlife Park (1925)
Indian Wildlife Park01925HD
Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park....
- 1944
Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said (1944)
Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said01944HD
Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said....
- 1937
Life in Hunza (1937)
Life in Hunza01937HD
Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan....
- 1917
From England to India by Air (1917)
From England to India by Air01917HD
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata....
- 1935
Native Life in Bundi (1935)
Native Life in Bundi01935HD
Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India....
- 1938
Temples of India (1938)
Temples of India21938HD
Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them....
- 1956
Saheb Bibi Golam (1956)
Saheb Bibi Golam01956HD
The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a...
- 1939
Indian Durbar (1939)
Indian Durbar01939HD
Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan....
- 1921
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi (1921)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi01921HD
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta....
- 1935
The Quetta Earthquake (1935)
The Quetta Earthquake01935HD
Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes....
- 1928
Khyber Pass; Kashmir; Agra (1928)
Khyber Pass; Kashmir; Agra01928HD
Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal....
- 1935
Delhi to the North West Frontier (1935)
Delhi to the North West Frontier01935HD
Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad....
- 1921
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour (1921)
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour01921HD
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal....
- 1935
Wandering Tigers in North India (1935)
Wandering Tigers in North India01935HD
Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett....
- 1928
Home Life (1928)
Home Life01928HD
Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived....
- 1935
Delhi - Jubilee (1935)
Delhi - Jubilee01935HD
Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants....