Movies: The British Council
- 1925
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton (1925)
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton01925HD
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty....
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- 1937
Life in Hunza (1937)
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Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan....
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- 1933
Mysore Dasara (1933)
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The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration....
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- 1911
Delhi Durbar (1911)
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A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911....
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- 1935
Trip to Manipur (1935)
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Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float....
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- 1940
Pindi Events (1940)
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Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition....
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- 1940
Procession at Gangtok (1940)
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Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour....
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- 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...
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- 1935
Delhi to the North West Frontier (1935)
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Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad....
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- 1942
Border Weave (1942)
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Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff....
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- 1946
Make Fruitful the Land (1946)
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A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models....
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- 1937
Darjeeling (1937)
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This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India....
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- 1933
Simla and Lahore (1933)
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Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar....
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- 1928
Home Life (1928)
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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....
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- 1947
Old Barak (1947)
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Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India....
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- 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....
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- 1936
Lahore (1936)
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Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings....
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- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty....
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- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples....
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- 1933
Procession of Elephants at Jaipur; Galta; Raj Mahal (1933)
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Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan....
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