British Raj Movies

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

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

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

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

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

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

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 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...

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

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

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

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