British Raj Movies

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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...

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

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

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

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

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

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

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

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

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

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...

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.