British Raj Movies

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

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

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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