British Raj Movies

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

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

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

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri...

The timber trade calls on animal help.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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...

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.