British Raj Movies

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

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...

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

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

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

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...

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

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

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

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

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.