British Raj Movies

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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

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

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

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 record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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.

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

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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