British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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...

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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...

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

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