British Raj Movies

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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...

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

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.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.