Movies: British raj

  • 1975
    The Man Who Would Be King

    The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

    The Man Who Would Be King

    7.41975HD

    A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling....

    The Man Who Would Be King
  • 2001
    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    7.22001HD

    In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match....

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
  • 1984
    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India (1984)

    A Passage to India

    6.81984HD

    Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. Sh...

    A Passage to India
  • 1950
    Kim

    Kim (1950)

    Kim

    6.21950HD

    During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service....

    Kim
  • 1956
    Bhowani Junction

    Bhowani Junction (1956)

    Bhowani Junction

    5.81956HD

    Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India....

    Bhowani Junction
  • 1983
    Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust (1983)

    Heat and Dust

    6.01983HD

    Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life....

    Heat and Dust
  • 1968
    Carry On Up the Khyber

    Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)

    Carry On Up the Khyber

    6.51968HD

    Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troop...

    Carry On Up the Khyber
  • 1935
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    6.61935HD

    In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. After two casualties, the experienced but insubordinate Lieutenant Alan McGregor receives a...

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
  • 1938
    The Drum

    The Drum (1938)

    The Drum

    5.81938HD

    Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troop...

    The Drum
  • 1959
    The Stranglers of Bombay

    The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

    The Stranglers of Bombay

    6.41959HD

    In 1826 British-ruled India, the secret Cult of Thugee demonstrates their worship of their goddess, Kali, by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of Indians while pirating the shipments of the British East-Indian Tea Company. As the British...

    The Stranglers of Bombay
  • 1922
    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner (1922)

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner

    01922HD

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

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner
  • 1929
    The Black Watch

    The Black Watch (1929)

    The Black Watch

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    Captain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regiment, leaves for France at the outbreak of the First World War....

    The Black Watch
  • 1912
    Calcutta Pageant

    Calcutta Pageant (1912)

    Calcutta Pageant

    01912HD

    Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation....

    Calcutta Pageant
  • 1922
    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi (1922)

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi

    01922HD

    The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty....

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi
  • 1925
    Uti

    Uti (1925)

    Uti

    01925HD

    Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe....

    Uti
  • 1934
    Imphal Bazaar

    Imphal Bazaar (1934)

    Imphal Bazaar

    01934HD

    A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal....

    Imphal Bazaar
  • 1986
    Palay Khan

    Palay Khan (1986)

    Palay Khan

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    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 freedom fighter is Palay Khan, who owes his intelligence to the entire region....

    Palay Khan
  • 1925
    A Punjab Village

    A Punjab Village (1925)

    A Punjab Village

    51925HD

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

    A Punjab Village
  • 1917
    5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy

    5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy (1917)

    5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy

    01917HD

    The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta....

    5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy
  • 1903
    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy

    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy (1903)

    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy

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    Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903....

    State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy