Private company

Crown Film Unit

British government film unit

The Crown Film Unit was an organisation within the British Government's Ministry of Information during the Second World War; until 1940, it was the GPO Film Unit. Its remit was to make films for the general public in Britain and abroad. Its output included short information and documentary films, as well as longer drama-documentaries, as well as a few straight drama productions.2 It is part of Central Office of Information.1 It ceased to exist in 1952.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1940Founded1

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Crown Film Unit
Photo: Crown Film Unit, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Crown Film Unit was an organisation within the British Government's Ministry of Information during the Second World War; until 1940, it was the GPO Film Unit. Its remit was to make films for the general public in Britain and abroad. Its output included short information and documentary films, as well as longer drama-documentaries, as well as a few straight drama productions.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

  • Ministry of Information 1940 to 1946
  • Central Office of Information 1946 to 1952

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded GPO Film Unit1

Timeline

  1. 1952Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1946Acquired Acquired by Central Office of Information1
  3. 1940Acquired Acquired by Ministry of Information1
  4. 1940Founded Founded1

Sources

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