John Krish Movies

Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.

Two evacuated children in wartime rural England find two German airmen hiding out in the woods. An adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1977 novel from...

The drama and spectacle of steelmaking at Ebbw Vale.

The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.

While a mother busies herself with sewing, a clock counts down the last minute of her daughter’s life as we hear a chilling voiceover reminding...

A dramatised instruction film made to instil in RAF flying personnel the importance of flight safety in peacetime.

A few hours in the lives of the pupils at a contemporary Secondary Modern school in Hertfordshire, England.

Members of the Lewisham Darby and Joan Club discussing road safety and comparing today's difficult traffic conditions with the more leisurely...

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

A shadowy man in black warns viewers of the perils of forgetting to follow the simple two second rule - that is, keeping a sufficient distance from...

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at apartheid in South Africa and the Sharpville massacre.

Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action.

A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

An exhortation to drivers to pay attention to road safety. In just 15 minutes, John Krish manages to give this road safety film something new and...

Another of Richard Massingham's films about the dangers of sneezing and germ transmission, and what to do with used handkerchiefs