Love in Exile

Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne

2012

The complex relationship between royal brothers Edward VIII and George VI, who were both at the heart of the infamous abdication crisis of 1936, is the subject of this excellent documentary. From British Pathé TV's Royalty Collection.

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

2011

This film examines recently discovered letters written by socialite Wallis Simpson that reveal her secret love, and chart her fear as she found herself becoming trapped into marrying King Edward VIII.

Wallis Simpson, Loved and Lost

2013 · ★ 10

Wallis Simpson is one of the most reviled women of the 20th century. It was to marry this twice-divorced American that King Edward VIII of England renounced the throne in 1936, after less than a year on the throne. Born in Pennsylvania in 1896, Wallis, orphaned of her father, grew up in precarious conditions, and very early on relied on marriage to advance socially. But her matrimonial choices were far from always happy. From 1935 onwards, her affair with Crown Prince Edward opened the doors to "a shimmering new world", but it also made her the target of numerous rumors and public animosity.

A King's Story

1965 · ★ 6.8

A King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in 1936. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King

2022 · ★ 7.5

For the first time, the extent of the Duke of Windsor's treachery during World War II is revealed; not just sympathising with the enemy but, new evidence reveals, actively collaborating.

Whatever Happened to the Windsors? King Edward VIII And Wallis Simpson

2015

This is the incredible inside story of the abdication and subsequent life of King Edward VIII and American socialite Wallis Simpson and the reign that never was. On Dec. 10, 1936 King Edward VIII, King of England, gave it all up - ostensibly for the love of a woman. No man has ever sacrificed so much to enable himself to marry, but the Duke of Windsor gave up Crown and Country for Simpson.

Blue Light

2019

The movie "Blaues Licht" (Blue Light) is the most extensive of the street art collective "Rocco and his Brothers" work to date.

Power of the Castles

A profile of the Great Western ‘Castles’. A comprehensive and authoritative account of the ‘Castles’, from their development in the 1920s through to their last days on the Western Region of British Railways.

Last Years of the Class 50s

This programme was made in 1992, and provides a record of the much loved Class 50s on their final workings from Waterloo and Paddington. Produced on Broadcast equipment, it includes many of the well known locations on the Southern’s main line to the West Country – Honiton Bank, Exeter Central, Yeovil, Salisbury and Basingstoke. It also includes the last specials worked by the Class 50s in 1992, including specials to Wales plus the final trains on timetabled workings.

Amber Latvian - 87

1987

Joyful, humorous and slightly ironic look on the daily life in Soviet Latvia in 1987.

Che, Today and Always

1983 · ★ 10

A sound system plays Commander Ernesto Guevara's speech, delivered on October 20, 1962, during the Second Anniversary of the Young Communist League, along with a series of archival images of the revolutionary leader visiting factories and meeting with workers.

Tame Impala: Sound Check at Cherry Lane Theatre

2025 · ★ 8

Tame Impala stops by Cherry Lane Theatre for Sound Check.