In honour of Commonwealth Day, here are the top 20 most rousing and heroic British Empire films ever made. Watch these one a day, make it an empire month. 
Top one:
1) The Four Feathers (1939)
1) The Four Feathers (1939)
2)
Guns of Batasi (1964)
Guns of Batasi (1964)
3)
Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
4)
Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
5)
Zulu (1964)
Zulu (1964)
6)
Khartoum (1966)
Khartoum (1966)
7)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
8)
Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
9)
Rogue’s March (1953)
Rogue’s March (1953)
10)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
11)
The Little Princess (1939)
The Little Princess (1939)
12)
The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)
The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)
13)
The Miracle (1959)
The Miracle (1959)
14)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
15)
Zarak (1957)
Zarak (1957)
16)
The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
17)
Darling Lili (1970)
Darling Lili (1970)
18)
North West Frontier, aka, Flame Over India (1959)
North West Frontier, aka, Flame Over India (1959)
19)
Khyber Patrol (1954)
Khyber Patrol (1954)
20)
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
-produced by Winston Churchill
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
-produced by Winston Churchill
BONUS
21)
Bengal Brigade, aka. Bengal Rifles (1954)
21)
Bengal Brigade, aka. Bengal Rifles (1954)
Let’s end like we began, on a high note. This movie was made as a “love letter” to the British Empire:
22)
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
22)
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Available for rent at Amazon. Also online video sources.
Available for rent at Amazon and YouTube. Also online video sources.
Online: dailymotion.com/video/x7uookf
Available for rent at Amazon. Also online video sources.
Online: archive.org/details/7.8-9.…
Online: ok.ru/video/11302001…
High definition versions available for rent.
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Online version:
Available for rent. Online versions also available.
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Online:
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Available for rent on YouTube and Amazon.
Available for rent on YouTube and Amazon.
Online: archive.org/details/Darlin…
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Online: dailymotion.com/video/x5hduir
Online: archive.org/details/sun.-n…
Every movie has attached video sources. Please check.
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