Public Information Film Movies
- 1940
Herrings
Herrings01940HD
This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.
- 1943
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself01943HD
Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.
- 1972
Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm
Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm01972HD
Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low...
- 1941
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch01941HD
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
- 1973
Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave
Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave01973HD
The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It portrays a conversation between two friends, one...
- 1970
Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick
Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick01970HD
Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.
- 1976
Green Cross Code: Splink Launch
Green Cross Code: Splink Launch01976HD
A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message.
- 1971
Suddenly...And Without Warning
Suddenly...And Without Warning01971HD
Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boating accidents can happen.
- 1985
Baby
Baby01985HD
The sequel to Smoker of the Future, in which he has a child who will take after his father.
- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
- 1973
Your Chance to Live: Pollution
Your Chance to Live: Pollution01973HD
A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.
- 1963
Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive
Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive01963HD
Ernie tells Eric to ‘be wise’ and not drive home after their Christmas party.
- 1998
Blue Sticks
Blue Sticks01998HD
A short film about a planet whose inhabitants chew on poisonous blue sticks.
- 1973
Simply Metric
Simply Metric01973HD
A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board.
- 1987
Monolith
Monolith01987HD
John Hurt narrates this highly charged and doom-laden public information film from the 1987 AIDS awareness campaign. A cliff-face explodes in slow...
- 1985
Smoker of the Future
Smoker of the Future01985HD
This anti-smoking public information film has the kind of stylistic sheen often associated with 1980s British advertising, with its sci-fi setting,...
- 1971
Granny Gets the Point
Granny Gets the Point01971HD
A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.
- 1974
Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster
Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster01974HD
Portrays the challenges of creating a film about nuclear disaster amid public apathy. It captures behind-the-scenes moments as the crew discusses the...
- 1963
Information Program Within Public Shelters
Information Program Within Public Shelters01963HD
This Cold War film "Information Within Public Shelters" (1953) takes place in a fallout shelter, showing how a well-trained staff that provides...
- 1963
Planning For Emergence From Public Shelters
Planning For Emergence From Public Shelters01963HD
A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster.