Public Information Film Movies

This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.

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.

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...

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It portrays a conversation between two friends, one...

Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.

A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message.

Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boating accidents can happen.

The sequel to Smoker of the Future, in which he has a child who will take after his father.

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.

Ernie tells Eric to ‘be wise’ and not drive home after their Christmas party.

A short film about a planet whose inhabitants chew on poisonous blue sticks.

A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board.

John Hurt narrates this highly charged and doom-laden public information film from the 1987 AIDS awareness campaign. A cliff-face explodes in slow...

This anti-smoking public information film has the kind of stylistic sheen often associated with 1980s British advertising, with its sci-fi setting,...

A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.

Portrays the challenges of creating a film about nuclear disaster amid public apathy. It captures behind-the-scenes moments as the crew discusses the...

This Cold War film "Information Within Public Shelters" (1953) takes place in a fallout shelter, showing how a well-trained staff that provides...

A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster.