Public Information Film Movies

  • 1941
    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    01941HD

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

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
  • 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 Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    01943HD

    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.

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
  • 1987
    Monolith

    Monolith

    Monolith

    01987HD

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

    Monolith
  • 1976
    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch

    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch

    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch

    01976HD

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

    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch
  • 1973
    Lonely Water

    Lonely Water

    Lonely Water

    51973HD

    Warning children not to play near 'dark and lonely' water, a horror film style look and voice-over is used in this film to highlight the dangers.

    Lonely Water
  • 1974
    Searching

    Searching

    Searching

    71974HD

    A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

    Searching
  • 1985
    Baby

    Baby

    Baby

    01985HD

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

    Baby
  • 1943
    Post Haste

    Post Haste

    Post Haste

    01943HD

    A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

    Post Haste
  • 1989
    Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands

    01989HD

    Featuring the voiceover of Sir Anthony Hopkins, this public information film from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society starts out rather...

    Faroe Islands
  • 1940
    Herrings

    Herrings

    Herrings

    01940HD

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

    Herrings
  • 2002
    Grief in the Family

    Grief in the Family

    Grief in the Family

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    This 14-minute animated video looks at the ways children and young people respond to grief, and what the adults around them can do to help. It gives...

    Grief in the Family
  • 1970
    Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick

    Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick

    Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick

    01970HD

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

    Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    01946HD

    A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

    It Might Be You
  • 1947
    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    01947HD

    The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm.

    Agricultural Holiday Camps
  • 1948
    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    01948HD

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

    Robinson Charley
  • 1976
    The World of Budgerigars

    The World of Budgerigars

    The World of Budgerigars

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    Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

    The World of Budgerigars
  • 1947
    Fair Rent

    Fair Rent

    Fair Rent

    71947HD

    Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

    Fair Rent
  • 1985
    Smoker of the Future

    Smoker of the Future

    Smoker of the Future

    01985HD

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

    Smoker of the Future
  • 1987
    Iceberg

    Iceberg

    Iceberg

    01987HD

    With its simple and iconic imagery this was public information film at its most sensational: expensive special effects and high-concept production...

    Iceberg
  • 1948
    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    01948HD

    This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.

    Copy Book Please