Public Information Film Movies

A provoking film on the place of women.

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.

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

Ever had a good experience with doorstep salespeople? Maybe you were lucky, but the doorstep has never seemed the best place for a sensible sales deci...

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

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 mot...

A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water.

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds.