Paul Rotha Productions Movies

An opening narration explaining that the film's purpose is to examine the "world strategy of food", in terms of its production, distribution and consu...

World War II propaganda film that shows the war-time agricultural work of women from the Women's Institute.

About the war effort in the West Indies.

Described as a 'film argument' about homes and houses, this film is in three parts showing houses as they were, houses as they are and houses as they...

Documentary on the young builders who'll rebuild Britain after the war.

Documentary short depicting night workers in an armament factory making tank components for the war effort, the commentary largely being supplied by t...

Childcare for working women during the Second World War.

Made by Paul Rotha Productions for the Ministry of Information. Wartime documentary about agriculture made to bolster morale on the “home front."

The children of the London Blitz, some evacuated, others still in the city, are the focus of this film. A fund- and awareness-raiser aimed at US viewe...

News items about British dockers, a scrap metal initiative, cartoonist David Low's appreciation of Soviet cartoons, and a tribute to British workers f...

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.