Public Information Film Movies

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Basil Brush comes to the rescue of potential careless bathers.

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

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

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

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

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

Abstract public information film regarding the practice of safe sex.

A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18.

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

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

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

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.

As part of a wider anti-litter message, this film addresses the problems of rubbish left on beaches.