public information film movies

Iceberg (1987)
0 / 10

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

Fair Rent (1947)
7 / 10

Drama

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

Monolith (1987)
0 / 10

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

Searching (1974)
7 / 10

Documentary

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

Robinson Charley (1948)
0 / 10

Animation

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

The World of Budgerigars (1976)
8.5 / 10

Documentary

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself (1943)
0 / 10

Drama

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.

Faroe Islands (1989)
0 / 10

Animation

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

Green Cross Code: Splink Launch (1976)
0 / 10

Family

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

Granny Gets the Point (1971)
0 / 10

Drama

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

Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch (1941)
0 / 10

Documentary

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

Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive (1963)
0 / 10

Comedy

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

Lonely Water (1973)
0 / 10

Drama, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie

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.

Acid Rain (1989)
0 / 10

Animation

Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.

Copy Book Please (1948)
0 / 10

Documentary

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

It Might Be You (1946)
0 / 10

Documentary

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

After Dark (1979)
0 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.

Herrings (1940)
0 / 10

Documentary

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

Agricultural Holiday Camps (1947)
0 / 10

Comedy

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

Dr. Wise on Influenza (1919)
0 / 10

Documentary

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