Public Information Film Movies

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

An explicit anti-rape film.

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

A Scotland Against Drugs public information film.

The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.

Regarded as one of the most horrifying British Public Information Films ever put on the screen, this 18-rated cinema PIF transports its unwitting...

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service public information film, which features a man, made completely of molten rock and fire talk to the audience...

Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.

This Cold War civil defense film attempts to persuade viewers that building a home fallout shelter is a smart thing to do, and they are easy and...

Short public information film showing housewives' efficient and hygienic methods of food storage.

Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low...

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

The film features a meeting led by Dave Taylor, the shelter manager, discussing the protocols and responsibilities for staff members involved in...

A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.

Discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment of alcoholism. Points out that alcoholism is a disease which involves both physical and mental dependency,...

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

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

Action 2000 public information film, which uses scare tactics to warn of the supposed imminent damage to technology by the Millennium Bug.