Public Information Film Movies

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

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

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

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...

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

A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board.

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 mysterious stranger foreshadows Death, but is good enough to give a handy driving safety tip along the way.

Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boating accidents can happen.

Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine.

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

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

This 14-minute animated video looks at the ways children and young people respond to grief, and what the adults around them can do to help. It gives...

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.

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

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

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.