Public Information Film Movies

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

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

This 1974 film is dedicated by the Chlorine Institute to the public interest. It is specifically intended to assist firefighters and other emergency...

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

Educational film for civil defense personnel on requirements for a fallout shelter. Explains types of shelters and degrees of protection.

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

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

A delightful animated appeal to help bringing in Scotland’s harvest, made by the legendary Lotte Reiniger.

Anti-tobacco PSA by the Arizona Department of Health Services, with its campaign aimed at teenagers which ran between the mid-90s to early 2000s....

A Scotland Against Drugs public information film.

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

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

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...

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.

A provoking film on the place of women.

Educational film for a campaign against wife battering in 1985 in The Netherlands.

The film provides a comprehensive guide on snorkeling skills and rescue techniques, emphasizing the importance of proper equipment such as masks,...

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

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

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