Public Information Film Movies

  • 1972
    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Snorkeling Skills and Rescue Techniques

    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Snorkeling Skills and Rescue Techniques

    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Snorkeling Skills and Rescue Techniques

    01972HD

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

    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Snorkeling Skills and Rescue Techniques
  • 1942
    The Five-Inch Bather

    The Five-Inch Bather

    The Five-Inch Bather

    01942HD

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

    The Five-Inch Bather
  • 1987
    Iceberg

    Iceberg

    Iceberg

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

    Iceberg
  • 1943
    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    01943HD

    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.

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
  • 1985
    Baby

    Baby

    Baby

    01985HD

    The sequel to Smoker of the Future, in which he has a child who will take after his father.

    Baby
  • 1987
    Monolith

    Monolith

    Monolith

    01987HD

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

    Monolith
  • 1963
    Planning for Public Shelter Entry

    Planning for Public Shelter Entry

    Planning for Public Shelter Entry

    01963HD

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

    Planning for Public Shelter Entry
  • 1985
    Smoker of the Future

    Smoker of the Future

    Smoker of the Future

    01985HD

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

    Smoker of the Future
  • 1963
    Shelter on a Quiet Street

    Shelter on a Quiet Street

    Shelter on a Quiet Street

    01963HD

    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...

    Shelter on a Quiet Street
  • 1947
    Fair Rent

    Fair Rent

    Fair Rent

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

    Fair Rent
  • 1976
    The World of Budgerigars

    The World of Budgerigars

    The World of Budgerigars

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    Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

    The World of Budgerigars
  • 1973
    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave

    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave

    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave

    01973HD

    The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It portrays a conversation between two friends, one...

    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave
  • 1976
    The Iron Graveyard

    The Iron Graveyard

    The Iron Graveyard

    01976HD

    This color educational film is a driver's safety film about city driving. There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film so the date of...

    The Iron Graveyard
  • 1973
    Lonely Water

    Lonely Water

    Lonely Water

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    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.

    Lonely Water
  • 1997
    The Chase

    The Chase

    The Chase

    01997HD

    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 Chase
  • 1997
    Electric Graffiti

    Electric Graffiti

    Electric Graffiti

    01997HD

    The successor to Powerful Stuff, this safety film demonstrates the dangers of high voltage electricity.

    Electric Graffiti
  • 1963
    Information Program Within Public Shelters

    Information Program Within Public Shelters

    Information Program Within Public Shelters

    01963HD

    This Cold War film "Information Within Public Shelters" (1953) takes place in a fallout shelter, showing how a well-trained staff that provides...

    Information Program Within Public Shelters
  • 1939
    Sheep Dog

    Sheep Dog

    Sheep Dog

    01939HD

    Tom Jones, a shepherd who lived in one of the Ystradfechan Cottages at Old Farm, Treorchy, was employed by the Ocean Coal Company who owned the land...

    Sheep Dog
  • 1973
    Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

    01973HD

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

    Broken Glass
  • 1975
    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up

    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up

    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up

    01975HD

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

    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up