Public Information Film Movies

  • 1991
    Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

    Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

    Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

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    Describes how to resist the deception and pressure used to recruit members into cults and keep them there. It also provides advice on how to resist...

    Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
  • 1971
    Granny Gets the Point

    Granny Gets the Point

    Granny Gets the Point

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

    Granny Gets the Point
  • 1987
    Monolith

    Monolith

    Monolith

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    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
  • 1985
    Baby

    Baby

    Baby

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

    Baby
  • 1941
    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

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

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
  • 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

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    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
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

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

    It Might Be You
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2000
    Clem and Lydia

    Clem and Lydia

    Clem and Lydia

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    Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?"

    Clem and Lydia
  • 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

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    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
  • 1963
    Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive

    Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive

    Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive

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

    Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive
  • 1963
    Planning for Public Shelter Entry

    Planning for Public Shelter Entry

    Planning for Public Shelter Entry

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    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
  • 1948
    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

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

    Robinson Charley
  • 1979
    After Dark

    After Dark

    After Dark

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

    After Dark
  • 1944
    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

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

    Cold Comfort
  • 1947
    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

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

    Agricultural Holiday Camps
  • 1989
    Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands

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

    Faroe Islands
  • 1973
    Simply Metric

    Simply Metric

    Simply Metric

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

    Simply Metric
  • 1948
    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

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

    Copy Book Please