Movies: Public information film

1976
The World of Budgerigars (1976)
The World of Budgerigars
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Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar....
1943
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself (1943)
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....
1976
Green Cross Code: Splink Launch (1976)
Green Cross Code: Splink Launch
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A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message....
1971
Granny Gets the Point (1971)
Granny Gets the Point
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A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation....
1941
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch (1941)
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"....
1963
Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive (1963)
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....
1973
Lonely Water (1973)
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....
1964
Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time" (1964)
Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time"
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Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine....
1979
After Dark (1979)
After Dark
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Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving....
1948
Women in Industry (1948)
Women in Industry
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The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them....
1946
It Might Be You (1946)
It Might Be You
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A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents....
1946
Women After the War (1946)
Women After the War
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A provoking film on the place of women....
1942
The Five-Inch Bather (1942)
The Five-Inch Bather
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A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water....
1940
Herrings (1940)
Herrings
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This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish....
1989
Faroe Islands (1989)
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 innocently with beautiful hand-painted animation. It describes how once a year a large group of pilot whale...
1947
Agricultural Holiday Camps (1947)
Agricultural Holiday Camps
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The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm....
1974
Searching (1974)
Searching
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A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children....
1987
Monolith (1987)
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 motion; an industrial drill bores into a huge block of rock; the word 'AIDS' is chiselled into the poli...
1987
Iceberg (1987)
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 design brought public information filmmaking into the realm of state-of-the-art corporate advertising. ...
1947
Burns and Scalds (1947)
Burns and Scalds
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Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds....