Movies: Public information film

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....
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....
1946
Women After the War (1946)
Women After the War
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A provoking film on the place of women....
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"....
1973
Simply Metric (1973)
Simply Metric
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A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board....
1974
Searching (1974)
Searching
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A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children....
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
Fair Rent (1947)
Fair Rent
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Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady....
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. ...
1961
Door to Door Salesman (1961)
Door to Door Salesman
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Ever had a good experience with doorstep salespeople? Maybe you were lucky, but the doorstep has never seemed the best place for a sensible sales decision – which is exactly why companies use it....
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...
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....
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....
1919
Dr. Wise on Influenza (1919)
Dr. Wise on Influenza
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A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18....
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....
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....
1997
Soldier's Bride (1997)
Soldier's Bride
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An explicit anti-rape film....
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....