Public Information Film Movies

Created in 1963 at the height of the Cold War, this Civil Defense training film uses a dramatic premise to show how emergency staff should manage and...

Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.

A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.

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

Training film for shelter managers. Food, water, sanitation, medical, and radiation detection systems are explained.

Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low...

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

A 1976 PIF advising people to be safe about people coming up to the door of their house.

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.

A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster.

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...

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

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service public information film, which features a man, made completely of molten rock and fire talk to the audience...

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

A short film about a planet whose inhabitants chew on poisonous blue sticks.

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

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

Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.