Ministry Of Information Movies

Two sisters encounter a German spy. A public service film showing how to thwart the enemy.

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.

Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.

During the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940, a young woman takes her motorboat to join the flotilla to rescue soldiers and also to...

From a series of propaganda films made to raise awareness of the risks of idle gossip providing vital information to enemy spies and collaborators....

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

After a masterful Shakespearean performance in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is sought for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. Later, Fred has...

An exposure of the fallacy of race myths; Nazi and Japanese theories about pure blood and master races are contrasted with scientific facts of mixed...

British documentary on Tuberculosis.

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the...

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.

Documentary short featuring a visit by American newsman Edward R. Murrow to the English town of Dover during the Second World War.

Documentary on the young builders who'll rebuild Britain after the war.

An explanation for American audiences of what rationing means to ordinary British families.

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.