Ministry Of Information Filmes

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.

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

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...

A short wartime documentary spending time with those charged with manning British anti-aircraft defences during WWII.

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

A British documentary on the good health of the people in Scotland.

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...

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 brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.