Ministry Of Information Movies

  • 1944
    Bon Voyage

    Bon Voyage

    Bon Voyage

    5.61944HD

    A young, Scottish RAF gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from Nazi-occupied territory. They are particularly interested in one...

    Bon Voyage
  • 1944
    Madagascar Landing

    Madagascar Landing

    Madagascar Landing

    5.41944HD

    A former leader of the French Resistance finds that one of his fellow actors looks like a detestable official he knew in Madagascar during the war....

    Madagascar Landing
  • 1945
    The True Glory

    The True Glory

    The True Glory

    6.21945HD

    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...

    The True Glory
  • 1941
    From the Four Corners

    From the Four Corners

    From the Four Corners

    01941HD

    Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them...

    From the Four Corners
  • 1943
    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    01943HD

    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.

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
  • 2017
    German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

    German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

    German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

    7.32017HD

    On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five...

    German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
  • 1940
    Now You're Talking

    Now You're Talking

    Now You're Talking

    01940HD

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

    Now You're Talking
  • 1941
    Hoch der Lambeth Valk

    Hoch der Lambeth Valk

    Hoch der Lambeth Valk

    7.31941HD

    A 1941 Ministry of Information propaganda film set to the tune of The Lambeth Walk, a popular song from the musical Me and My Girl.

    Hoch der Lambeth Valk
  • 1942
    Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

    01942HD

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

    Partners in Crime
  • 1944
    The Volunteer

    The Volunteer

    The Volunteer

    4.71944HD

    World War II propaganda film.

    The Volunteer
  • 1945
    Coughs and Sneezes

    Coughs and Sneezes

    Coughs and Sneezes

    61945HD

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

    Coughs and Sneezes
  • 1940
    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    6.5241940HD

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

    London Can Take It!
  • 1945
    A City Reborn

    A City Reborn

    A City Reborn

    01945HD

    Coventry prepares to rise from the ashes of WWII in this docu-drama written by Dylan Thomas.

    A City Reborn
  • 1943
    A Welcome to Britain

    A Welcome to Britain

    A Welcome to Britain

    71943HD

    An uncredited Anthony Asquith is one of the directors of this WWII film (a joint UK/US production) which aims to explain British culture and...

    A Welcome to Britain
  • 1941
    When the Pie Was Opened

    When the Pie Was Opened

    When the Pie Was Opened

    7.51941HD

    Surrealism, avant-garde sound montage, and irreverent wit might be the last thing you'd expect from a government-sponsored film about wartime...

    When the Pie Was Opened
  • 1942
    New Towns for Old

    New Towns for Old

    New Towns for Old

    01942HD

    Sheffield stands in as 'Smokedale', an industrial Everytown, in this stirring call for "new schools, new hospitals, new roads, new life", after WWII.

    New Towns for Old
  • 1943
    Hello! West Indies

    Hello! West Indies

    Hello! West Indies

    01943HD

    About the war effort in the West Indies.

    Hello! West Indies
  • 1942
    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    Malta G.C.

    01942HD

    Short WW II documentary

    Malta G.C.
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    01946HD

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

    It Might Be You
  • 1942
    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    101942HD

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

    Go to Blazes