Ministry Of Information Movies

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

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

A soldier returns home from the Far Eastern theatre of conflict, but discovers that life back home isn't quite what he expected.

A documentary edited by Jiří Weiss on the role of Soviet women in the Second World War

A dramatised account of Norwegian fishermen outwitting occupational forces during World War II, directed by Jiří Weiss and written by acclaimed author...

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

A short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.

Trawlers at work; the crew on board and landing a catch. The fishing crew are seen with their families on shore shopping and enjoying themselves in th...

A 1944 British documentary showing farming in a rural part of Britain. Produced by Greenpark Productions for the Ministry of Information.

Made by Paul Rotha Productions for the Ministry of Information. Wartime documentary about agriculture made to bolster morale on the “home front."

Battle training for Canadian soldiers.

This Ministry of Information film does ‘what it says on the tin’. It is a straightforward, ‘no frills’ demonstration of how to store roots vegetables...

Made in 1940 and sponsored by the Ministry of Information this film shows the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and dominions...

News items about British dockers, a scrap metal initiative, cartoonist David Low's appreciation of Soviet cartoons, and a tribute to British workers f...

How Somerton, Oxfordshire benefits from membership of the Village Produce Association during WWII.

British documentary short made to describe the attacks made on England by Hitler's V-1 bombs and the successful destruction of many of these bombs bef...

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

British documentary on Tuberculosis.

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

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