Ministry Of Information Movies

The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

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...

Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station...

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...

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...

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...

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...

After escaping a Nazi POW camp, a young Scottish RAF gunner recounts his perilous journey through occupied France with the help of the Resistance....

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

A short film documenting the massive Allied overland operation managed by PAIFORCE (Persia and Iraq force) during WWII. This film captures the brutal...

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

A romantic tour of Britain set to Dylan Thomas's poetry.

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.

Coughs and sneezes spread diseases! Comedian Arthur Askey presents a humorous film warning against sneezing in public during W.W.II. Over several...

Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.

A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow...

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

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.

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.

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