Van Ministry of Information Studios
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1944
Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage5.60 1944 HD
A young, Scottish RAF gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from Nazi-occupied territory. They are particularly interested in one...
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1944
Madagascar Landing
Madagascar Landing5.40 1944 HD
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....
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2017
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey7.30 2017 HD
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...
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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 Itself1 1943 HD
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.
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1941
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Hoch der Lambeth Valk7.30 1941 HD
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.
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1945
The True Glory
The True Glory6.20 1945 HD
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...
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1940
London Can Take It!
London Can Take It!6.50 1940 HD
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
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1944
The Volunteer
The Volunteer4.70 1944 HD
World War II propaganda film.
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1941
From the Four Corners
From the Four Corners1 1941 HD
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...
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1941
Letter from Home
Letter from Home1 1941 HD
Two evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor, telling them of her life in Blitz-era London. ...
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1945
Rationing in Britain
Rationing in Britain1 1945 HD
An explanation for American audiences of what rationing means to ordinary British families.
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1945
A City Reborn
A City Reborn1 1945 HD
Coventry prepares to rise from the ashes of WWII in this docu-drama written by Dylan Thomas.
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1942
Hedging
Hedging6.00 1942 HD
Is your hedge thin and straggly? Don't worry, help is at hand.
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1943
A Welcome to Britain
A Welcome to Britain7.00 1943 HD
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...
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1945
Coughs and Sneezes
Coughs and Sneezes6.00 1945 HD
This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.
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1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You1 1946 HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
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1940
Now You're Talking
Now You're Talking1 1940 HD
Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant...
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1943
The Silent Village
The Silent Village6.80 1943 HD
The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
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1942
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime1 1942 HD
A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).
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1943
A Letter from Ulster
A Letter from Ulster1 1943 HD
A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow...