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Educationals from the world's archives

1,393–1,440 of 20,947 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive We the Japanese People Educational U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) Local Identifier 111-CAD-24-52 We the Japanese People No ARC number on this DVD, but it might be ARC Identifier… Internet Archive Soviet Union: Changing times 1989 · Educational · 22 min Looks at life in Russia shortly before the disintegration of the Soviet Union from the perspective of a Moscow teenager named Alec. Discusses the ethnic… Internet Archive The Sea Behind the Dunes 1980 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Combines symphonic music, detailed nature… Internet Archive Magritte: The False Mirror 1970 · Educational Director, David Sylvester; words by E.L.T. Mesens, Louis Scutenarie, Rene Magritte; spoken by E.L.T. Mesens, Andrew Forge, Robin Campbell; music, Johannes… Internet Archive Works of calder 1950 · Educational · 20 min Works of calder SummaryInterprets Calder's mobiles. Rhythm./al sequences suggest parallels between familiar forms and movements in nature and the movements of… Internet Archive The Fabric of Life 1981 · Educational · 25 min The Fabric of Life A documentary inspired by a photographic exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Depicts the working day of a Polish… Internet Archive Becket 1970 · Educational Excerpts from Paramount's 1964 motion picture of the same title; prepared for educational use on the initiative of the American Historical Association… Internet Archive Killed Or Be Killed 1943 · Educational Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1935 - ) ARC Identifier 12126 / Local Identifier 65.54 1943 Killed Or Be Killed TRAINING FILM: Shows… Internet Archive The Ascent of Man: 13 -- The Long Childhood 1974 · Educational Also issued as videotape Producer and director, Adrian Malone ; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski In this closing film Dr. Bronowski draws together the… Internet Archive Paracelsus 1966 · Educational · 29 min Paracelcus The most common variety of schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution. Story of a man who believes that everyone is part of a vast… Internet Archive Russia in World War I 1969 · Educational Covers the Russian declaration of war on Germany in the First World War, a major defeat of Russia in its first battle, and the "no surrender" policy of the… Internet Archive Berlin: Outpost of Freedom. 1959 · Educational · 10 min A documentary which tells the story of divided Berlin where two ideologies clash together on one soil. Explains why and how the city was divided into separate… Internet Archive The World of Mother Teresa [motion picture] 1981 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 14 through adult Issued also as videorecording Opening with scenes of Mother Teresa being awarded the Nobel… Internet Archive C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands [motion picture] 1986 · Educational · 36 min Cataloged from contributor's data Clair Bloom, Joss Acklin Ages 16 through adult Dramatizes the loving relationship that developed between bachelor,… Internet Archive Manos a la Obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap 1983 · Educational · 1 h Title from data sheet Intended audience: Secondary through college students and adults Issued also in Spanish Issued also as videorecording A documentary… Internet Archive Art Portrays a Changing World: Gothic to Early Renaissance 1963 · Educational · 16 min Describes the historical transformation of medieval man to modern man. Points out that Gothic art expressed the community spirit of the Middle Ages. Contrasts… Internet Archive The Monarch Butterfly Story 1967 · Educational Second edition Collaborator, F.A. Urquhart Traces the life cycle of the monarch butterfly from egg, through larva and chrysalis to imago. Show in detail its… Internet Archive ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE X - THE COBRA STRIKES Educational Department of Defense ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE X - THE COBRA STRIKES PIN 30179 EVENTS LEADING TO KOREAN WAR, CONDUCT OF THE WAR FROM 1950 TO 1953, AND… Internet Archive SRO (single room occupancy). 1973 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Shows occupants in a welfare hotel as they comment on the hopelessness and poverty of their lives Internet Archive TV News: Behind the Scenes 1973 · Educational · 26 min Shows the tight editorial and technical teamwork responsible for a local television news program. Depicts reporters interviewing actor Burt Reynolds and… Internet Archive Survival Under Atomic Attack 1951 · Educational Explains the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and what the individual should do to protect himself if caught in the open or in his home.… Internet Archive Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' 1984 · Educational Producer, director, Jim Brown; host, Arlo Guthrie This documentary, hosted by Arlo Guthrie, presents the songs and writings of Woody Guthrie and traces the… Internet Archive Rhinoceros 1965 · Educational · 11 min A animated version of Ionesco’s tale, a play on the theme of conformity. Internet Archive Great Railway Journeys of the World: The Long Straight 1981 · Educational · 32 min · Subtitles Great Railway Journeys of the World: The Long Straight Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Playwright and journalist Michael Frayn journeys by train across Australia… Internet Archive War comes at Pearl Harbor. 1978 · Educational · 26 min Title on film can: War comes to Pearl Harbor Producer and writer, Anthony Potter; narrator, Eric Sevareid Presents a documentary on the events leading to… Internet Archive Across Five Aprils: A Time to Choose 1990 · Educational This is part one of a two part program. Part two, War and Hope, can be viewed here (LINK). Based on the novel by Irene Hunt Internet Archive Great Sea Farm 1971 · Educational · 8 min · Subtitles " Shows vital operations performed by mariculturists in their closed-loop sea farm systems. Includes farm-controlled life cycles of the shrimp, sea trout, and… Internet Archive Photography: The Day Books of Eedward Weston - The Strongest Way of Seeing 1966 · Educational · 29 min Photography: The Day Books of Eedward Weston - The Strongest Way of Seeing Describes the provisions of Public Law 94-142, the Education For All Handicapped… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Operation Upshot-Knothole, 5.2 1953 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800016 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Upshot-Knothole, 5.2 1953 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with… Internet Archive Across Five Aprils: War and Hope 1990 · Educational This is part two of a two part program. Part one, A Time To Choose, can be viewed here (LINK). Based on the novel by Irene Hunt Written and directed by Kevin… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "What is a Mammal?" 1977 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive An American Time Capsule 1969 · Educational · 3 min Music by Sandy Nelson Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968 An iconographic film that uses over 1300 images to relate the history of the United… Internet Archive Being Abraham Maslow 1972 · Educational Presents an interview with psychologist Abraham Maslow as he reflects on his ideas, on man, and on the human potential movement Internet Archive Education for Excellence (Part II) Educational · 12 min · Subtitles 0722 PA8847 Education for Excellence Internet Archive Black Tide 1979 · Educational · 56 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Discusses the impact of the oil spill caused by the grounding of the tanker Amoco Cadiz on the coast of… Internet Archive Orthographic Projection 1969 · Educational · 18 min Orthographic Projection Summary Explains shape description and shows how different objects look when viewed from different angles. Includes a summary of the… Internet Archive Georgia Sea Island SIngers 1963 · Educational · 15 min Presents pure spirituals as they were sung during the 19th century on St. Simon's, an isolated island off the Georgia coast. Was made on the San Fernando… Internet Archive Dolphin 1979 · Educational · 59 min Dolphin Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Pictures the Mormons as a minority group driven westward to find… Internet Archive Zoos of the World 1970 · Educational · 50 min Zoos of the World Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryTravels around the globe to some of the best… Internet Archive Mole and the Umbrella 1973 · Educational · 8 min Tells a story about a mole who finds an umbrella, is carried by the wind to the location of a melon dealer, and escapes by using the umbrella when the melon… Internet Archive Infinite horizons, space beyond Apollo. 1979 · Educational · 27 min Title from data sheet A documentary which celebrates the 10th anniversary of America's landing on the Moon and probes 30 to 100 years into the future of man… Internet Archive WORLD CELEBRATES PEACE, VJ DAY, 08/12/1945 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 23976 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Deficiencies and Imbalances" 1980 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Women in Prison 1974 · Educational · 23 min Examines the condition of women in prisons. Shows how women are often treated brutally in prison and explores plans which put women offenders under community… Internet Archive Cold War Confrontation 1977 · Educational A study of the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War Script writer, John Tusa ; historical consultant, Christopher Hill ; researcher, Anita Sterner ; producer,… Internet Archive The Jilting of Granny Weatherall 1980 · Educational · 58 min Describes the expeditions of Lewis and Clark as recounted in their journals of their explorations. Internet Archive Cary Grant: The Leading Man 1988 · Educational Directed by Gene Feldman; written and produced by Gene Feldman and Suzette Winter He became the embodiment of wit and urbane sophistication, one of motion… Internet Archive The Garden of Eden 1981 · Educational Produced and directed by Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman for the Nature Conservancy Describes the critical importance of maintaining biological…