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Educationals from the world's archives

1,873–1,920 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 Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel in the lion's den, Part 1 1979 · Educational · 17 min Costume drama of the Old Testament story of Daniel, who is condemned to spend a night in a den of lions, but emerges unscathed because of his faith in God. Internet Archive What Time is Your Body? (1973) 1975 · Educational · 24 min What Time is Your Body? (1973) A study of the problem of old age in relation to the family. Pictures a grandmother who lives with her son, his wife and… Internet Archive Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World 1983 · Educational · 59 min Internet Archive Anonymous Was a Woman 1978 · Educational · 28 min Filmmaker, Mirra Banks Presents an overview of 18th and 19th-century American folk art created by women and offers a look at the daily lives of these women… Internet Archive Une Bombe Par Hasard 1969 · Educational Musique, Pierre Alrand A cartoon on human avarice, in which a stranger enters a town deserted by its inhabitants because of a huge unexploded bomb lying in… Internet Archive The Music of Man: 1 -- The Quiver of Life 1979 · Educational Guide covers all 8 titles in the series: The music of man Credits: Producers, Richard Bocking, John Thomson, Curtis W. Davis ; directors, Richard Bocking,… Internet Archive The Mind - Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration The Mind - Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExecuteRelatedOrganizationSear… Internet Archive The Devil's Disciple 1959 · Educational Directed by Guy Hamilton Laurence Olivier and Kirk Douglas Excerpt from the feature film presenting the court-martial scene from Act III of George Bernard… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Damage and Destruction Educational Department of Energy TF 0800014 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Damage and Destruction DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department… Internet Archive Rhythmetron: The Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur Mitchell 1973 · Educational With guide Presents a demonstration by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, including a complete ballet barre, accompanied by Arthur Mitchell's explanation of the… Internet Archive Russia - the unfinished revolution [motion picture] 1968 · Educational · 59 min Discusses the thesis that Russia's revolution is unfinished, since it has not yet come into harmony with the talents of the Russian people. Shows scenes of… Internet Archive The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America 1982 · Educational Director and editor, Werner Schumann; producers, Charles Guggenheim, Werner Schumann; associate producer, Nancy Sloss; authors, Charles Guggenheim, Patsy… Internet Archive Ballet Adagio 1971 · Educational Also issued in 35 mm Producer and director, Norman McLaren; photographers, Jacques Fogel, Douglas Kiefer David and Anna Marie Holmes perform a 10-minute… Internet Archive The Intertidal Zone 1985 · Educational Examines the plants and animals inhabiting the intertidal zone and their adaptations to the ocean's diurnal rhythm Filmed on location in British Columbia Ages… Internet Archive Response to Mechanical Shock 1968 · Educational Department of Energy Response to Mechanical Shock NTIS Price: $105.00 Your Price: $0.00 AVA15026-VNB1 The program illustrates several types of mechanical… Internet Archive Chachaji: My Poor Relation 1978 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Ved Mehta; producer and director, William Cran Presents a profile of 83-year-old Bahali Ram, cousin of writer Ved Mehta. Follows Ram,… Internet Archive Life In The Fast Lane 1981 1981 · Educational · 13 min Incorporates humor, music, animation, and live action to communicate practical information on five major aspects of freeway driving: numbering, interchanges,… Internet Archive Picasso: A Painter's Diary, 2 -- From Cubism to Guernica 1980 · Educational Producer-director, Perry Miller Adato; writer, Jean-Claude van Itallie; editor, Eugene Marner The personal and professional life of Pablo Picasso, shown… Internet Archive Korea (1975) 1975 · Educational · 24 min This film documents a day in the life of a 12 year old Korean girl, learning to dive as a haenyeo on the island of Jeju. This novice diver is of the last… Internet Archive Survival! 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Utilizes dramatic reenactments of actual wilderness emergency case histories as a means of teaching survival techniques in the outdoors Internet Archive Cuba: Bay of Pigs (1964) 1963 · Educational · 28 min Dramatizes the boredom of production - line work in a small papermill town in Quebec, Canada. A discussion of classical ballet by George Balanchine,… Internet Archive Kevin 1965 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Sponsor, Central New York Eye Bank Association Kevin Walsh Summary Presents a case study of a four - year - old boy afficted with cerebral palsy and… Internet Archive Abyss 1974 · Educational Director, Gilbert Dassonville Shows the exploits of an expert climber, R. Sorgato, as he scales the West Peak of Lavaredo in the Dolomites Internet Archive Hamlet --- The Age of Elizabeth 1959 · Educational · 29 min Hamlet --- The Age of Elizabeth Introduces the work of perceptual psychologist J. J. Gibson, the first to conclude that some kind of information must be… Internet Archive The Bridge of Adam Rush 1974 · Educational Presents the story of a 12-year-old boy's struggle to win the love of his new stepfather and adjust to the hardships of farm life in rural America of the… Internet Archive The Long Christmas Dinner 1976 · Educational An adaptation of Thornton Wilder's play about 90 years in the lives of an American family, 1885 to 1975 Internet Archive Bomber 1941 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 38638 / Local Identifier 208.3 - Bomber - Office for Emergency Management. Office of War… Internet Archive Essay on Watergate (part 1) 1975 · Educational · 33 min Part 2 available HERE. Summary Reflects journalist Bill Moyers' personal attempt to understand how a political scandal the proportion of Watergate could occur… Internet Archive Art of the Middle Ages 1963 · Educational · 29 min New York Times' art critic John Canady discusses various aspects of several major medieval cathedrals of France, including Conques, Autun, Chartres, Amiens,… Internet Archive The Blue Hotel. [Motion picture] 1977 · Educational · 24 min An adaptation of the story of the same title by Stephen Crane Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Jan Kadar Search Educational Film Journals at Media… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 12 -- Democracy, Leadership, and Commitment 1977 · Educational · 57 min Also issued as videocassette Features economist John Kenneth Galbraith discussing some of the ideas and views on economics that are presented in his book… Internet Archive The Creative Person: The Art of Marie Cosindas 1968 · Educational · 29 min With fact sheet Producer and director, Fred Barzyk; editor, Michael Goodman Presents Marie Cosindas' color photographs with comments by museum visitors, art… Internet Archive Land Of The Book 1967 · Educational · 27 min Uses passages from the Bible, the Talmud, Josephus, and the Dead Sea Scrolls as the narration for the pictorial tribute to the beauty of the land and… Internet Archive Abenaki: The Native People of Maine 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school through college students and adults Issued also as videorecording Through personal… Internet Archive The Last Tasmanian Extinction 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Australia) Intended audience: High school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Tells the story of… Internet Archive MODERN MANUFACTURING -- COMMAND PERFORMANCE 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26387 MODERN MANUFACTURING -- COMMAND PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATES USE OF AUTOMATION BY INDUSTRY TO REDUCE COSTS, IMPROVE QUALITY, AND… Internet Archive Introduction to drawing materials. [Motion picture] 1966 · Educational · 18 min Explains that drawing can express what one sees, knows, and feels; discusses the effects and special qualities of different kinds of drawing materials… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Trinity Shot 1945 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800001 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Trinity Shot 1945 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of… Internet Archive Israel and the Arab States 1978 · Educational This film is about the setting up of the State of Israel, the Arab response, and the resulting dispute over the territory once known as Palestine. It covers… Internet Archive Fusion: The Energy Promise 1974 · Educational · 57 min Also issued as videocassette Narrator, David Rose Traces the history of the international race to develop a way of making fusion an economically viable… Internet Archive Bernstein on Beethoven: Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony 1971 · Educational · 26 min Kinescope Presents the Ode to joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, performed by the Vienna State Opera Chorus and the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by… Internet Archive Dr Leakey and the Dawn of Man (1966) 1967 · Educational · 26 min Dr Leakey and the Dawn of Man (1966) Uses actual photographs and movies to depict events in the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, following his military career… Internet Archive The Mosses: simple land plants 1965 · Educational · 13 min With guide Advisers, DeWolfe Merriam, Gary L. Smith Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Describes… Internet Archive The Peripheral Nervous System 1977 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording First released in England in 1973 Adviser, A. J. Brosby-Browne Explains the components of the spinal… Internet Archive Interpreting test scores realistically. 1961 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles Dr. Scarvin B. Anderson discusses two guiding principles in test interpretation--any test score is only an estimate of a student's ability, and percentiles… Internet Archive Tennis: basic tactics for doubles 1968 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Describes and demonstrates such tennis strategies as how to move on a court with a partner in relation to where the ball is served, how to react to offensive… Internet Archive ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE 1966 · Educational Department of Defense ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE PIN 30190 1966 STORY OF THE 1964 ALASKA EARTHQUAKE AND ITS TRAGIC EFFECTS - THE STORY OF THE POST-DISASTER EFFORT TO… Internet Archive "Frog and Toad": Behind the Scenes 1985 · Educational Title from data sheet General Shows how the animation in the award-winning film Frog and Toad are friends was achieved. Demonstrates how the characters were…