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Educationals from the world's archives

2,065–2,112 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 Shakespeare's Theater: The Globe Playhouse 1960 · Educational · 17 min In 1600 London, the Globe Playhouse became a hub of entertainment, particularly for plays written by William Shakespeare, who was both an owner and a leading… Internet Archive Wallops Island launch facility 1965 · Educational National Archives - Wallops Island launch facility - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Communications. Broadcast and Audio Visual… Internet Archive Bill of Rights In Action: De Facto Segregation 1972 · Educational · 22 min An open-ended film designed to stimulate discussion about integration of a school system. Shows the cleavages that develop in a community over a school busing… Internet Archive Holo Holo Kaa 1947 · Educational · 2 min Lani McIntire and the Aloha Islanders, with legendary steel guitarist Hal Aloma, performing 'Holo Holo Kaa.' The Lani McIntire group was the resident band in… Internet Archive Japan invades China [motion picture] : crisis in the Far East. 1978 · Educational · 26 min Writer, Anthony Potter; producers, Michael D. Ornstein, Anthony Potter; editor, Michael D. Ornstein; host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation… Internet Archive Women on the March 1958 · Educational Original title: Women on the march Producer, Douglas Tunstell; writer and narrator, Pierre Berton A documentary in two parts. Describes the suffragette… Internet Archive Look to the Land 1954 · Educational · 20 min Presents man's use and misuse of land throughout the country. Includes conservation measures now in operation and suggests further steps. For more on director… Internet Archive The Odessa Steps 1925 · Educational · 7 min Directors, Sergei M. Eisenstein, G.G. Alexandrov; photographer, Edward Tissé Uses an excerpt from Sergei Eisenstein's motion picture entitled Potemkin in… Internet Archive FUNDAMENTALS OF BALLISTICS 1949 · Educational Department of Defense FUNDAMENTALS OF BALLISTICS PIN 29866 1949 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS INVOLVED IN DESIGN AND FUNCTIONING OF WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION, WITH… Internet Archive Brought to Action 1945 · Educational · 21 min This U.S. Navy documentary depicts the sea battle at Leyte Gulf during the Allied landings at Mindoro in the Phillipines during World War II. During this… Internet Archive Heritage of the Negro (1965) 1965 · Educational · 28 min Examines the civilization of ancient Africa and its significance to the American Negro. Shows that white historians ignore old civilizations of Africa below… Internet Archive Perception 1957 · Educational · 16 min Perception SummaryIllustrates the basic principles of perception by showing the activities of a group of students spending an evening in a college commons.… Internet Archive Charlie's Christmas Secret 1985 · Educational Seth Green Writer, director and producer, Gene McPherson Charlie finds the Christmas spirit by caring and giving of himself to those people he encounters… Internet Archive Tropical Rain Forest 1961 · Educational With teacher's guide A camera study of the complex of communities which make up the tropical rain forest. Points out that the greatest variety of plant and… Internet Archive “THE DATING SCENE” 1972 DATING DO’S AND DON’TS SOCIAL GUIDANCE EDUCATIONAL FILM XD8254 Educational “The Dating Scene” is the second edition of the film “Dating Do's and Don'ts” which was produced in 1949. This film is an instructional film that was designed… Internet Archive COMMUNICATIONS CABLE-PIC - COLOR CODE 1968 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: SHOWS HOW TO PAIR CONDUCTING WIRES IN PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CABLE SHEATHS. INTRODUCES SIMPLE BASIC COLOR CODE. EXPLAINS RING… Internet Archive El Organillero de Madrid 1963 · Educational · 13 min This exceptional and rare film portrays a traditional type of organ grinder in Madrid. The barrel organ is a portable instrument that uses perforated paper… Internet Archive USA Artists: The New Abstraction: Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland (1966) 1966 · Educational · 28 min USA Artists: The New Abstraction: Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland (1966) John Canady documents various aspects of the six major medieval cathedrals of France,… Internet Archive Aerospace Power 1977 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Aerospace Power Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. (09/18/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 573287… Internet Archive Pacific Northwest 1976 · Educational Examines the people, industry, economy, and landscape of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Internet Archive DIESEL ENGINE GOVERNORS - PART 1 1942 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23546 DIESEL ENGINE GOVERNORS - PART 1 OPERATION OF DIESEL ENGINE GOVERNORS, OVERSPEED, OVERSPEED TRIP AND REGULATING GOVERNORS. Internet Archive RADIOISOTOPE-PART III-PRACTICAL PROCEDURES OF MEASUREMENT, THE 1951 · Educational Department of Defense RADIOISOTOPE-PART III-PRACTICAL PROCEDURES OF MEASUREMENT, THE PIN 25867 1951 VARIOUS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES-ABSOLUTE AND… Internet Archive Getting Yourself Across 1958 · Educational · 20 min Shows the part the speaker's personality plays in getting ideas across to his audience. The effect speaking practice has on the personality development of the… Internet Archive UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER FIVE 1964 · Educational Department of Defense UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER FIVE PIN 26063 1964 REPORTS ON THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTING… Internet Archive Haiti's Francois Duvalier Dictatorship 1971 · Educational National Archives - Haiti's Francois Duvalier Dictatorship - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This… Internet Archive TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27867 TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRIC CIRCUITS SHOWS HOW TO LOCATE AND REPAIR SHORTED, GROUNDED AND OPEN CIRCUITS. Internet Archive Dragon's Tears 1963 · Educational John Korty's animated adaptation of Hirosuke Hamada's story ( Ryu no Me no Namida ) of a little boy's fearless act of inviting a dragon to his birthday party.… Internet Archive Joey. [Motion picture] 1977 · Educational · 34 min Also issued as videocassette Joey Deacon, Ernie Roberts Dramatizes the life of Joey Deacon, a brain-damaged child whose severe spasms made it impossible for… Internet Archive THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIES 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIES War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC… Internet Archive Toccata for Toy Trains 1957 · Educational · 14 min Producer-directors, Ray and Charles Eames; score, Elmer Bernstein A trip on a toy train through a collection of authentic old toys Internet Archive Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky 1970 · Educational Based on the book by Elphinstone Dayrell Authentic legend of Eastern Nigeria which tells the story of the old friendship of the sun and the moon, who live on… Internet Archive The Blood 1962 · Educational With teacher's guide Also issued in b&w Collaborator, George E. Wakerlin Uses live action scenes, animation, and photomicrography to tell the story of… Internet Archive AN/TPS-25 GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR, THE 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29604 AN/TPS-25 GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR, THE FEATURES AND SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITY - MODES OF OPERATION AND APPLICATION IN TARGET… Internet Archive American Music: From Folk to Jazz and Pop, Part 1 1967 · Educational Performances by the Dave Clark Five and the Supremes illustrate commercial pop Traces the history of jazz, with an analysis by Billy Taylor and performances… Internet Archive Pond-Life Food Web 1976 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Examines the microscopic world of a pond, identifying its inhabitants and observing their interrelationships, including the… Internet Archive Secular Music of the Renaissance 1972 · Educational · 29 min Secular Music of the Renaissance Three artists-in-residence in high schools in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Colorado discuss their methods of teaching young… Internet Archive FDR's Trip to the Crimea and the Middle East: FDR Trip to N. Africa Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 207 FDR's Trip to the Crimea and the Middle East: FDR Trip to N. Africa From 1945 and 1943. 2 films on 1 disc Photographed by… Internet Archive Schizophrenic Model Psychosis Induced by Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) 1955 · Educational National Archives - Schizophrenic Model Psychosis Induced by Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.… Internet Archive FREEDOM AND YOU Educational National Archives and Records Administration FREEDOM AND YOU U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 48469 / Local Identifier 306.1897.… Internet Archive MACHINEGUN, 7.62MM, TANK M73 - PART I OPERATION AND DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY 1962 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29952 MACHINEGUN, 7.62MM, TANK M73 - PART I OPERATION AND DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES - TECHNIQUES FOR… Internet Archive Peter Ustinov's Leningrad 1978 · Educational Made in Canada Producer and director, John McGreevy Actor Peter Ustinov takes the viewer on a tour of the Russian city of Leningrad Internet Archive Woody Plays Santa Claus 1960 · Educational Intended audience: Pre-school and kindergarten students through Intermediate Christmas stories Internet Archive ENGINEERING FOR TOMORROW 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30259 ENGINEERING FOR TOMORROW DETAILS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INCLUDES FLOOD… Internet Archive Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen 1966 · Educational Documentary Photographer, Paul Leach, Roger Racine, Laval Fortier ; editor, Barrie Howells ; written and designed by Donald Brittain ; music, Don Douglas A… Internet Archive M151 ENGINE FOUR CYLINDER OHV PART I 1962 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29940 M151 ENGINE FOUR CYLINDER OHV PART I PART I - REMOVAL OF POWER PACK FOR REPAIRS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE OF ENGINE. PART… Internet Archive TOWARD THE UNEXPLORED 1967 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26462 TOWARD THE UNEXPLORED TRACES HISTORY OF MUROC DRY LAKE, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, AS AN AIR PROVING GROUND AND RESEARCH CENTER… Internet Archive The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974 · Educational Converted into 2, 3/4 in. videotape cassettes Starring Cicely Tyson; based on Ernest J. Gaines' novel; directed by John Korty; produced by Robert W.… Internet Archive Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 12 through adult Issued also as videorecording Oscar Micheaux is remembered for his work as a pioneer…