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Educationals from the world's archives

2,161–2,208 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 Robotics: Isaac Asimov's (Clank! Clank!) Artificial Man 1972 · Educational · 20 min Presents some actual advances in robot technology. Explores the relationship between man and machine and how it may change as machines become more… Internet Archive The Chaparral Prince 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Based on the short story of the same name by O. Henry Intended audience: Intermediate grades through senior high school students and… Internet Archive Varnette's World: A Study of a Young Artist 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Presents a documentary on Varnette Honeywood, a painter who honors her ancestral heritage while searching for alternative skills for… Internet Archive Bip At A Society Party 1975 · Educational · 13 min One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he talks about the… Internet Archive At Laskiainen in Palo, Everyone Is a Finn 1983 · Educational · 58 min VHS Produced by the Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs Documents the celebration of Laskiainen, a Finnish midwinter festival, as it is observed by… Internet Archive Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, 5 -- The Search for Deliverance 1984 · Educational · 59 min Title from data sheet Junior high school students through adults Host Abba Eban explores Jewish culture and civilization from the Jewish expulsion from… Internet Archive Mr. Alemann 2022 · Educational · 21 min "Mr. Alemann," is a documentary of filmmaker Johanna Alemann (1923-2012) by Stewart Nestor. Maker of 20 films on subjects ranging from history to art (19 of… Internet Archive Oil 1971 · Educational A brief survey of the oil industry, showing how in just over a hundred years it has shaped the way in which people live. Shows how oil was formed and where it… Internet Archive The Spirit of Rome (1965) 1965 · Educational · 30 min Uses scenes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra to depict the tremendous spectacle of ancient Rome. Filmed in Rome… Internet Archive Journey of the Blob 1991 · Educational This classic, wordless film from the "Look Again" series tells a story that appeals to all ages, and is used widely in environmental education courses around… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 1 -- The Village of the Craftsman 1986 · Educational · 24 min VHS format An 8-part series about life in ancient Egypt [1] The village of the craftsmen -- [2] The Valley of the Kings --[3] An artist's life -- [4] Temple… Internet Archive Courtship and marriage motion picture 1962 · Educational · 58 min Describes characteristics common to crustaceans and explains how they are related to other arthopods of the past and present. Studies the structure and life… Internet Archive RECOVERY EQUIPMENT - PART I M62 MEDIUM WRECKER, OPERATION OF POWERED EQUIPMENT CONTROLS 1956 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29885 RECOVERY EQUIPMENT - PART I M62 MEDIUM WRECKER, OPERATION OF POWERED EQUIPMENT CONTROLS PROCEDURES FOR SETTING AND OPERATING… Internet Archive Chickenfeed : a fowl look at money 1984 · Educational · 18 min The San Diego Chicken demonstrates six concepts of the monetary system: exchange-voluntary agreement between individuals (direct and indirect), medium of… Internet Archive A Corner in Wheat 1909 · Educational Linda Arvidson, James Kirkwood, Christie Miller Director, D.W. Griffith Describes the rise and fall of a callous financial manipulator, and the social… Internet Archive Nixon: Checkers to Watergate 1976 · Educational Research, Marshall Harvey A documentary film which traces the political life of Richard M. Nixon, using footage from his campaigns, family home movies, and… Internet Archive Daisy: The Story of a Facelift 1983 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Documents the case of a woman who had a face-lift, following her from the… Internet Archive Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus 1967 · Educational Mathematician, Morris Schreiber Uses animation to demonstrate the fundamental theorem of the calculus. Defines F(x) as the area under f(x) from a fixed point… Internet Archive The Magna Carta, Part I : Rise of the English Monarchy. 1959 · Educational · 14 min Traces the history of England from the Norman invasion in 1066 to the crowning of King John in 1199, dramatizing incidents in the reign of King Arthur, Henry… Internet Archive The Critic 1963 · Educational Shows the critic reacting to a new art film in his local cinema. Satirizes the reactions of audiences to today's films Director, Ernest Pintoff Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Cheetah in... "What Do You Do About Rules?" Part 2" 1972 · 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 The Lymphatic System 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Made in West Germany Educational consultants, John Annegers, Romayne H. Fargo Discusses the… Internet Archive David Swan: A Fantasy 1977 · Educational · 22 min Based on the short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne Witnesses a series of events that almost change the course of David Swan's life--three brushes with fate;… Internet Archive Insects: The Lovely and the Lethal 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Consultant, Charles L. Hogue Intended audience: Intermediate through senior high school Also issued as videorecording Examines the… Internet Archive Photosynthesis 1981 · Educational VHS Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Investigates the adaptations found in different plants for the carbon-fixing step of photosynthesis… Internet Archive As Boys Grow 1957 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Sex education film aimed at teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and teacher. Internet Archive Newspaper Story, 2nd Edition 1973 · Educational · 26 min This film documents the activities of newspaper staff members during a 24-hour period, showing how news is gathered and how it is written, edited, and… Internet Archive Points of View 1959 · Educational Produced by NET Ansel Adams explains his "point of view" and demonstrates by photographing many perspectives of an old house and its inhabitants. From the… Internet Archive Barking Plate 1974 · Educational · 9 min This was a remarkable film made as part of one of the most inventive series of films made for young learners, the 20-part 'Inventive Child' series,… Internet Archive Chillysmith Farm 1981 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Over a period of ten years a family experiences the death of two grandparents and the birth of a child. Old… Internet Archive Rise and Decline of the Roman Empire 1980 · Educational Revised version of the 1959 motion pictures entitled Rise of the Roman Empire, and Decline of the Roman Empire Intended audience: Intermediate, junior and… Internet Archive Civilisation: 7 -- Grandeur and Obedience 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization in the 17th century as evidenced especially in… Internet Archive CPR for Citizens 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Orson Wells ; medical director, Archer S. Gordon Intended audience: General Issued also in French, German, and Spanish… Internet Archive Preschool Child 1968 · Educational · 31 min Shows the rapid development of gross motor skills and beginning development of fine motor skills through the medium of play activities. Discusses the… Internet Archive Discovering Color 1978 · Educational With study guide Explains that colors differ in three ways: hue, value, and intensity. Discusses hues, pointing out that they are the names given to parts of… Internet Archive Between the Wars: Latin America--Intervention in Our Own Backyard 1978 · Educational · 25 min Originally broadcast in 1978 Using documentary footage, examines four decades of U.S. intervention in Latin America from the Spanish American War in 1898… Internet Archive Place of Belonging 1972 · Educational · 25 min Creates an awareness of the different forms of beauty found in cities. Explains that art, not luxury, is necessary and that nature enriches cities. Shots of… Internet Archive Waves 1977 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Editor, Eric Mival Uses music, natural sounds, and imaginative photography to show the natural beauty and power of the ocean.… Internet Archive The Hutterites: To Care and Not to Care 1984 · Educational · 59 min Title from data sheet Photographer, film editor, Burton Buller ; narrator, John L. Ruth ; consultants, John A. Hostetler ... [et al.] Issued also in longer… Internet Archive Down To The Sea In Ships 1968 · Educational · 19 min Down To The Sea In Ships reel 1 Traces the history and drama of the sea, the ships, and the men who sail them. Includes historic footage of clipper ships… Internet Archive NEUTRALIZING SPHERICAL LENSES 1978 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 69033 NEUTRALIZING SPHERICAL LENSES EXPLAINS AND DEMONSTRATES THE PROCEDURES FOR NEUTRALIZING SPHERICAL LENSES. Internet Archive A to B 1973 · Educational Shorter version released in 1971 under the same title A sixteen-year-old girl encounters a new life style when she moves into the world of hippies and… Internet Archive A Group of Women 1966 · Educational Ju/'hoan women often share an intimate sociability and spend many hours together discussing their lives, enjoying each other's company and children. In this… Internet Archive Everything's Better in America 1976 · Educational · 54 min The series Destination America explores the making of the American nation through the influx of successive generations of European migrants. Deals with the… Internet Archive Games people play : the theory. [Motion picture] 1967 · Educational · 27 min Presents interviews with Eric Berne in which he explains the assumptions upon which his theory of transactional analysis is based Internet Archive Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987 · Educational Title from data sheet Richard Kiley Ages 12 through adult Traces Grace Kelly's life from its beginning in Philadelphia to its tragic ending on a mountain… Internet Archive Native American Myths 1976 · Educational Collaborators, Alfonso Ortiz, Stephen S. Jones, Hazel John, Frank Collison, Barbara Bravo, Mary Lou Byler An animated film presenting five American Indian… Internet Archive The Treasure and the Trinket (A-Roll) Educational A-roll (of A/B rolls; see item 202887 for B-roll) of an overview of Temple Buell College (formerly and soon again to be known as Colorado Women's College), a…