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Educationals from the world's archives

2,353–2,400 of 22,173 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Parent-Teacher Conferences" 1976 · 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 Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me 1978 · Educational A 14-year-old girl who has just moved to a new town is afraid that her friends will reject her if they discover that her parents are deaf Internet Archive Role of the hypothalamus in emotion and behavior 1943 · Educational Research on the stimulation of the hypothalamus in cats. In Part 1, stimulation induces dramatic motor and sympathetic manifestations of "sham rage," but… Internet Archive The Final Frontier 1978 · Educational Explores the scientific prediction that by the year 2177 more people will be living in space than on Earth and examines the promise of space colonization Internet Archive The Lost Generation 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Presents interviews with survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and… Internet Archive The Owl Who Married a Goose 1974 · Educational Director and animation, Caroline Leaf; adviser, Co Hoedeman; editing, Pierre Lemelin Based on an Eskimo legend on a theme of nature, this imaginary tale done… Internet Archive WEAPONS OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36806 / Local Identifier 111-TF-3646 WEAPONS OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY Department of Defense.… Internet Archive Documentary Part 3 [motion picture] 1979 · Educational · 55 min Produced and researched by Herman J. Engel and Sonya Friedman A compilation of major sequences from landmark documentaries with brief introductions. Each… Internet Archive Mohammed Reza Pahlavi: Politics of Oil 1979 · Educational Deals with the rise and fall of the Shah of Iran. Tells how he succeeded his father, Reza Shah, in 1941, survived a number of attempts on his life, and was… Internet Archive The Jolly Corner 1976 · Educational An adaptation of the story of the same title by Henry James Fritz Weaver Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Arthur Barron Returning to New York… Internet Archive The Dairy Farm (Second Edition) 1963 · Educational We look at a dairy farm. This film isn't in the public domain. The copyright is owned by Phoenix Learning Group, Inc. For information on using footage of this… Internet Archive Nation of Immigrants 1976 · Educational · 53 min Based on the book of the same title by John F. Kennedy Dramatizes the history of immigration to America, telling of the difficult adjustments immigrants had… Internet Archive Path of the Paddle: Solo Basic 1977 · Educational Learning to paddle solo is still fundamental to learning the art of paddling. With the aid of animated lines the path of the paddle is clearly defined so… Internet Archive Greater Sandhill Crane Story, The 1979 · Educational · 16 min Presents a history of the greater sandhill crane, including the conservation efforts to save this once endangered species. For more on directors Walt and… Internet Archive Mr. Justice Douglas 1972 · Educational · 51 min Issued in 2 parts Also issued in b&w Producers, Isaac Kleinerman, Burton Benjamin Eric Sevareid interviews Justice William O. Douglas. Topics range from… Internet Archive The Other Side of the Mountain (1964) 1964 · Educational · 29 min The Other Side of the Mountain (1964) Dr. Gary Stollak presents the phenomenological perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study involving… Internet Archive Siberia: Russia's Frontier 1970 · Educational Pictures Siberia, land of the exiles, and its rapid growth in becoming a highly industrialized land. Focuses on the major manufacturing plants of the city of… Internet Archive The Shock Of The New: Landscape Of Pleasure (part 1) Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Art critic Robert Hughes talks about the liberation of color which began in the late 19th century and was amplified by Matisse and Derain as a means of… Internet Archive Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism 1976 · Educational Discusses how the British game of cricket has been adapted by the Trobriands Film-maker: Gary Kildea Internet Archive Peasant's Pea Patch 1973 · Educational With guide Based on the Russian folktale of the same title translated by Guy Daniels Presents a Russian folktale about an old peasant who tries to get rid… Internet Archive Media Probes: Photography 1981 · Educational Producer/Director, Mickey Lemle Model Cheryl Tiegs presents this program, focusing on five people who make their livings behind the camera. This program… Internet Archive Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got a Problem Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1155023 / Local Identifier 255-HQa-200 - Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got a Problem - National… Internet Archive How to Pick Up Girls, Win Arguments, and Influence People 1982 · Educational A presentation with lots of humor of verbal and nonverbal communication methods for succeeding in social and business situations Internet Archive The Back Street Six [motion picture] 1978 · Educational · 41 min Director, Andre Melancon Using the city as their playground, six children in search of summer adventures learn together, developing tolerance, self-reliance,… Internet Archive The Plot to Murder Hitler 1974 · Educational · 50 min The Plot to Murder Hitler Explores problems caused by a human nervous system filled with associations coming between talking or writing and the things to be… Internet Archive Structure of Water 1961 · Educational · 13 min Compares water with benzene as a gas, liquid and solid, and explains the distinctive properties of water in terms of hydrogen bonding between molecules.… Internet Archive Microwave Oscillators 1950 · Educational · 17 min Explains the magnetron and klystron and the basic theory of operation of each. Describes use in radar. U.S. Army Training Film T.F. 11-1567. Internet Archive How solid is rock? 1968 · Educational · 21 min Produced in cooperation with the American Geological Institute With teacher's guide Summary Establishes a parallel between the constant flux of the atmosphere… Internet Archive Stravinsky 1965 · Educational Producer, Roman Kroitor; directors, Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig; commentary, Don Brittain; cameraman and editor, Wolf Koenig Follows the performance of Igor… Internet Archive Tout Rien 1978 · Educational "The film All Nothing is an allegory portraying humankind's desire to appropriate all of nature's beauty and resources. For too long, we have held the… Internet Archive Spirit Of The Arctic 1995 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles The first documentary to feature three distinguished circumpolar Inuit artists carving on a monumental scale – a rarity in arctic art. It features the work of… Internet Archive Interview with General Rafael Trujillo 1961 · Educational National Archives - Interview with General Rafael Trujillo - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film… Internet Archive Seapower in the Pacific Educational · 29 min The Pacific Campaign is recounted in this post-WWII film. Beginning with the Japanese invasion of the China, the film rapidly shows the U.S. entry to the war… Internet Archive Pantomime: the Language of the Heart 1975 · Educational · 7 min Marcel Marceau discusses his career, analyzes the value of pantomime, and describes the creation of his famous character, Bip. Includes short sequences from… Internet Archive The Gene Engineers 1977 · Educational · 58 min Also issued as videocassette Producers, Graham Chedd, Paula Apsell Explores the scientific, moral, and legal implications of scientists' new ability to… Internet Archive Managing Time (1968) 1968 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Explains how time is inevitably wasted when an executive must spend much of his time on things that are not important. Documentary about the life and works of… Internet Archive The Odyssey, Part III: The Central Themes of the Odyssey. 1965 · Educational · 27 min Dr. Gilbert Highet points out that the Odyssey is an epic peom and a tale of heroic conflict, that the story has three different themes skillfully interwoven,… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 5 -- Ohm's Law 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Consultant, James M. McGrath Rev. version of the film made in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy Intended audience: Junior high… Internet Archive The World at War 2 -- Distant War, September 1939 - May 1940 1939 · Educational · 55 min · Subtitles Internet Archive The World at War:12 Whirlwind Bombing, Germany 1939 - April 1944 Educational · 56 min The World at War:12 Whirlwind Bombing, Germany1939 - April1944 Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary… Internet Archive The Western Hero (1963) 1963 · Educational · 24 min The Western Hero (1963) Explains that a modern blast furnace uses raw materials to produce its daily output of iron, and points out that the preparation and… Internet Archive Black and White Uptight (1969) 1969 · Educational · 34 min Black and White Uptight (1969) The film "Black and White Uptight" explores the complexities of racial prejudice in America, particularly focusing on the… Internet Archive Seashore 1971 · Educational Closely views the beauties of the ocean and its wildlife. Includes super-slow motion sequences of pelicans diving for fish Internet Archive Gymnosperms 1961 · Educational · 16 min With teachers guide Collaborator, Jane Philpott High school students Issued also in Arabic and Spanish Issued also in b&w Issued also as videocassette… Internet Archive The Gospel in Stone 1949 · Educational · 21 min The Gospel in Stone Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryRe - enacts the story of the life of Christ… Internet Archive Ancient Moderns: Greek Island Art and Culture 2000-3000 B.C. 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Rex Harrison Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Examines Cycladic culture during the period 2000… Internet Archive Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Bluesmen 1975 · Educational With script and study guide Sound, Robert Slattery; photographer, Dale Lindquist; editors, Dale Lindquist, William Ferris Presents recollections and… Internet Archive Manufactured Abrasives 1940 · Educational · 22 min Manufactured Abrasives Explores the country of Spain, viewing scenes of flamenco dancers, bullfights, and the feast of St. Joseph. Contrasts farm peasants…