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Educationals from the world's archives

2,401–2,448 of 20,951 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 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… Internet Archive Mindscape 1976 · Educational With teacher's guide Also issued as videocassette Producer, Jacques Drouin Explores, through the use of pinscreen animation, creative processes of the… Internet Archive Group Theory 1977 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Extracts the fundamental properties of two situations to reveal the basic axioms of a group. The first… Internet Archive Christians: 4 -- Faith and Fear 1976 · Educational First released in England A survey of Christian church history during the Middle Ages. Juxtaposes the great religious faith and architectural and artistic… Internet Archive Jackie Robinson 1965 · Educational Originally telecast in the Biography series Uses actual photographs and footage from old films to portray events in the life of Jackie Robinson Internet Archive HIGH FREQUENCY AS A WEAPON Educational National Archives and Records Administration HIGH FREQUENCY AS A WEAPON Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC Identifier… Internet Archive Conservation: Waterfall 1969 · Educational · 8 min Follows the course of a waterfall from its source through mountains and meadows, to formation of a valley lake. Includes scenes of glacier - carved rocks,… Internet Archive How Animals Speak 1973 · Educational · 25 min With teacher's guide Follows the behavior of animals from their distinctive manner of communication. Shows how geese, fish, and mammals transmit vitally… Internet Archive Race, intelligence, and education. [motion picture] 1974 · Educational · 53 min Produced by the BBC Introduced British psychology professor Hans Eysenck's controversial theory that American blacks are less intelligent than American… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 9 -- Understanding 1984 · Educational Documentary Anthony Quayle Chinese scientists and technologists are trying to catch up after the disruptions of the Cultural Revolution. With limited… Internet Archive Christo's Valley Curtain 1973 · Educational Examines the construction of the mammoth Valley curtain, a 500-foot-high veil stretched across Rifle Gap, Colo., by the Bulgarian artist Christo Internet Archive Oil Well 1975 · Educational First released in the United Kingdom A nontechnical film about the principles of drilling an exploration well, and how a pattern of further wells is used to… Internet Archive Anansi the Spider 1969 · Educational Narrator, Athmani Magoma Soundtrack, Thomas Wagner, Regis Benoit ; consultant, Joseph Campbell ; camera, Louis Calogero ; animation, Vincent Bell A West… Internet Archive Apartheid: 20th-Century Slavery 1971 · Educational Reveals the policy of apartheid ascribed to by South Africa and portrays how the country's particular character of segregation is threatening world peace.… Internet Archive Fundamentals Of DIet 1943 · Educational · 10 min Describes the basic types of foods needed in daily diet and explains the contribution made by each type of food to bodybuilding. Depicts examples of… Internet Archive Missing Hero 1985 · Educational · 52 min Missing Hero Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Traces animal development through study of the baboon, the… Internet Archive Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland 1980 · Educational · 30 min Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland A documentary focusing on Daniel Ludwig, an American billionaire who is attempting to transform 3 million acres of Amazon rain… Internet Archive SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL FILM SPUTNIK, LAIKA, GAGARIN, LEONOV SALYUT / SOYUZ ROCKETS 56334 Educational This Soviet era film entitled “Space" was produced at the Kievnauchfilm studio, which produced a significant share of the Soviet Union's educational movies… Internet Archive Sand Castle 1977 · Educational Originally released in Canada Filmed in a tabletop sandbox, shows animated characters as they are created out of sand and as they perform various functions… Internet Archive An Introduction to the Patent System 2002 · Educational Federal Judicial Center gov.ntis.ava21157vnb1 An Introduction to the Patent System This 17-minute video is designed to be shown to jurors in patent jury… Internet Archive A Country Auction: The Paul V. Leitzel Estate Sale 1984 · Educational VHS Directed and produced by Robert Aibel, Ben Levin, Chris Musello, and Jay Ruby Documents an American rural tradition, the estate auction. Reveals the… Internet Archive Ansel Adams, Photographer 1958 · Educational · 20 min Records the life and work of Ansel Adams, the American photographer. Describes the photographer's equipment, his home, his interests, and his attitude toward… Internet Archive Pathological Anxiety 1961 · Educational · 27 min A presentation of psychoneurotic conditions. Examines the effect of mental disorder on behavior, using as an illustration the case history of an office worker… Internet Archive Campaign: American Style 1968 · Educational Also issued in b & w Compares a political campaign in America to the advertising techniques used to sell products. Shows how a candidate for county official… Internet Archive Primitive Peoples: The Corroboree 1950 · Educational The Mewite tribe of Australian aborigines conducts a funeral (corroboree) on which the dead are wrapped in bark and laid on a high platform, then the bones… Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 4 -- John Adams: Minister to Great Britain 1976 · Educational · 29 min Uses photographs of Egyptian sculpture, artifacts, wall paintings of tombs and temples, and animated sequences in outlining the history of Egypt from 2700… Internet Archive 1960s MEDICAL INSTRUCTIONAL FILM DELIVERY OF TRIPLETS w/ LOW SPINAL ANESTHESIA 51194 Educational Made in the 1950s (or possibly the late 1940s) by Ciba Pharmaceutical Products with the co-operation of the U.S. Air Force and the University of Chicago… Internet Archive Mischief 1973 · Educational · 7 min Animated story about a naughty boy who is punished for his mischief by animals in the yard. Internet Archive Path of the Paddle: Doubles Basic 1977 · Educational Director, writer, editor, Bill Mason; canoeists, Paul Mason, Bill Mason Demonstrates basic paddling strokes and the use of these strokes in various… Internet Archive The Iceberg of Stuttering 1968 · Educational Examines the nature of stuttering, experimental therapy, and practical therapeutic appraoches using monitoring, role-play group psychotherapy, and behavior… Internet Archive Octopus 1961 · Educational Illustrates general motor activities of the octopus, including respiratory movements, probing with tenacles, walking along the bottom, and swimming. Specific… Internet Archive The Other Way. 1975 · Educational · 21 min Also issued as videorecording Producer and writer, John M. Mansfield; narrator, Ian Holm Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for… Internet Archive Variety 1960 · Educational An abridged version of Variety, first released in the United States by Paramount Pictures in 1926 Emil Jannings, Lya DePutti, Maly Delschaft Director, E.A.… Internet Archive Rich Man's Medicine, Poor Man's Medicine 1979 · Educational Produced by Gordian Troeller and Marie Claude Deffarge Filmed on location in Gabon, Senegal, and Kenya, this documentary compares traditional native-based… Internet Archive Study Hints 1967 · Educational · 28 min Illustrates good study habits and explains why they are essential to academic success in college. Visits the suburbs of London, Marseilles, and Rotterdam to… Internet Archive The Human Brain: A Dynamic View of Its Structures and Organization 1975 · Educational · 27 min Demonstrates the technique of cinemorphology by which information concerning the structures of the brain can be digitized, fed into a computer, and visualized… Internet Archive The Art of Gerald Gooch 1977 · Educational A documentary on California modern artist Gerald Gooch. Uses animation techniques to lend the illusion of movement to his paintings. Includes anecdotes by the… Internet Archive Noel Nutels 1977 · Educational In Portuguese with English subtitles Noel Nutels was a physician of Jewish immigrant origins who dedicated himself to the problems of health and preventive… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "How To Be A Good Landlord To Your Teeth" 1973 · 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 Social Insects: The Honeybee 1960 · Educational Illustration du mode de vie coloniale et en castes d'une classe d'insectes sociaux: les abeilles. Observation de l'adaptation particulière des diverses… Internet Archive The Music of Man: 4 -- The Age of the Composer 1979 · Educational · 59 min Guide, covering all 8 titles in the series: The music of man, with no.1 Credits: Producers, Richard Bocking, John Thomson; narrator, Yehudi Menuhin The… Internet Archive The Music of Man: 8 -- Sound or Unsound 1979 · Educational · 58 min Guide, covering all 8 titles in the series: The music of man, with no.1 Credits: Producers, Richard Bocking, John Thomson, Curtis W. Davis; directors,… Internet Archive The Renaissance: Its Beginnings in Italy 1957 · Educational Depicts achievements of the Renaissance in scholarship and science. Photographed in Italy and France Collaborator, Ulrich Middledorf Internet Archive Don't push your luck [Motion picture] 1966 · Educational · 12 min Story of how Bill Frank of Chicago was tragically blinded in an on-the-job accident and what it meant to him, his family, and their way of life Summary Story… Internet Archive Winsor McCay: The Famous Cartoonist of the "N.Y. Herald" And His Moving Comics 1911 · Educational Silent short With Winsor McCay and John Bunny "At a gentlemen's club, Winsor McCay agrees to make 4,000 drawings in one month--drawings to be animated. He… Internet Archive Ikiru Part 1 Educational · 18 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Time's Lost Children 1973 · Educational Producer, Ronald R. Martin; cinematographer, Wayne Smith Examines the psychology and education of autistic children from the points of view of parents,… Internet Archive Basic Wildland Fire Orientation 2003 · Educational National Wildfire Coordinating Group NFES 2709 Basic Wildland Fire Orientation Course S-110. http://training.nwcg.gov/courses/s110.html Basic Wildland Fire…