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Educationals from the world's archives

2,497–2,544 of 22,171 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 A Rural Community: Holtville, Alabama 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration A Rural Community: Holtville, Alabama U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47087 / Local… Internet Archive The Battle of Britain 1943 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 36070 / Local Identifier 111-OF-4… Internet Archive Otto: The Psychoanalytic Perspective 1975 · Educational · 28 min Otto: The Psychoanalytic Perspective Dr. Richard Price presents the social perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study involving a… Internet Archive The Chaco Legacy 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Examines archaeological theories about the rise and fall of Chacoan culture, which flourished 900 years ago in the area of Chaco… Internet Archive R.D. Laing: A Dialog on Mental Illness and Its Treatment 1976 · Educational Producer, director, writer, Newton E. Meltzer; camera, Ivan Strasburg; editor, Hans R. Dudelheim R.D. Laing answers Dr. Desmond Kelly's interview queries… Internet Archive Women Like Us 1979 · Educational · 44 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school through adult Issued also as videorecording A televised documentary, hosted by author Betty… Internet Archive Discovering Composition in Art 1979 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1964 under the same title Producers, Paul Burnford, Jerry Samuelson Defines composition in art as an orderly… Internet Archive People Are Different and Alike 1989 · Educational Illustrates that all people need friendship and love, food, and a place to live, and that they want an education, fun, and happiness. Points out that people… Internet Archive Last Days of Living. [Motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Summary Documents the efforts of the medical staff and volunteers at a ./ecial unit of Montreal's Royal… Internet Archive Classical Comedy: "Ecclesiazusae" and "Miles Gloriosus" 1976 · Educational · 59 min Also issued as videocassette Producer, Harold Mantell; director, Philip Hedley; narrator, George Rose; music, Larry Dann Presents adaptations of… Internet Archive Grand Canyon 1961 · Educational An interpretation of the sights and sounds, with musical background, of Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite." No narration Internet Archive Say Goodbye 1972 · Educational Writer, director, and producer, David H. Vowell; consultant, Kenneth E. Stager, World Wildlife Fund; Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; narrator,… Internet Archive McCulloch v. Maryland 1977 · Educational Equal Justice Under Law McCulloch v. Maryland (2nd in a 4 part series). Dramatizations of historic decisions from the courtroom of America's great Chief… Internet Archive A First Film on Geology 1975 · Educational Illustrates forces that change the earth: water, wind, animals, plants, temperature, and forces beneath the surface of the earth. Shows how a mountain might… Internet Archive Simple Organisms: Algae and Fungi 1979 · Educational Describes the major characteristics of algae and fungi and shows how they differ from higher plants. Explains natural habitats, human uses of algae and fungi,… Internet Archive The Renaissance Band (1965) 1967 · Educational · 29 min Presents the music of the Renaissance Band focusing on individual instruments. Includes selections from the works of Michael Praetorius, Heinrich Isaac and… Internet Archive The biggest Jewish city in the world 1976 · Educational · 55 min Summary: One in a series of eight films that traces the history of America as a nation of immigrants. With a population that includes two million Jews, New… Internet Archive The Rise and Fall of DDT 1974 · Educational Also issued as videorecording Deals with the pros and cons of the uise of DDT, investigating its various roles as an insecticide, military weapon, safeguard… Internet Archive Wave Motion: Interference 1969 · Educational An experiment illustrating the various patterns which are produced by agitating the surface of the water in a ripple tank. Shows the changes in the pattern of… Internet Archive Nawi 1970 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Depicts a segment of the life of the Jie, a seminomadic people who inhabit the grasslands of northwestern Kenya. Follows the move during the dry seasons from… Internet Archive Volleyball skills. 1962 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Demonstrates drills and shows team strategy. Elementary and advanced skills are analyzed in slow motion. Includes sequences from a practice session of a… Internet Archive Music for Wilderness Lake 1980 · Educational Produced with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council Producers, directors, Niv Fichman, Barbara Sweete Traces the development and performance of a piece… Internet Archive NAZI SPIES AND MURDERERS ARE EXECUTED BY U.S. [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39092, LI 208-UN-184 - NAZI SPIES AND MURDERERS ARE EXECUTED BY U.S. [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive Great Expectations II 1962 · Educational · 33 min This is the second of a two-part film made by John Barnes on Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations.' The direction and acting are stellar. For more on… Internet Archive The Fifth Estate: Just Another Missing Kid 1981 · Educational · 57 min Academy Award Winner: Best Documentary Producer, John Zaritsky Adrienne Clarkson, Eric Malling, Ian Parker Nineteen-year-old Eric Wilson left his suburban… Internet Archive Bogart 1967 · Educational Analyzes the resurgence of interest in Humphrey Bogart, ten years after his death with clips from his feature films, rare tapes, stills, and newsreel material… Internet Archive Circus 1961 · Educational Author and educational advisor, Verna Villegas Colorful drawings created by junior high art school students depict a child's interpretation of circus life.… Internet Archive Essay on Watergate (part 2) 1973 · Educational · 26 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 Democracy In Education 1922 · Educational · 7 min Internet Archive The Last Pullman Car 1983 · Educational · 57 min Traces the development of lasers and discusses their applications in the fields of medicine, dentistry, construction, and communications. Internet Archive Computers: The Friendly Invasion 1982 · Educational Corridi's defense against the charge of having introduced the guillotine into Tuscany Mode of access: Internet Internet Archive Hailstones and Halibut Bones: Part 2 1967 · Educational Producer, John Wilson Presents five poems from Hailstones and halibut bones, by Mary O'Neill, which show how a writer uses colors--blue, grey, orange,… Internet Archive Passion 1970 · Educational Director, writer, and artist, Jiri Trnka An animated film about a boy who grows into a man with a passion for speed, always trying to speed up his toys and… Internet Archive We Are the Guinea Pigs 1980 · Educational Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa. area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island… Internet Archive Dr. Ernest Jones 1958 · Educational Interview of the Dean of English, American psychoanalyist and close friend of Sigmund Freud. In the library of the New York Psychoanalytic Society and… Internet Archive Soviet Challenge 1962 · Educational Utilizes footage from official Soviet motion pictures With teacher's guide Surveys two phases of the industrial revolution in Russia from 1917 to date--the… Internet Archive Mental Retardation 1967 · Educational · 29 min Survey of the research, treatment, and types of mentally retarded and physically handicapped children. Emphasizes the importance of early recognition of… Internet Archive The First Americans And Their Gods 1969 · Educational · 10 min “The First Americans and Their Gods” numbers among Stapp’s most iconographic films, its pointillist, abstract, dancing multiplanar split-image figures and… Internet Archive Human heredity 1969 · Educational · 19 min Describes the mechanism whereby human characteristics are passed from generation to generation. Explains and illustrates the function of chromosomes, genes,… Internet Archive Civilisation: 6 -- Protest and Communication 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization in the 16th century in the North as evidenced… Internet Archive Illustrations of Childhood Autism 1969 · Educational Author, H. Lowenstein A documentary film for medical students, student nurses and for advanced classes in psychology, showing the behavior of autistic… Internet Archive Franco: Caudillo of Spain 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Henry Fonda A foreign film (Canada) Originally shown in Canada on the television program: Portraits of power Intended… Internet Archive The Mime 1966 · Educational · 26 min Tony Montanaro, performer and teacher, discusses the art of miming and its complexities. He explains the training necessary for proficiency and presents his… Internet Archive Verbal Communication: The Power of Words 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Uses animation, humorous vignettes, and… Internet Archive MARTIN LUTHER KING CLIP REEL 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration MARTIN LUTHER KING CLIP REEL U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54547 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 10 -- Land and the People 1977 · Educational · 57 min "A personal view by John Kenneth Galbraith." Colour recording system: PAL VHS Summary: Focuses on the role of land in determining wealth and poverty and… Internet Archive Minister of Hate 1960 · Educational Telecast on the CBS - TV documentary show The twentieth century Narrator, Walter Cronkite Discusses the life of Joseph Goebbels, showing how he used… Internet Archive Telling an Old Story 1985 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles As she starts out to write a story about an eighty-seven-year-old social services center director and ends up writing about a nineteen-year-old boxer.…