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Educationals from the world's archives

2,593–2,640 of 22,172 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 Jack London's Tales of the Klondike: The Scorn of Women 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Photography, David Ostriker ; story editor, Peter Wildeblood ; sound editor, Andy Malcolm ; narrator, Orson Welles ; music composer and… Internet Archive The Therapeutic Touch: Healing in the New Age 1979 · Educational Producer and director, Elda Hartley; camera, Nick Doob, Elda Hartley Focuses on the work of Dr. Dolores Krieger, specialist in hemoglobin research and… Internet Archive Whales, Dolphins, and Men 1973 · Educational Also issued as videorecording Examines and explains the extraordinary intelligence and behavior of dolphins, the smallest and most numerous members of the… Internet Archive Memory and Pride 1969 · Educational Demonstrating the Gestalt approach to anxiety, Dr. Frederick Perls works with a young woman who is self-conscious about her height and with a man troubled by… Internet Archive Anatole and the Piano 1968 · Educational CHECK OUT THE BOOK the film is based on HERE (link) Anatole, a French mouse, wants a piano for the Mouse Concert Hall. After a long search he finally finds a… Internet Archive Horizons in science 1966 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Chumming With Chipmunks 1921 · Educational · 6 min Internet Archive Stalin: Man and Image 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Harrison… Internet Archive Victor 1989 · Educational Based on the book of same title by Clare Galbraith A young Mexican-American boy has difficulty reconciling the English-speaking world of school that he hates… Internet Archive Accidental Poisoning 1980 1980 · Educational · 11 min Provides basic information about the emergency treatment of various forms of poisoning. Dramatizes situations involving accidental poisoning, and shows what… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 7 -- Electric Power 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers definition of work; power; the electrical components; the power formula; watts; P.… Internet Archive How Vast Is Space? 1959 · Educational · 18 min Film based on a book by Kees Boeke, “Cosmic View: Through the Universe in 40 Jumps” The film "How Vast Is Space" explores the immense scale of the universe by… Internet Archive The Life and Poetry of Julia de Burgos 1975 · Educational Directed by Jose Garcia Torres A docudrama about the life and work of the highly esteemed Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos. Follows her life from an… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 11 -- Motors and Generators 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers "dart notation" and direction of current; experiment with free-moving wire in… Internet Archive Chinese History: 11 -- The Manchu Rule 1976 · Educational Produced by Wan-go Weng Depicts the Manchu dynasty of Ch'ing (1644 to 1911 A.D.). Expansion of territories and long reigns were hallmarks of the early… Internet Archive Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, 4 -- The Crucible of Europe 1984 · Educational · 31 min Title from data sheet Junior high school students through adults Host Abba Eban explores Jewish culture and civilization from the ninth to the fifteenth… Internet Archive Island of the Moon 1979 · Educational Narrator, John Livingston ; writer, William Whitehead ; photographer, Rudolf Kovanic ; editor, Tom Berner Originally shown on the television program, The… Internet Archive Special Delivery 1978 · Educational "The National Film Board of Canada presents." Narrator, Sandy Sanderson Music, Karl du Plessis; animation camera, Raymond Dumas, Simon Leblac; re-recording,… Internet Archive Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Joshua 1979 · Educational Costume drama of the Old Testament story of Joshua, who, in response to instructions from God, leads the Israelites into Canaan, marches them around the city… Internet Archive The Violent Universe, Part 4 (1969) 1969 · Educational · 31 min The Violent Universe, Part 4 (1969) Tells the story of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers as seen through the eyes of its alumnae fifty years later… Internet Archive Watercolor Painting: The Marine Scene with Herb Olsen 1973 · Educational · 19 min Artist Herb Olsen demonstrates his method of creating images of fog and illusions of solid forms in space, and of texturing of a paint surface with a blade Internet Archive New England Region 1976 · Educational A harsh land and rigorous traditions have given New Englanders a respect for their past and adaptability to their changing present. Internet Archive A Touch of Sensitivity 1979 · Educational · 51 min Explores the hidden meaning and power of human touch, detailing the results of recent research into the importance of the tactile sense Internet Archive Fall of Babylon 1960 · Educational Title is from container Sequences from D.W. Griffith's greatest spectacular film, Intolerance, produced in 1916. Using a cast of thousands and a full-scale… Internet Archive SL-1 The Accident: Phases I and II Educational U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Idaho Operations Office SL-1 The Accident: Phases I and II A13886VNB1 Describes this nuclear accident from the point of view of… Internet Archive Frames of Reference 1960 · Educational Based on the textbook Physics, by the Physical Science Study Committee Director, Richard Leacock; photographer, Abraham Morachuik; editor, Jack Kaufman… Internet Archive Night (Look Again series) 1989 · Educational · 9 min What is it about the night that stirs the imagination towards enchantment and mystery? A girl views the city at night from her balcony, wondering about the… Internet Archive THANK YOU SAFETY SUE 1977 · Educational Department of Defense THANK YOU SAFETY SUE PIN 31305 1977 SAFETY SUE POINTS OUT THE DANGERS OF SWIMMING IN COLD WATER. SUDDEN IMMERSION CAN SHOCK THE BODY AND… Internet Archive Can't Take No More 1980 · Educational Occupational Health and Safety Administration Department of Labor United States Government Can't Take No More (1980) A quick paced history of occupational… Internet Archive Mother Holle 1985 · Educational Title from data sheet U.S. version of the motion picture released in Austria under title: Frau Holle Intended audience: Kindergarten through intermediate… Internet Archive Danger! Radioactive Waste 1977 · Educational · 50 min Examines current methods for the disposal of radioactive waste. Shows the growing pileup of radioactive waste and the lack of safe and satisfactory means for… Internet Archive New Lives for Old 1960 · Educational · 19 min New Lives for Old Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryDr Margaret Mead reviews a case history in… Internet Archive Grant and Lee on the Civil War 1984 · Educational · 33 min Here, Bernard Wilets creates a game show, "Risk Your Reputation," a dramatization in which the two great generals of the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant and… Internet Archive How To Be A Friend 1977 · Educational · 11 min Explores qualities which help to create rewarding friendships, such as trust, shared interests, supportiveness, and candor. Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Beginning Metric Measurement Filmstrip 1: Length" 1974 · 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 Rail Roads: End of the Line 1961 · Educational · 54 min Rail Roads: End of the Line Summary Describes the role of the railroad in the development of the West during the twenties and thirties. Discusses some of the… Internet Archive Sharing the Leadership 1963 · Educational · 28 min Explores three categories of individual action - selfserving, task and group - serving functions - and their relationship to group leadership. Demonstrates… Internet Archive The Planar Double Pendulum 1984 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet A foreign film (West Germany) College students and adults Uses the example of the planar double pendulum to demonstrate the physical… Internet Archive Target for Today 1944 · Educational The War Department First Motion Picture Unit Army Air Forces Target for Today AVA11757VNB1 - 1944 - T.F. I-3384 Official Training Film From The Wikipedia… Internet Archive William Holden: The Golden Boy 1989 · Educational Documentary Narrator: Richard Kiley Editors, Stephanie Palewksi, Ann Borin A look at the life and film career of William Holden. Featured are comments by… Internet Archive Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, 6 -- Roads from the Ghetto 1984 · Educational · 32 min Title from data sheet Junior high school students through adults Host Abba Eban explores Jewish culture and civilization from 1789 to 1917. Covers the… Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 8 -- Artificial Intelligence 1982 · Educational Produced by the BBC. Narrated by Chris Serle and Ian McNaught-Davis Do computers think? Roger Schank of Yale University relates recent developments in… Internet Archive America:13 the More Abundant Life 1972 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Civilisation: 10 -- The Smile of Reason 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization during the 18th century as shown in the art and… Internet Archive Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Table Manners 1976 · Educational Producers, Wolf Koenig, Derek Lamb; director, Janet Perlman; narrators, Debby Adelmaid, John Weldon; animation, Pierre Provost, Simon Leblanc, Alan Ward An… Internet Archive Rivers: The Work of Running Water 1981 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Compares the Colorado and Mississippi rivers and reveals how running water sculpts the geologic features of… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Skeletal and Muscle Systems" 1977 · 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 Animals in Autumn and Winter 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Consultant, William V. Mayer Revised edition of: Animals in autumn. 1957 Intended audience: Primary and intermediate grades Issued…