Educationals from the world's archives

2,785–2,832 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 The writer in America. [motion picture] 1978 · Educational · 28 min "People think it's easy to make a poem ..." When she talks about the obstacles a poet faces, Muriel Rukeyser mentions misunderstanding--misunderstanding from… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 13 -- Earth Grounds and Short Circuits 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers the ground: zero volts; faulty insulation; the "ground" connection; open circuit;… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Project" 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 Southwest, The 1976 · Educational Examines the people, industry, economy, and landscape of the Southwest region of the United States. Internet Archive I Only Want You to Be Happy 1975 · Educational Attempts to convey some of the complexities surrounding the modern woman. Specifically, this film focuses on self-identity, whether it is male or female, and… Internet Archive The Louvre 1966 · Educational Traces the history of the Louvre as a fortress, palace, theater, and public museum of art, with flashbacks showing its connection with French history and… Internet Archive Civilisation: 5 -- The Hero as Artist 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization in Italy beginning in 1500 as evidenced in the… Internet Archive Jack and the Dentist's Daughter 1984 · Educational Kent Jackman, Deidre Johnson Writers, Julian Yochum [and others] Live dramatization featuring a predominantly black cast set in the early 1930's in a small… Internet Archive Rice 1965 · Educational · 25 min Stresses the world - wide importance of rice and describes methods of growing it. Shows measures taken to improve the quantity and quality of rice. Stresses… Internet Archive Image Makers: The Glory Trail (1965) 1965 · Educational · 29 min Discusses the artistic and photographic efforts of John Stanley, Frederick Remington and Charlie Russell. A film about the poet Theodore Roethke in which he… Internet Archive Time of Their Lives 1962 · Educational Shows views of one single session of a kindergarten in action, picturing the warmth, the laughter, and the educational values that are found there Internet Archive Zero Gravity 1977 · Educational · 29 min Produced by the BBC Looks at how astronauts have coped with life in space aboard Skylab, the U.S. space laboratory, and discusses their medical experiments… Internet Archive The Statue of Liberty 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Shows the planning, construction, and assembling of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor Internet Archive INVASION OF POLAND IN 1939 BY GERMAN ARMY 1943 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 24457 / Local Identifier 111-FB-48… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 6 -- The Rise and Fall of Money 1977 · Educational · 29 min The Age of Uncertainty Series. aJohn Kenneth Galbraith examines the history and function of money in society during the last two centuries. Points out its… Internet Archive Butch Minds the Baby 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Jerry O'Shea (Butch), Harry Gaunt (Harry the Horse), Ivan Caton (Damon Runyon) Photographer, Ian McMillan ; editor, Peter Beston ;… Internet Archive No Act of God 1977 · Educational Producers, Ian Ball, Sidney Goldsmith Examines the topic of nuclear power, focusing on the problems of disposing nuclear waste and the increasingly difficult… Internet Archive What Is a Mammal? 1962 · Educational · 15 min With teacher's guide Uses a detailed comparison of the basic structural characteristics of reptiles and mammals to present evidence of the mammal's… Internet Archive Organelles in Living Plant Cells (Second Edition) 1965 · Educational · 25 min A microphotographic record of the intense movement, remarkable behavior, and continual interaction of the organelles contained in protoplasm of living leaf… Internet Archive Intern: a Long Year. 1973 · Educational · 19 min Observes the work of intern Karin Mack at Philadelphia Hospital, showing various duties and the way in which she deals with medical, emotional, and human… Internet Archive One Man's Madness (1974) 1974 · Educational · 31 min One Man's Madness (1974) Promo on the making of the motion picture Fame featuring Alan Parker. Internet Archive PRES. NIXON DEFENDS HIS OFFICE ON WATERGATE CHARGES Educational National Archives and Records Administration PRES. NIXON DEFENDS HIS OFFICE ON WATERGATE CHARGES U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier… Internet Archive Earth Investigation, The 1975 · Educational · 5 min A silent film made by Simms’ Animated Art class at Hughes Jr. High in Woodland Hills, California, showing aliens in UFOs first investigating, then attacking… Internet Archive Black Holes of Gravity 1973 · Educational · 29 min Shows how to cut and print a two-color design. Includes details of transferring the design, cutting, proofing, correcting, registering for color and printing… Internet Archive From Cradle to Classroom: Part 2 Educational · 25 min From Cradle to Clasroom: Part 2 Discusses the ill-fated Weimar Republic, set up by forward-looking Germans after World War I, and sent to its death in 1933 by… Internet Archive Fall Line 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Made in Australia Compares body movements in four relatively new sports: skateboarding, surfing, skiing, and hang gliding Internet Archive Swedenborg: The Man Who Had to Know 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Lillian Gish Narrator, Eddie Albert Dramatizes key events in the life of Emanuel Swedenborg, including his breakthroughs in anatomy… Internet Archive The Impossible Bird 1980 · Educational · 26 min Richard Attenborough This film, full of interesting facts about the haughty-looking ostrich, was made in Kenya with zoologist Lew Hurxthal who lived with… Internet Archive Bill of Rights in Action: Juvenile Law 1974 · Educational · 23 min Follows two brothers, ages fifteen and eighteen, after their arrest, pointing up differences between adult criminal procedures and juvenile law. Asks whether… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 2 -- The Manners and Morals of High Capitalism 1977 · Educational Based on the book The age of uncertainty, by John Kenneth Galbraith Also issued as videocassette Producer, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, John Kenneth… Internet Archive Communication: Barriers and Pathways 1979 · Educational Consultant, Norman B. Sigband Manager, Walter Broke; Jack, Bruce French; wife, Marla Adams; secretary, Jane Daley; sculpter, Byrin Murrow Presents a… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Walter Meets Quickwick" 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 Civilisation: 12 -- The Fallacies of Hope 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization during the late 1700's and the 1800's when the… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 5 -- Created Equal, Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the fifth segment of the series, discusses his belief that "any society which puts equality ahead of freedom will end up with neither… Internet Archive LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration LIBRARY OF CONGRESS U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47097 / Local Identifier 306.307.… Internet Archive Angel 1966 · Educational Tinted stock Producer, Guy Glover; director and writer, Derek May; music, Leonard Cohen; cameraman, Martin Duckworth In this short film, a young man, a girl… Internet Archive Fashion in the Making 1979 · Educational Photography by Ted Churchill ; original score by Ken Brawner Follows photographer Norman Parkinson to Nassau and Paradise Island to film the antics and… Internet Archive Human Skeleton 1951 · Educational Examines the main parts of the skeleton by means of animated diagrams and X-rays photography. Treats in detail various types of joints. Uses a model to… Internet Archive Bicycle Safety 1987 · Educational Rules of the road for bikers while riding alone or with friends, on quiet or busy streets. Safety begins with a safety check of your bike, and involves… Internet Archive Chicken soup [Motion picture] 1973 · Educational · 14 min A humorous, nostalgic demonstration by a German immigrant couple of how to make chicken soup, kosher style Director, Kenny Schneider Search Educational Film… Internet Archive Clowns: The Laugh Makers 1977 · Educational Narrator, Don Adams Describes different types of clowns and the various environments in which they perform, and discusses some of the skills students learn… Internet Archive The Tender Game 1958 · Educational Director, John Hubley; animation, Ed Smith, Emery Hawkins; music, Robert Cannon, Jack Schnerk; editor, Faith Elliott Animated abstract shapes and colors… Internet Archive Battle of Midway 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 65422 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-16985 - Battle of Midway - Department of Defense. Department… Internet Archive Blind bird [motion picture] 1969 · Educational · 45 min Magnetic sound track Directors and writers, Boris Doline, Anatoli Jedan Dramatizes the story of a boy and his blind pet pelican who is unsuccessfully… Internet Archive Nevelson in Process 1977 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Directors, Susan Fanshel, Jill Godmilow Contrasts sculptor Louise Nevelson's public and private lives,… Internet Archive Sananguagat: Inuit Masterworks of 1,000 Years 1974 · Educational · 25 min An exhibition of Eskimo carvings from the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. Alternating between close-ups of the carvings are views of daily activities in the… Internet Archive Telephone Skills: Courtesy on the Line 1985 · Educational Title from data sheet Scott Simpson, Helen Stanley, Carl Manning, Dorothy Howard Burns, Lennie Del Duca, Jr., Kim Sudol, Wally Taylor, Diane Brewster, James… Internet Archive More Than Words 1959 · Educational · 12 min Outlines the basic principles of communication involved in getting understanding, acceptance, and action from others. Demonstrates how these principles…