Educationals from the world's archives

3,121–3,168 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 Young Convicts: Prison in the Streets 1973 · Educational · 36 min With teacher's guide Examines the movement toward community corrections programs for the care and rehabilitation of young offenders and describes other… Internet Archive Henry Ford's America 1977 · Educational · 57 min Producer, Donald Brittain Documents the impact of automobiles on North American societies. Also examines the history of the Ford Motor Company using archival… Internet Archive Hugs 'n' Kids: Parenting Your Preschooler 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Shows thirteen different situations… Internet Archive The Baggs 1973 · Educational With study guide Director, James E. Griffith; writers, Tom Solari, Clark Carr, James E. Griffith; music, Paul Beaver; cameraman, Bill Weaver; editor, Phil… Internet Archive The Lady from Philadelphia 1958 · Educational "A Freudenthal publication." Text from II Samuel, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Ben Sirach Internet Archive A New Look at Bacteria 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, writer, and photographer, Bruce J. Russell Begins with Pasteur's experiments on the airborne transport of bacteria and then… Internet Archive Immigrants in the Cities 1972 · Educational Also issued in 8 mm. and in 35 mm Explains that the immigrants who came to the eastern seaports in America provided a labor force that brought new industries… Internet Archive The Christmas Deer: A Legend Retold 1958 · Educational With teacher's guide Photographer, Lutz Hapke A story about a legendary deer which appears during the Christmas season near the home of an old woodcutter… Internet Archive Building Children's Personalities with Creative Dancing 1954 · Educational With teacher's study guide Demonstrates dancing as an approach to personal development through art Writer-directors, Lawrence P. Franks, Jr., Gary Goldsmith… Internet Archive Language and Linguistics: Introduction 1957 · Educational Provides an introduction to the motion pictures in the series Language and linguistics. Discusses the importance of language, points out common misconceptions… Internet Archive Nicaragua: A Dangerous Example 1982 · Educational · 54 min Produced by the BBC Examines life in Nicaragua before and after the revolution of 1979. Describes the Somoza dictatorship, American intervention, and the… Internet Archive The Business of America 1983 · Educational Studies the effects of United States Steel Corporation's shutdown of its plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, on steelworkers and their families. Examines United… Internet Archive Topsy-Turvy (Look Again series 1989 · Educational In a young boy's dream-world anything can happen--even magic. What magic is there in the child's world of fantasy? What magic is there in everyday things such… Internet Archive Otto: the Phenomenological Perspective 1976 · Educational · 25 min Otto: the Phenomenological Perspective Dr. Bruce Denner presents the psychoanalytic perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study involving… Internet Archive The Eagle and the Moon 1971 · Educational An animated legend which tells how a young Indian prince steals the sun and moon to show his bravery. Raven steals them, but Eagle helps the tribe find the… Internet Archive Without Words: An Introduction to Nonverbal Communication 1977 · Educational · 23 min Producer and director, Ron Friedman; academic consultant, Herbert Van Schaack Discusses different aspects of nonverbal communication, such as gestures,… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 7 -- The Mandarin Revolution 1977 · Educational · 27 min Also issued as videocassette Features economist John Kenneth Galbraith discussing some ideas and views on economics that are presented in his book entitled… Internet Archive American Tall Tale Heroes 1974 · Educational Features adventures of four American folk heroes: Stormalong, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Pecos Bill This film isn't in the public domain. The copyright is… Internet Archive English and Latin 1967 · Educational · 29 min Examines some of the by - products of Latin study that people expect to apply to the use of English. Concludes that the study of Latin is really irrelevant to… Internet Archive The American Alcoholic 1968 · Educational With teacher's guide Examines the typical middle class personality, and discusses the sociological and psychological reasons for his alcoholism Internet Archive The Boarded Window 1976 · Educational Presents a dramatization of Ambrose Bierce's story about a husband whose loss of his wife is compounded by the terrifying and uncertain circumstances of her… Internet Archive No Two Alike 1963 · Educational · 28 min No Two Alike Norman Phodhoretz of Commentary magazine discusses the works of Saul Bellow and comments on the stress which contemporary literature places on… Internet Archive Sampan Family 1949 · Educational Producer, Julien Bryan; director and photographer, William James; narrator, Basil Beyea; film editor, Joseph E. Dushock Presents through the daily activities… Internet Archive How Do Children Think? 1970 · Educational · 30 min A teacher-training film. Explains that a child's thinking is egocentric and that he decenters from this egocentric viewpoint by socialization with other… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty 4: The Colonial Idea 1977 · Educational Written and narrated by John Kenneth Galbraith Explores the myths and motives of colonialism using India and Great Britain as the prime example. Presents an… Internet Archive Col. Culpeper's Flying Circus 1981 · Educational · 23 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 12 through adult Issued also as videorecording Reporter Ian Wooldridge visits with the Confederate Air Force,… Internet Archive Human Factors in Aviation 1976 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Discusses such human failure problems in aviation as disorientation and vertigo due to inner-ear fluid… Internet Archive The Sad Clowns 1960 · Educational Telecast under the series title Silents please Discusses the widely differing styles and techniques of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harry Langdon,… Internet Archive Boy and Girl of Britain 1976 · Educational Introduces the English countryside, life in London, and examples of English institutions and values, with the typical experiences a boy and girl have in… Internet Archive Hitler: The Road to Revenge 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Drew… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 8 -- Marrying 1984 · Educational · 54 min Documentary Anthony Quayle This examines the central role of the family, the changing status of women and the reactions of the rural Maoping village to the… Internet Archive Mode-Art Can 1612 Educational Outtakes from Mode-Art Pictures production number 1518. Footage of teenage boys traveling to the 25th annual American Legion Mountaineer Boys' State… Internet Archive The First Moscow Purge Trials 1955 · Educational Produced by CBS. Narrated by Walter Cronkite A re-enactment of Russia's first mass trial for treason against the state, August 1936. From the You Are There… Internet Archive Informers: 3 1976 · Educational · 28 min Police training film uses six vignettes that re-enact crimes involving informers. Shows how to determine when there is probable cause for search warrant or… Internet Archive .40 Caliber Cartridge 1998 · Educational Federal Law Enforcement Training Center gov.ntis.ava20399vnb1 VP-005-98 .40 Caliber Cartridge This video demonstrates the effectiveness of the .40 caliber… Internet Archive Listen Well Learn Well 1951 · Educational · 10 min Live action and animated sequences teach children how to listen with a purpose. Shows that there can be problems and hindrances to listening effectively and… Internet Archive Edinburgh 1973 · Educational Producer, Edward Barnes; director, David Turnbull; narrator, Valerie Singleton; editors, Phil Mutton and Hugh Tasman Internet Archive The Navajo Indian 1975 · Educational Shows how Navajo Indians are retaining their ancient skills as herdsmen, weavers, and silversmiths as they gradually adjust to the changes occurring in their… Internet Archive This Island Called Wallops Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 1257126, LI 255-HQ-137 - This Island Called Wallops - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Headquarters'… Internet Archive Equality Under the Law: The Lost Generation of Prince Edward County (1966) 1964 · Educational · 24 min Equality Under the Law: The Lost Generation of Prince Edward County (1966) Dr. Hullfish of Ohio State University states that the experimentalist turns to… Internet Archive The Weather Watchers 1977 · Educational Explains the problems of predicting and controlling the weather by examining a hurricane from the inside, by observing cloud formations from a satellite, and… Internet Archive Color Categorizing Behavior of Rhesus Monkeys 1947 · Educational Experimental introduction of color concepts in monkeys using baited objects and progressively more abstract cues. Animals ultimately respond to color alone.… Internet Archive Kid Gloves 1929 · Educational · 55 min Kid Gloues Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency disease, primarily affecting children and characterized by depigmentation, edema, and cracking, peeling skin.… Internet Archive Where the Bay Becomes the Sea 1985 · Educational Credits: writer and editor, John Brett Where the Bay of Fundy meets the ocean a unique ecosystem has developed. The film traces the intricate… Internet Archive Green Plants and Sunlight 1966 · Educational In collaboration with George I. Schwartz Green plants capture the sun's rays and manufacture food, stressing man's reliance on this process which he cannot… Internet Archive Rearing Kibbutz Babies (1973) 1973 · Educational · 27 min Observes infant rearing in an Israeli kibbutz organized around the activities of Hannah, seen both as a young mother and as a metapelet (care - giver) for… Internet Archive Rhymes in Clay 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Kindergarten through primary grades Issued also as videorecording Using clay animation, shows an old man… Internet Archive Calvin 0306 Educational Outtakes from the Calvin Workshop series production, "J.C. Spots." New York State Junior Chamber of Commerce commercial spots that include footage of a group…