Educationals from the world's archives

3,169–3,216 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 A Chairy Tale 1957 · Educational A fairy tale in the modern manner, told without words, about a youth and a common kitchen chair. When the young man tries to sit on a chair which declines to… Internet Archive Psychosexual Differences: Part 1 1975 · Educational Produced for the British Open University Concentrates on the sociocultural determinants of psychosexual identity. Pursues the question of whether our social… Internet Archive Sadat's Eternal Egypt 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording A documentary on the cultural heritage of… Internet Archive The Simple Lens: An Introduction 1976 · Educational Shows, through the use of directed light from a laser, how light is organized by the lens of the eye or a camera. Demonstrates the meaning and use of… Internet Archive Oppose Bacteriological Warfare 1952 · Educational National Archives - Oppose Bacteriological Warfare - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film contains… Internet Archive Dylan Thomas 1980 · Educational John Darren Producer, Andree Molyneux ; writer, Paul Ferris The beauty, melancholy, and events of Thomas' life are told through photographs visits to his… Internet Archive The American Indian Speaks 1973 · Educational · 22 min With teacher's guide Producer, Thomas G. Smith; collaborator, Stan Stiener Presents the American Indian speaking for himself--discussing what he wants and… Internet Archive The Middle East: Ancient and Modern 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Eighth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive Make-Believe Marriage 1979 · Educational Longer version (50 min.) also issued Lonny Price, Alexa Kenin, Janina Matthews, Jim Carroll, Lawrence Keith Producer, Evelyn Barron; director, Robert Fuest;… Internet Archive Rudolf Dreikurs, Individual Psychology: A Discussion 1969 · Educational · 1 h Produced by the American Personnel and Guidance Association Through interviews with a "problem" child, his mother, and his teacher, Dr. Dreikurs demonstrates… Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 2 -- One Thing After Another 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 17 through adult Issued also as videorecording Examines the ordered series of instructions that enable a… Internet Archive Molly Grows Up 1953 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Menstruation education film for young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail. Internet Archive Deadly African Snakes 1976 · Educational Edited from the television series of the same title Also issued as videorecording Writer, Seymour Simon; narrator, William Conrad; consultant, William… Internet Archive Discovering Perspective 1978 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1962 under the same title Explains how in art, the appearance of distance on a flat surface is accomplished… Internet Archive The Mexican-American: Heritage and Destiny 1971 · Educational · 28 min A Mexican-American who feels culturally deprived and unsure of his identity is shown his cultural heritage. Discusses Mexican history, how Spanish words,… Internet Archive The Music of Man: 3 -- New Voices for Man 1979 · Educational · 58 min The height of the Italian Renaissance showed the development of the Madrigal which prompted the evolution of the opera. Venice became the musical capital of… Internet Archive Safety : playground spirits 1972 · Educational · 7 min Good and bad playground spirits are presented to show social problems and safety hazards that exist in recreational areas. Stresses the importance of safety,… Internet Archive Meeting in Progress 1970 · Educational Also issued in b&w With discussion leader's guide and manager's guidebook entitled Conference leadership Director and writer, Arthur Swerdloff; technical… Internet Archive Your Voice 1949 · Educational Collaborators, William J. Temple, Delinda Roggensack Describes the four phases of voice production: respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation.… Internet Archive Harold Swerg 1987 · Educational Based on a story by Jules Feiffer Producer, editor, Ralph Soll ; directors, Ralph Soll, Ari Taub ; photography, Eric Leigh, Ari Taub Bob Goodman ; narrator,… Internet Archive Life in Lost Creek: Fresh Water Ecology 1978 · Educational · 15 min Investigates fast-moving, slow-moving, and standing freshwater ecosystems. Examines, through underwater photography and photomicrography, living organisms,… Internet Archive Microworld! 1984 · Educational · 52 min Title from data sheet Longer version issued in 16 mm William Shatner presents details on the revolution in the field of microelectronics which in… Internet Archive "MR. TOMPKINS IN WONDERLAND" SPACE, TIME & RELATIVITY / PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL FILM 67004 Educational Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland is a short educational film from the University of Akron based on the story by George Gamow. The film uses Gamow’s story featuring… Internet Archive Roswell Reports, Volume 8 Educational National Archives and Records Administration Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Administrative… Internet Archive Trail of Tragedy: The Excavation of the Donner Party Site 1994 · Educational Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service Tahoe National Forest Trail of Tragedy: The Excavation of the Donner Party Site AVA19387VNB1 - 1994 For… Internet Archive Action And Violence 1980 · Educational · 11 min Explains the difference between fantasy action and the real life action shown on news and sports programs. Shows how TV violence is staged and explains why it… Internet Archive Deaf Like Me 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Shows how a young girl, whose hearing is severely impaired, is helped to accept herself and to realize the possibilities open to her… Internet Archive I'm a fool 1976 · Educational A young man's job, his relationship with his coworkers and his desire to impress those around him mark his passage to adulthood Ron Howard Internet Archive World-Class Rail 1984 · Educational Produced by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation Shows how iron is processed for rail fabrication in Monessen, Pennsylvania, at a totally… Internet Archive DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU, NO. 699 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU, NO. 699 War Department. Military Intelligence Division. (08/26/1918 - 04/19/1947) ARC… Internet Archive Concepts and Controversies in Modern Medicine: Psychiatry and Law How are They Related? 1970 · Educational · 29 min Live Moderator: Alexander D. Brooks Answer print: A-wind Last inspected: June 1986. Condition complete; good "T-2030; V-2030." Government assistance… Internet Archive It's a Matter of Pride 1975 · Educational Kres Mersky Camera, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Robert Crawford Sr. ; music, Irwin Webb Film: 600 ft Using dramatized vignettes depicting a variety of job… Internet Archive James Thurber [motion picture] 1956 · Educational · 20 min Title on container: James Thurber, reflections on his boyhood Alistair Cooke interviews humorist James Thurber who reflects on events of his childhood and… Internet Archive The Strange Case of the English Language 1968 · Educational Narrator, Harry Reasoner An insight into the use and abuse of the English language as exemplified in speeches of prominent people in public life Internet Archive William S. Hart 1960 · Educational Made by Saul J. Turell and Paul Killiam Telecast under the series title Silents please Writers, Saul J. Turell, Paul Killiam; research, William K. Everson;… Internet Archive Heat: Its Nature and Transfer 1958 · Educational Second edition of Distributing heat energy With teacher's guide Collaborator, O.W. Eshbach Combines live photography with animated drawings to explain the… Internet Archive The Russians: Insights Through Literature 1963 · Educational · 53 min The Russians: Insights Through Literature Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryPresents insights into… Internet Archive Casey Draws the Line 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Elementary grades Issued also as videorecording Uses the story of shared ownership of a pet rabbit and two… Internet Archive Children's Author: Judy Blume 1979 · Educational "A Films Incorporated presentation." A segment from the NBC television program Prime time Sunday entitled Youth on Blume "Portions of this program have been… Internet Archive The Silver Maiden 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Eli Wallach, Jaqueline Brookes A story of rediscovered love Internet Archive Spellbound: Razor Sequence 1975 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Excerpt from the 1945 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman intended to… Internet Archive BRITISH PALESTINE 1940s EDUCATIONAL FILM JERSUALEM TEL AVIV CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS & JEWS 18594 Educational Dating to the mid-1940s before Israeli statehood, this educational film "Palestine" begins with a sweeping view of the fabled hills of Judea. Newsreel footage… Internet Archive Beginning responsibility -- taking care of things you share. 1978 · Educational · 11 min Isabel takes very good care of her own things, but is careless with things that others share with her. When she "magically" changes places with those she has… Internet Archive Back into the Sun 1957 · Educational Produced by the National Film Board of Canada The day hospital of the Allan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry in Montreal pioneered a new concept of mental… Internet Archive Profiles of Nature: Birds of the Arctic Tundra 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Ages 12 through adults Records the spring migration of birds to Canada's arctic tundra. Shows snow geese,… Internet Archive The Uncalculated Risk 1977 · Educational · 15 min Produced by the American Red Cross Shows the things that can go wrong when people with little experience or training set off in canoes, rafts, and kayaks.… Internet Archive Victorian Flower Paintings: A Pictorial Record of a Schizophrenic Episode 1968 · Educational Produced by the Institute of Psychiatry, London Paintings from a folio in the Guttmann-Maclay collection are dated so that they can be sampled over a period… Internet Archive Morality: The Process of Moral Development 1977 · Educational Dr. Susan De Merrsemen-Warren and Dr. Elliot Turiel interview and test children from the age of four until early adulthood in order to examine their concepts…