Educationals from the world's archives

3,217–3,264 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 NUCLEAR ATTACK PREPAREDNESS PROCEDURES - SURVIVE TO FIGHT 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27896 NUCLEAR ATTACK PREPAREDNESS PROCEDURES - SURVIVE TO FIGHT DRAMATIZES ACTIVITIES AT AN AIR FORCE BASE FOLLOWING NUCLEAR ATTACK.… Internet Archive The Middle East: Homeland -- Israel and Palestine 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Eleventh in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high… Internet Archive O Youth and Beauty 1979 · Educational · 59 min O Youth and Beauty A brief look at aspects of daily life on Likiep, a small coral island of the Marshall Islands. Internet Archive Between the Walls (Look Again series) 1989 · Educational A girl discovers a mouse living between the walls of her home, and builds a better trap when the mouse is threatened. Students can predict what she might do… Internet Archive Taliesin West 1951 · Educational · 10 min Taliesin West SummaryUses a film record to describe the desert house of Frank Lloyd Wright and a brief narration, written by Wright himself. Explains some of… Internet Archive 1960s OCEANOGRAPHY EDUCATIONAL FILM "WHAT'S UNDER THE OCEAN" 22074 Educational Made in 1960, this educational film shows the efforts in this era used to explore the underwater world. Compressed air SCUBA tanks and gear are seen at the… Internet Archive Timbering in Underground Anthracite Mines (Part 1) 1994 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Timbering in Underground Anthracite Mines (Part 1) DVD589 (Was VC807) - 1994 ( Part 1 | Part 2 ) Timbering is the most… Internet Archive Black Paths of Leadership: Washington, DuBois, and Garvey 1984 · Educational This film, narrated by actor William Marshall, chronicles the lives of three prominent black spokemen of the early twentieth century, Booker T. Washington,… Internet Archive Search for Ulysses 1966 · Educational Originally telecast on CBS-TV Based on the book Ulysses found, by Ernie Bradford Also issued in b&w Producer, Martin Carr; parts spoken by James Mason;… Internet Archive The Burden and the Glory of John F. Kennedy 1964 · Educational Narrated by Kennedy and many of his intimate associates Examines some of the important events that occurred during President Kennedy's tenure Internet Archive The Interview Film: What to Know and What to Do 1977 · Educational Writers, Tom Fuchs, Jonnie Johns; executive producer, Jay Grandy; director/editor, Caryl Wickman Discusses recruiting, screening, interviewing and evaluating… Internet Archive The Overpass 1970 · Educational Director, Zlatko Sudovic; photographer, Antun Markie A study of the ways in which the people of a new settlement react to a railroad bridge which they must… Internet Archive Care of the Sick in Ancient Civilizations (Sumerian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Aztec) 1970 · Educational · 29 min Interprets historical indications of disease and medical care as noted in Egyptian wall paintings and Biblical accounts. Surveys the contributions of… Internet Archive Darwin's Finches 1961 · Educational With study guide Executive producer, Herbert Schick; scientific consultants, Thomas Howell, Robert I. Bowman Discusses Charles Darwin's voyage to the… Internet Archive The Reality of Karel Appel 1962 · Educational Pictures, against a jazz accompaniment by Karel Appel and Dizzy Gillespie, the action painter Karel Appel as he slashes and stabs at the canvas with great… Internet Archive The Westward Movement: 2 -- Settlement of the Mississippi Valley 1962 · Educational Another issue. b&w Discusses the mass migration of settlers that followed the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France. Depicts the hardships faced by… Internet Archive Explosion at BP Refinery, Texas City, Texas 2005 · Educational U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Explosion at BP Refinery, Texas City, Texas (2005) CSB maintains an extensive video presence at csb.gov… Internet Archive Chinese History: 3 -- Hundred Schools to One 1976 · Educational Producer, Wan-go Weng; narrator, Hugh Marlowe; consultant, Chaoying Fang Describes that period in China's history when the warring between the states and the… Internet Archive The Use of Deadly Force 1976 · Educational Police training film shows situations in which officers must make split-second decisions about whether to use firearms: a nightclub brawl, an armed robbery,… Internet Archive Legacy: Year of the Bicentennial 1977 · Educational · 59 min Legacy: Year of the Bicentennial Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Surveys significant events… Internet Archive Web of Life: Endless Chain 1972 · Educational Version without narration of the 1971 motion picture entitled Endless chain Combines music and sound effects with footage of desert flora and fauna to show… Internet Archive Private Snafu: Spies 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 35827 / Local Identifier 111-M-929 - Private Snafu: Spies - Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive The Forgotten Village 1944 · Educational Filmed in Mexico with cast composed entirely of native Mexican peasants, doctors, teachers, etc John Steinbeck, story and screen play; Burgess Meredith,… Internet Archive The Hopi Indian 1975 · Educational Revised version of the 1945 motion picture of the same title Shows men and women of the Hopi people in daily routines and in special celebrations such as the… Internet Archive What Johnny Can't Read 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Norman Gorin A segment from television's 60 minutes, which brings to light an influential… Internet Archive Challenge to Democracy (Japanese Internment) 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 21 Challenge to Democracy (Japanese Internment) War Relocation Authority. Public Domain film made by the U.S. Office of War… Internet Archive Middle Atlantic Region, The 1976 · Educational Director Jon Wilkman proposed to revolutionize geographical educational films by telling the story of the land through the stories of its people, in their own… Internet Archive The Double Day 1975 · Educational Considers the condition of women in Latin America. Shows how women in countries such as Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela are objecting to their… Internet Archive The Funk Islands 1976 · Educational Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Depicts the breeding and feeding habits of the various birds that inhabit the Funk Islands off the coast of… Internet Archive The Hunter and the Forest: A Story Without Words 1955 · Educational Previously released under the title Dawn With teacher's guide A nature allegory, without commentray, depicting a hunter's reactions to the beauties of… Internet Archive A Visit With Darius Milhaud 1958 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles A Visit With Darius Milhaud Summary Presents unique glimpses of the personal and professional life of one of the greatest composers of our time, from… Internet Archive American Schools: Flunking the Test 1976 · Educational · 26 min An investigation of the failure of public education in the United States. Points out that research shows that 10 to 20 per cent of students graduating from… Internet Archive Protecting Young Lives Educational · 13 min Features Lynda Johnson Robb who stresses how obedience training prevents accidents, with her own children as examples. Presents De Jay Arena of the American… Internet Archive Mary Lyon: Precious Time 1987 · Educational Title from data sheet Host: Julie Harris Ages 16 through adults Describes the life of Mary Lyon who founded Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts in 1837.… Internet Archive The Galapagos Finches 1971 · Educational Researchers, George Bartholomew, Robert I. Bowman, Henry J. Thompson Focuses on finches of the Galapagos Islands which exemplify speciation in insular… Internet Archive Land of Liberty, Part 1 1943 · Educational · 22 min Land of Liberty Part 1 SummaryEarly colonial history and the development of the republic to 1805. A pictorial history of the United States originally prepared… Internet Archive Transitional Helicopter Flight Training: Part I - Transition to the H-19 Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36696 / Local Identifier 111-TF-2423 - Transitional Helicopter Flight Training: Part I -… Internet Archive The Sun Will Rise 1983 · Educational Produced by the International Defense and Aid Fund Shot secretly in 1982, this film documents the story of young members of the African National Congress,… Internet Archive Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Dramatizes some common problems of single-parent families in a story about the conflicts that arise between a young girl, her mother,… Internet Archive Now! (outtakes) Educational Outtakes from Calvin Company's "Now," produced for the United Fund of Chattanooga. Includes footage of children with disabilities; a couple seeking treatment… Internet Archive China: A Hole in the Bamboo Curtain 1973 · Educational · 28 min Author and narrator, Phil Johnson An evaluation of life in modern China as compared with the political and economic standard of living prevailing in the… Internet Archive Margaret Mead's New Guinea Journal 1969 · Educational · 30 min In 1967 Dr. Margaret Mead, world famous anthropologist, returns to the village of Peri on Manus Island, New Guinea, which she previously visited in 1928 and… Internet Archive Life in a Tropical Rain Forest 1977 · Educational Discusses the great influence of tropical rain forests on the world's climate and ecology. Shows the abundance and variety of unique plant and animal life in… Internet Archive Mechanisms of Photosynthesis 1981 · Educational VHS Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Investigates the adaptations found in different plants for the carbon-fixing step of photosynthesis… Internet Archive Big Picture: Army Ballistic Missile Agency Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569626 / Local Identifier 111-TV-357 Big Picture: Army Ballistic Missile Agency DVD Copied by… Internet Archive Learning Excel 97: Intermediate 1997 · Educational "In this video you will learn: Build In Functions (12 Minutes); Dates & Times (17 Minutes); Setting Defaults (11 Minutes); Multi-Sheet Workbooks (23 Minutes);… Internet Archive Jenny 1977 · Educational This film offers a profile of a Japanese-American family who teach their daughter the traditions and arts of their ancestors, which they have incorporated… Internet Archive Enter Hamlet 1965 · Educational Originally released in l965 Drawings by irene Trivas, Sylvia Duren, Fred Mogubgub, Maurice Evans Provides a visual pun for each word of Hamlet's soliloquy…