Educationals from the world's archives

3,313–3,360 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 Palladio, the architect and his influence in America 1980 · Educational · 23 min Palladio, the architect and his influence in America Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Writer, James S. Ackerman; cinematography, John Terry Survey of the works of… Internet Archive The OK Classroom 1973 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Presents Dr. Thomas Harris describing and demonstrating the Transactional Analysis techniques which form the… Internet Archive The Rock Cycle 1982 · Educational Loop film in cartridge With student's guide Illustrates the development of the rock cycle through the igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic stages. Examines… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Area: Square Centimeters" 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 Understanding Aggression 1971 · Educational · 29 min Combines artwork depicting man's aggressive behavior throughout the centuries with live-action sequences in order to examine the problem of the possible… Internet Archive Algebra 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Introduces the use of algebraic symbols, equations, and formulas to solve science and mathematics… Internet Archive I'm a Mammal and So Are You 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Shows animals, such as lions, giraffes, and rabbits, in their natural habitats and shows their… Internet Archive Gossamer Albatross [motion picture] : flight of imagination 1980 · Educational · 51 min Hal Holbrook True story of a human powered aircraft and its' record breaking flight Internet Archive My Main Man 1975 · Educational · 13 min Shows reconciliation within a family by giving an account of a Black family's experiences in which a son attempts to help his father, fails, runs away,… Internet Archive The Adaptive Radiation of the Silversword Alliance 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Demonstrates how study of the chromosomes of a species provides clues to the history of the plants in the… Internet Archive Tomorrow's Energy Today 1981 · Educational Issued also as 3/4 in. videocassette An overview of several working alternate-energy installations around the world. Solar, biomass, and biogas systems are… Internet Archive Turner 1972 · Educational Produced by the Arts Council of Great Britain. David Thompson, director and writer; Elisabeth Luytens, music Michael Hordern, narrator An examination of the… Internet Archive Western Europe: A New Look 1986 · Educational · 24 min Produced by Sam Bryan A topical overview of Western Europe, touching on legends, the effect of Christianity, the impact of the printing press,… Internet Archive Albert Schweitzer, Part 2 Educational · 46 min · Subtitles A biography of Albert Schweitzer, tracing his life from birth through the time of his decision, at the age of 30, to start his jungle hospital. Records a… Internet Archive MARINES 65 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23436 MARINES 65 SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS OF MARINE OPERATIONS DURING 1965. MARINE SEGMENTS OF FILM SHOW OPERATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN… Internet Archive The fleet that came to stay. [motion picture] 1945 · Educational · 19 min Explains the invasion of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy point of view and illustrates the operation by scenes of the combat Search Educational Film Journals at… Internet Archive Ten seconds that shook the world [motion picture] 1963 · Educational · 51 min Producer, Alan Landsburg Portrays the cooperative efforts of the United States and Great Britain which produced the atomic bomb which brought the war in the… Internet Archive Eskimos - A Changing Culture 1971 · Educational · 16 min Features the Alaskan Eskimos in Mekoyuk village, Nunivak Island, Bering Sea. The film debates the extent to which changes in family patterns, values and other… Internet Archive An Institutional Response to AIDS 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, Charles Bemis ; editor, Gene Ferraro Intended audience: Hospital supervisory staff Issued also as videorecording Depicts a… Internet Archive Philosophies of Education: Classical Realist Approach to Education (1961) 1961 · Educational · 28 min Philosophies of Education: Classical Realist Approach to Education (1961) Discusses various brain conditions causing mental deficiency. Internet Archive Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, 7 -- The Golden Land 1984 · Educational · 58 min Host Abba Eban explores the universal meaning of the Holocaust, defining that tragedy as a tragedy for all civilized people. Internet Archive The Big Red Barn 1972 · Educational With study guide Based on the book of the same title by Margaret Wise Brown Producers, Joe Hayward, John Churchill; director and cameraman, Robert Ennis;… Internet Archive TV News: Behind the Scenes 1973 · Educational · 26 min With teacher's guide Producer, John Barnes Identifies characteristics of television as a communications medium. Focuses on the planning, preparing, filming,… Internet Archive The World of Tomorrow (Part 1) Educational · 36 min Describes the New York World's Fair held in 1939-1940. Shows various exhibits, featuring General Motors Futurama and the Westinghouse exhibit. Describes also… Internet Archive Children's Fantasies 1956 · Educational Correlated with the book Child development, by Elizabeth B. Hurlock Explains some of the causes of children's fantasies and shows how they may affect a… Internet Archive Drottningholm Court Theatre 1966 · Educational Production manager, Ulf Lindroth ; director of music, Erik Nordgren ; editor, Ulla Ryghe Surveys the history of the Drottninghom Court Theatre both as a… Internet Archive I Guess I Got the Job 1975 · Educational Vladimir J. Konecni, Daiva K. Konecni Contrasts the attitudes expressed by two individuals applying for the same job. Shows how the outcome of each interview… Internet Archive The Music of Man: 6 -- The Parting of the Ways 1979 · Educational · 30 min Producers, John Thomson, Curtis W. Davis, Richard Bocking ; writers, Yehudi Menuhin, Curtis W. Davis In America, the synthesis of cultures and musical forms… Internet Archive What Do You Want Me to Say? 1974 · Educational Producer, director, writer, Tom Lazarus Janet Wood, Judd Laurance A dramatization of a young girl who has been pressured into seeing a psychologist. Shows… Internet Archive Breakdown 1951 · Educational · 40 min Breakdown Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary An authentic case study of a young woman who has a… Internet Archive Mole and the Hedgehog 1972 · Educational · 9 min Animated. A mole and a mouse rescue a hedgehog who has been caught by a hunter. Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-19A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26968 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-19A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, APRIL 1966 - 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE;… Internet Archive Railroad Rhythms 1954 · Educational · 8 min Piano and instrumental rhythms accompany scenes of trains in the round house and traveling on the rails. Music by Ruth White playing stride piano & celeste.… Internet Archive China, a class by itself. [Motion picture] 1979 · Educational · 50 min Presents an introduction to the highly stylized dance of China, of Korea, and of Japan; points outs the many similarities, and the differences of the three… Internet Archive Development of Means 1966 · Educational · 34 min Depicts the developmental sequences in a series of children from six to 15 months of age. Gives examples of the various methods of locomotion. Traces the… Internet Archive Selling: The Power of Confidence 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school through college and adult Issued also as videorecording Shows how a salesperson can often be… Internet Archive These People 1976 · Educational Mental health professionals, patients, and community residents respond to the phasing out of a state hospital near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and the… Internet Archive War Without Winners II 1982 · Educational · 28 min An updated version of the 1979 film, War without winners Director, Haskell Wexler; narrator, Paul Newman This new edition of the film War without winners… Internet Archive Listen To This 1978 · Educational · 15 min Shows the production of a film which traces the history of the sound motion picture and the role of the Bell System within this development. Internet Archive Bare Facts Concerning Bears 1923 · Educational · 10 min Bare Facts Concerning Bears Close-range studies of conspicuous types of bears at the National Zoological Park at Washington and the Philadelphia Zoological… Internet Archive From Ten to Twelve 1957 · Educational Another issue. b & w French version released under title, De dis á douze ans Producer, Judith Crawley; director, Edmund Reid; scenario, Polly MacKay-Smith;… Internet Archive Japan: The Land and the People 1973 · Educational Shows modern Japan as a nation enjoying its role as an economic power but also experiencing problems common to other industrial nations, such as pollution and… Internet Archive Vision Quest 1961 · Educational A dramatization about the spiritual experience of an Indian boy in his quest for a guardian spirit upon his transition from boyhood to manhood. Pictures the… Internet Archive Growth of Infant Behavior: Later Stages 1934 · Educational Produced with the cooperation of the Yale Clinic of Child Development Reveals the increasing ability of the growing infant to use his hands in manipulating… Internet Archive Shape Description: Part 1 1947 · Educational Supplementary filmstrip of the same title also available Correlated with the book, Mechanical drawing, by Thomas E. French Presents the theory of… Internet Archive Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind Educational National Archives and Records Administration Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind Department of Commerce. Office of Public Affairs. Audiovisual Division.… Internet Archive Verbstar 1979 · Educational · 17 min Dr. Verbose, an interstellar authority on verbs, reveals secrets of English grammar such as how to conjugate verbs and when and how to use auxiliary and… Internet Archive Finite Elements 1975 · Educational 438 feet Executive producer, Jean Crow The training of engineering students in the technique of finite elements analysis has frequently presented certain…