Educationals from the world's archives

3,601–3,648 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 Rendezvous with Freedom 1974 · Educational Abridged version (37 min.) also issued Producer and director, Marc Siegel; narrator, Herbert Kaplow Traces the history of Jewish immigration and settlement… Internet Archive Your New Job 1973 · Educational With study guide Describes the excitement, nervousness, and apprehension of young men and women on the first day of their employment. Follows young employees… Internet Archive Forklift pedestrian safety 2003 · Educational State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries Forklift pedestrian safety Number: VT01760 Material: video, 10 minutes Industry: general industry This… Internet Archive Rhesus Monkeys of Santiago Island, Puerto Rico 1966 · Educational · 33 min Describes the establishment of a rhesus monkey colony by the NIH on a 40-acre tropical island designed for the observation of social behavior and population… Internet Archive The First Twenty Years: Part 24 (1903-1904) 1972 · Educational · 30 min A selection of films from the Library of Congress "Paper Print" collection restored by Kemp R. Niver. Early dramas produced in Great Britain and distributed… Internet Archive The Middle East: The Torchbearers 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Second in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive Chain of Life: The Aleutian Islands 1982 · Educational Narrator, Ken Hiller Studies flora and fauna of Aleutian Islands. East meets West in this chain of subterranean volcanoes, with western half of chain… Internet Archive Germany: A Regional Geography 1966 · Educational Presents the major regions of the Federal Republic of Germany. Stresses such topics as the economic importance of the Ruhr coal fields and the Rhine… Internet Archive The Making of "The Frog King" 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, Tom Davenport, Zack Krieger ; editors, Barry Dornfeld, Marcia Neidley ; narrators, Tom Davenport, Ann King Issued also as… Internet Archive Photoelectric effect. 1961 · Educational Qualitative demonstrations of photoelectric effect, using sun and carbon as sources. Experiments measure energy of photoelectron emitted from a potassium… Internet Archive Feelings of Depression 1950 · Educational "Privately printed by Alfred and Ellen Harcourt, and copies are not for sale"--P. [5] Internet Archive Slice of Life 1980 · Educational A program of independent works produced by Pennsylvania filmmakers dealing with themes ranging from a changing Jewish community in Pittsburgh to fraternity… Internet Archive Town and Country 1981 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Studies the Roman Empire's urbanization pattern, developed by Augustus, which depended both on the… Internet Archive The Humpback Whale: Winter — A Time for Singing 1978 · Educational INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Underwater photographers follow the humpback whale in its winter home off the coast of Hawaii. Includes close-up… Internet Archive Wondering About Things 1970 · Educational · 21 min Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological society. Their… Internet Archive Original of Dan’s Trip to Planet Phi 1975 · Educational · 7 min A soundtrack was never added to this fascinating film, a futuristic fantasy showing Willis Simms’ students at Highes Jr. High School in Woodland Hills,… Internet Archive Again, a Whole Person I've Become 1990 · Educational Narrated by Native American Will Sampson Three American Indian tribal leaders from geographically distant areas -- a Wintu medicine woman, a Karuk spiritual… Internet Archive Body and Soul, Part 2: Soul (1963) 1960 · Educational · 28 min Body and Soul, Part 2: Soul (1963) Demonstrates correct techniques for braze welding of sheet steel, plate and castings. Shows how to set up welding… Internet Archive CPR: To Save a Life 1977 · Educational A basic introduction to cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques. Includes two dramatized situations calling for CPR and demonstrates the proper… Internet Archive Flood Forecasting 1986 · Educational Title from data sheet Elementary through senior high school Observes the operation of satellites, weather balloons, and other tools used by meteorologists… Internet Archive BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1958 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30112 BATTLE OF THE BULGE STORY OF AMERICA'S WINTER SOLDIER THROUGHOUT THEHISTORY OF THE COUNTRY FROM VALLEY FORGE TO THE BATTLE OF… Internet Archive THE FOSSIL STORY SHELL OIL HISTORIC EDUCATIONAL FILM 75854 Educational Created in the 1950s (and then revised in the 1960s) by the Shell Oil Company, "The Fossil Story" explains the importance of fossils to geologists who are… Internet Archive Palestine 1976 · Educational National Archives - Palestine - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is a Columbia Broadcasting… Internet Archive Decisions 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: High school, college, and adult Issued also as videorecording Examines the process of making a decision, from both… Internet Archive Dolphins in the Zoo 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, Craig Witty; narrator, Randy Brill; collaborator, George Rabb; photographer, Paul Buchbinder Shows the dolphins at Chicago's… Internet Archive Square Education 1971 · Educational Biting commentary, set to square dance calls, on the non-humanizing aspect of education Internet Archive Good Morning, Mr. Johnson 1987 · Educational · 13 min Bus etiquette for elementary schools and school bus safety. Internet Archive Botanic Man: 2 -- The Crucible of Life 1978 · Educational Examines the conditions that brought about the beginning of life 4.6 billion years ago and discusses the importance of the sun, earth, air, and water in the… Internet Archive One Day's Poison 1958 · Educational Credits: Producer, David Bairstow; director, Donald Wilder; scenario, George E. Salverson; photographer, John Foster; film editor, Tony Lower French version… Internet Archive The Bible as Literature: Part 2 -- History, Poetry, and Drama in the Old Testament 1974 · Educational · 24 min With teacher's guide Director, writer, and editor, John Barnes; collaborator, Fred Denbeaux; music, Ezra Laderman Deals with the Old Testament as a… Internet Archive Botanic Man: 3 -- Living Water 1978 · Educational Discusses the complex food web of the ocean, including plankton, fish, birds, and humans. Uses underwater and microscopic photography to illustrate the… Internet Archive The Personalized System of Instruction: A New Idea in Education 1974 · Educational Writer-director, Jim Kay Describes the basic principles of the Personalized System of Instruction: 1) self-pacing, 2) the use of lectures as motivational… Internet Archive The Wind in the Wires 1976 · Educational Made in England Narrator, James Mason Explores, through the use of newsreel clippings and aerial photography, the history of aviation in the period 1909 to… Internet Archive A Lady Called Camille 1971 · Educational Department of Agriculture A Lady Called Camille AVA11983VNB1 - 1971 The video documents the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille and the suffering caused… Internet Archive Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes 1950 · Educational French version released under title Petit monde à deux et trois ans. Depicts pushing, pulling, crawling, climbing, and other never-ceasing, seemingly aimless… Internet Archive Filmstrip Missing Soundtrack: "That's No Fair! Part 1 (Copy 2)" 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 What Are We Doing to Our Children? Part 1 -- Locked Up, Locked Out 1973 · Educational · 29 min Examines the system of justice for youthful offenders in a case study of a young delinquent boy's experiences at the Fulton County Treatment Center in… Internet Archive Africa: Historical Heritage 1971 · Educational Also issued in b&w Adapted from the filmstrip of the same title in the series entitled A people uprooted With teacher's guide Collaborators, Benjamin… Internet Archive Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln 1968 · Educational Recreates Lincoln's boyhood of near-poverty and long hours of hard work. Explains that, encouraged by his stepmother in his desire for learning, the boy… Internet Archive Falasha: Agony of the Black Jews 1983 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 to adult Issued also as videorecording Examines the isolation and deprivation experienced by Ethopia's… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-28A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26980 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-28A VIETNAM - JUNE 1966 - 1ST BRIGADE - 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN "OPERATION HAWTHORNE'' AND ARMY… Internet Archive Goya: His Life and Art 1981 · Educational Producer, Jesús Fernández Santos Goya's life and art against the background of Spanish politics and culture of his time Internet Archive Interview with Garrett Hardin 1972 · Educational With guide Scientist Garrett Hardin discusses the ecological problems of modern society. His ideas are illustrated with live footage and historical drawings… Internet Archive Steady as She Goes 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Focuses on John Fulfit, a seventy-year-old, retired Canadian, who indulges his childhood yearning to go… Internet Archive Volume by Shells 1966 · Educational · 8 min Explains that the volume of a torus can be expressed as a definite integral using the shell method. For first year calculus students Internet Archive Books Under Fire 1982 · Educational · 27 min Shows community meetings and presents interviews and commentary of citizens, educators, authors, and others in an examination of the growing censorship… Internet Archive The Right to Die 1974 · Educational Producer and writer, Marlene Sanders; director, Victoria Hochberg; narrator, Stephen Geer Discusses the religious, philosophical, and medical controversies… Internet Archive Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Made in 1979 Intended audience: High School through college and adult Issued also as videorecording Dramatizations and actual…