Educationals from the world's archives

3,697–3,744 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 Snow Monkeys 1975 · Educational With teacher's guide Takes a look at the behavior and habitat of snow monkeys in a monkey park in Japan. Shows how they have adapted their behavior in order… Internet Archive People and Particles 1967 · Educational · 26 min Follows physicists at the Cambridge electron accelerator as they design, construct and assemble equipment for an experiment in high energy physics. Internet Archive Linda and Jimmy 1977 · Educational · 16 min An interview format explores one woman's changing feelings about herself and her role in society by revealing her attitudes toward her work and her… Internet Archive Men of the Tall Ships 1977 · Educational Presents a story about the men who sailed across the Atlantic to New York City for the Operation Sail '76 competition Internet Archive The Inflation File 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet In a spoof of the Humphrey Bogart mystery classics a private detective tackles the toughest case of his career: to find the cause of… Internet Archive The Nature of Language and How It Is Learned 1962 · Educational With work paper Writer, Theodore B. Karp; educational consultant, Charles A. Ferguson Discusses the nature of language, how it is learned, and the validity… Internet Archive Truman Years 1961 · Educational · 18 min With teaching guide Uses documentary footage to present an overview of the principal events of the administration of President Truman, stressing the national… Internet Archive FIVE ARTISTS 1971 · Educational · Subtitles National Archives and Records Administration FIVE ARTISTS U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 50813 / Local Identifier 306.4583.… Internet Archive From Sentences to Paragraphs: Part 1 1956 · Educational Produced by NET Explains how to construct sentences to form the "explaining paragraph." From the Quill series Internet Archive Robin Redbreast 1958 · Educational Second edition Also issued in b&w With teacher's guide Shows activities and habits of a robin family, including building of the nest and work of the parent… Internet Archive Exploring Art Series: Torn Paper 1966 · Educational SERIES GUIDE MAY BE VIEWED HERE (LINK) Synopsis on container Demonstrates a new kind of art expression. First using newspaper as practice material and then… Internet Archive INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE, HAND SENDING Educational National Archives and Records Administration INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE, HAND SENDING Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal… Internet Archive Jose Iturbi: Part II 1946 · Educational · 11 min Here, Jose Iturbi plays piano and harpsichord, the latter a two-manual unit in a beautiful interpretation of a piece by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Internet Archive George Wooten: Leslie County Judge 1971 · Educational Directed by Herb E. Smith for Appalshop Films A fourth of July coon-on-a-log contest serves as the background for this portrait of George Wooten, judge of… Internet Archive Panama: Danger Zone 1962 · Educational History of the development of the canal, uprising of 1959, and the methods applied by the U.S. to ease the situation Internet Archive Family of Man (1966) 1966 · Educational · 25 min Family of Man (1966) Presents highlights of the flight of Apollo 11, from the launching of the Saturn V-Apollo vehicle, through the exploration of the lunar… Internet Archive The Writer in America: Ross MacDonald 1977 · Educational Producer-director, Richard O. Moore This portrait of detective writer Kenneth Millar, who writes under the pen name of Ross Macdonald, consists of glimpses… Internet Archive Weighing the Choices: Positive Approaches to Nutrition 1981 · Educational Vicky Newman Advisory committee, Joseph M. Cannella ... and others Abstract: To minimize dietary health risks, foods that offer alternate choices to the… Internet Archive FDR Compilation 2 Great Depression/New Deal 1933 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 257 FDR Compilation 2 Great Depression/New Deal From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library… Internet Archive I'm Feeling Scared 1974 · Educational With study guide Director, Larry Klingman Vignettes illustrating situations in which children feel frightened. For primary grades Internet Archive The Business of Newspapers 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Irina Posner Correspondent Hughes Rudd examines the past, present, and future of the… Internet Archive Alien Encounters: The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Connection 1994 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Alien Encounters: The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Connection Department of Defense. Department of the Air… Internet Archive A Team of Two: Time Management for Managers and Secretaries 1976 · Educational · 30 min Hosts: June Lockhart and Tom Kennedy Based on the book: How to get control of your time and your life / by Alan Lakin Discusses a new concept in training… Internet Archive Grammar Part 1 1957 · Educational Examines the structure, patterning, and classification of words. Explains how the linguist defines a word in terms of base, vowels, and stress patterns, and… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "People Live in Communities" 1988 · 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 Spain: The Land and the Legend 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Albert Waller Conveys a sense of the forces that have shaped Spain over the centuries, including Roman, Islamic, and Catholic influences, and gives James… Internet Archive THE PHOTOGRAPHER 1948 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE PHOTOGRAPHER U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 46998 / Local Identifier 306.131.… Internet Archive The Eagle 1925 · Educational The Eagle is a 1925 American silent film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, and Louise Dresser. A loose adaptation on the… Internet Archive WITH THE MARINES AT TARAWA 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37448 / Local Identifier 127-MH-3527 - WITH THE MARINES AT TARAWA - Department of Defense.… Internet Archive The American Film: From the White House Festival of the Arts 1966 · Educational The directors were selected from recommendations by these American film critics: John Beaufort The Christian Science Monitor, Richard L. Coe The Washington… Internet Archive The Country Between the Sands 1974 · Educational A review of physical geography in Iceland with an emphasis on glacial geology, physical landforms, and sedimentation. Shows the lifestyles of the Icelandic… Internet Archive Royal Ballet of Cambodia 1965 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Royal Ballet of Cambodia U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 52434 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Body Language in the Classroom 1976 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Encourages teachers to be aware of body language and shows how it can be applied in the classroom. Offers… Internet Archive Crime and the Courts 1971 · Educational Narrator, Eric Sevareid Discusses drug-related crimes, probation reform, juvenile crime, recidivism, and penology Narrated by Eric Sevareid Internet Archive Toward Immortality 1983 · Educational · 26 min Interviewees, Dr. Robert Butler, Dr. Roy Walford, Dr. Edward Masoro, Dr. Howard Hopps, Edward Schneiderm, Susan Fortney, Anderson Smith Host, Collin Siedor… Internet Archive I Will See Such Things 1983 · Educational · 28 min Dr. Albert Hibbs hosts a film on the subject of the planet Uranus, citing new discoveries and the Voyager II space craft. The film includes a visit to the… Internet Archive Equal Justice Under Law: 1807 -- United States v. Aaron Burr 1977 · Educational Produced by WQED, Pittsburgh A dramatizion of a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court of Chief Justice John Marshall: Should the president have to appear… Internet Archive Parker Adderson, Philosopher 1976 · Educational An adaptation of the story of the same title by Ambrose Bierce Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Arthur Barron A Yankee spy captured by the… Internet Archive The Middle East: Captains and Kings 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Sixth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive Who Does What? 1950 · Educational · 18 min Who Does What? Explains how mountains are formed by deformation of the Earth's crust, showing that uplifting movements are occurring at present, and new… Internet Archive "THE LAST PROM" 1970s TEEN DRINKING AND DRIVING SCARE FILM DRIVER'S EDUCATION MOVIE XD47814 Educational “The Last Prom” (c. 1970s) is a color film by Southerby Productions Inc. that warns against the dangers of underage drinking and driving. Specifically, the… Internet Archive I Hear Your Hand 1976 · Educational "I Hear Your Hand" is a music package created to bring music appreciation to those who have never heard a sound. T. Daniel Robbins and Mary Jane Rhodes team… Internet Archive La Famille Francaise Brunel 1960 · Educational Study of French family life provides the opportunity for a better understanding of French culture as well as for practice in aural comprehension,… Internet Archive On the Shoulders of Giants 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Traces the events and people who led to America's space program, including Goddard's early experiments, the use of Hitler's own… Internet Archive " THE MODERN CHIPPEWA INDIAN " 1946 OIJBWE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE EDUCATIONAL FILM 78934 Educational Produced by Simmel-Meservey, this film "The Modern Chippeway Indian" examines the Chippewa tribe as viewed through a 1946 lens. Simmel-Meservey produced a… Internet Archive Chicano 1971 · Educational · 23 min Comments of Mexican-Americans who have achieved status in the current economic system are interspersed with those of demonstrators advocating "Chicano power."… Internet Archive Transactional Analysis 1978 · Educational · 26 min Transaction Analysis is Better Communication Story about pirates, sailing ships and buried treasure. Internet Archive The Plow That Broke the Plains 1937 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration The Plow That Broke the Plains Department of Agriculture. Farm Security Administration. Information Division.…