Educationals from the world's archives

3,745–3,792 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 Chinese History: 13 -- The Enduring Heritage 1976 · Educational VHS Produced by Wan-go Weng A recapitulation of Chinese history makes clear that despite internal and external pressures, China has possessed the enduring… Internet Archive Telemarketing: 2 -- Becoming a Pro on the Phone 1983 · Educational Emphasizes the professional image of the telemarketing career person. Deals with rejections as steps to positive growth, and shows how to develop positive… Internet Archive Ground Truth: Archeology in the City 1988 · Educational Direction de la production et réalisation, Richard E. Robinson Récit de la découverte (1980) et de l'excavation archéologique d'un cimetière noir… Internet Archive Oil: From Small Beginnings 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Describes the optimum geologic conditions for oil formation and considers the controversy between earth… Internet Archive Fight For Better Schools 1950 · Educational Shows how interested citizens like those of Arlington County, Virginia, are able by working together to effect legislation and revitalize the public schools.… Internet Archive Impressionism 1957 · Educational Eastman color Discusses the unique qualities of impressionism and shows examples of impressionistic masterpieces Internet Archive Nasser: People's Pharaoh 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Henry Fonda Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled: Portraits of power Intended audience: Senior… Internet Archive Paul Taylor and Company: An Artist and his Work (1968) 1968 · Educational · 32 min Paul Taylor and Company: An Artist and his Work (1968) Shows the traditions and customs of middle-class Chinese life, with emphasis on the struggles of an… Internet Archive Africa: Land and People 1990 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Intermediate grades and junior high school students Takes a close look at Africa's varied geography and the people who… Internet Archive Cemetery of the Elephants 1975 · Educational First released in Italy under title: El cemeterio de los elefantes Director, Armando Robles Godoy An allegorical story about a young writer who leaves home… Internet Archive Flame Cutting 1954 · Educational Shows techniques for cutting steel and iron. Gives step-by-step instructions for making straight line cuts, irregular shapes, beveling plate edges, and circle… Internet Archive Life Cycle of the Jew 1965 · Educational · 28 min Produced by the Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith Explains how Jewish moral and ethical values are reflected in rituals related to birth, education,… Internet Archive December 7th (Long Version) 1943 · Educational Department of War Department of the Navy Released by National Archives and Records Administration December 7th (Long Version) According to the Amazon.Com… Internet Archive Black Views on Race: Adam Clayton Powell 1970 · Educational Presents public remarks by Adam Clayton Powell which express the philosophy of the New York politican concerning race relations Internet Archive Operation Re-Entry 1971 · Educational Produced by NET In the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, mental patients are rehabilitated by first receiving "tokens" as rewards, then by making a transition… Internet Archive Introduction To The National Radiation Control Network 1977 · Educational From U-Matic tape: "Introduction to the National Radiation Control Network" with John C. Villforth and Richard W. Peterson August 22, 1977 Internet Archive Michelangelo: The Last Giant 1967 · Educational The 15th century witnessed the advent of such artistic giants as Botticelli, Ghiberti, and Da Vinci. Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, architect,… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 11 -- Creating 1984 · Educational Anthony Quayle Discusses contemporary Chinese arts (painting, music, poetry), and explores the philosophic and historic traditions, especially religious,… Internet Archive The Middle East: The Story of Oil 1984 · Educational (Available for public performance.) Ninth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Tells how the expansion of the Middle East's oil… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Words Come to Life" 1967 · 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 WHY VIETNAM? 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 46000 WHY VIETNAM? THE FILM OUTLINES THE UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO SOUTH VIETNAM AS STATED BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN AN… Internet Archive The Cathedral Engineers 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Documents the long process of building New York's Cathedral of… Internet Archive Transporting and Placing Quality Concrete 1976 · Educational Rev. version of: How to transport, place, finish & cure quality concrete. 1953 Intended audience: Architects, engineers, builders, and construction workers… Internet Archive 1930s GERMAN EDUCATIONAL FILM ELECTROMAGNETIC PRINCIPLES 59804 Educational This silent German educational film dates from just before WWII. It discusses principles of electromagnetics including magnetic fields. Like many German films… Internet Archive How Much Affection? 1958 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles How far can young people go in petting and still stay within the bounds of personal standards and social mores? Internet Archive Human Memory 1978 · Educational Consultant and narrator, Gordon H. Bower Discusses human memory processes and how material is learned Internet Archive The Farthest Frontier 1966 · Educational An introduction to the chemical composition of the brain, followed by an illustration of the use of chemicals to change behavior in rats and cats. Explains… Internet Archive Women in Sports: An Informal History 1976 · Educational Surveys the participation of women in sports from classical times to the present day. Discusses prejudice against the physically active woman, the growing… Internet Archive Small Town Espionage 1960 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 896138 / Local Identifier 263.3153 - Small Town Espionage - National Security Council. Central… Internet Archive Remedy for a Riot 1967 · Educational Outlines basic causes and events that have precipitated inner-city riots together with steps taken by some cities to alleviate these conditions. Also points… Internet Archive Stop The Fire Theft 1950 · Educational Industrial film about fire safety and how fires costs jobs. Black and White. This archival scan was produced from a vintage 16mm print. Film print generously… Internet Archive Iron: Product of the Blast Furnace 1951 · Educational Shows how iron ore, limestone, and coke are handled and prepared for the blast furnace in the making of pig iron Internet Archive Big Picture: The Douglas MacArthur Story Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569682 / Local Identifier 111-TV-416 Big Picture: The Douglas MacArthur Story DVD Copied by… Internet Archive Formation of Raindrops (1964) 1967 · Educational · 52 min Describes and develops two mechanisms, coalescence and glaciation, which are responsible for the growth of cloud droplets to the size of raindrops. Internet Archive Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are 1971 · Educational Follows the individual progress over a four month period of nine mentally ill patients who have been transferred from a state hospital to the H. Douglas… Internet Archive Coping with Serious Illness: Pain 1980 · Educational Narrator, Meryl Streep Documentary footage of the last years of cancer patient Joan Robinson shows approaches to coping with both pain and the fear of pain. A Internet Archive I'm Mad at You 1974 · Educational With study guide Director, Larry Klingman Vignettes illustrating situations in which children feel angry at others. For primary grades Internet Archive Where Is Prejudice? 1968 · Educational A presentation of slot car racing, covering the history of the sport, equipment, choosing components and planning a system, electric power, operating… Internet Archive Cornet at Night 1964 · Educational French version released under the title Un et́e ́meḿorable Based on a story by Sinclair Ross Producer, Peter Jones; director and writer, Stanley Jackson;… Internet Archive Earthworm Anatomy 1961 · Educational Educational authors, Theodore W. Torrey, Paul Klinge, Brother H. Charles, Charles F. Lytle Uses live and freshly anesthetized earthworms in describing the… Internet Archive To Be a Man 1978 · Educational This film asks as many questions as it answers about the masculine role and about the view that holds that the man should be breadwinner, provider, doer, and… Internet Archive Telephone Hour 1945 · Educational · 22 min This film presents Josef Hofmann, pianist, as guest soloist, playing the last movement of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major. Hofmann also… Internet Archive Soupman 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Elementary grades and junior high school Issued also as videorecording A fourteen-year-old boy, who steals from… Internet Archive The Shot Heard Around the World 1957 · Educational · 31 min The Shot Heard Around the World From republic, to the Augustan "Age of Gold," to the death of an Empire, this film shows how the total Roman experience… Internet Archive ALLIES INVADE BALIKPAPAN [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39073, LI 208-UN-166 - ALLIES INVADE BALIKPAPAN [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid 1976 · Educational Title from data sheet Ned Beatty, Chris Barnes, Estelle Parsons Based on: Luke Baldwin's vow / by Morley Callaghan Longer version (51 min.) also issued… Internet Archive Daniel Webster, Profiles In Courage series episode #13 1964 · Educational WITH STUDY GUIDE A documentary profile of Daniel Webster. Dramatizes the Senate speech Daniel Webster delivered in support of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850.… Internet Archive F.D.R.3rd Term to Pearl Harbor 1959 · Educational · 25 min F.D.R.3rd Term to Pearl Harbor SummaryCovers the period from June 1940 to December 7, 1941. Features some of the historic moments in Roosevelt's career,…