Educationals from the world's archives

337–384 of 22,181 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. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

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 themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive The Search for Ulysses 1966 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles The Search for Ulysses Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryBritish sailor and scholar Ernle Bradford… Internet Archive America:5 -- Gone West 1972 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles America:5 Gone West Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Presents Alistair./ia metadaexplains the… Internet Archive The Rise and fall of the Great Lakes. 1970 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Also issued as videocassette Producer, Joseph Koenig; director, script writer, and photographer, William Mason; scientific advisor,… Internet Archive Case of the Bermuda Triangle 1977 · Educational · 52 min Also issued as videocassette Producer, Graham Massey Investigates the various myths, stories, and theories that describe and attempt to explain the… Internet Archive This year, next year, sometime 1962 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles "Made with the cooperation of the Marlborough Day Hospital, St. John's Wood, London." Date is production date Summary Describes the work of Dr Joshua Bierer,… Internet Archive Sound Waves In Air 1961 · Educational · 34 min Professor Richard H. Bolt discusses sound wave phenomena, how sound travels, and how it is reflected. The film demonstrates that sound is a wave phenomenon… Internet Archive Nuclear Theory and Energy 1985 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Describes atomic nucleus reactions which release energy and thereby change the structure of matter itself. Tells how the radioactivity, nuclear fission, and… Internet Archive The Story of menstruation. Motion picture 1946 · Educational · 10 min · Subtitles Through animated drawings and diagrams explains the physiology of menstruation, suggests methods of care and hygiene, and encourages a healthy attitude toward… Internet Archive Angkor, the lost city 1961 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Commentator, Noel Stone Art director, Pierre L'Amare ; photographers, Don Wilder, Roger Moride, Roy Nolan Internet Archive Railway with a Heart of Gold 1965 · Educational · 14 min This film is an account of the Talyllyn Railway, a historic narrow-gauge slate carrier in Tywyn, Wales, and its operation by a preservation society who saved… Internet Archive Robotics: The Future Is Now! 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet William Shatner High school through adults Introduces viewers to the amazing world of robotics. Focuses on the industrial robot,… Internet Archive Discovering texture 1979 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles With study guide Explains that every surface has texture and that an object may have several textures. Points out that we learn about textures by touching the… Internet Archive Meaning of Time In Science, The 1973 · Educational · 24 min Examines the concepts of the entropy principle and of astronomical time, the relation of subjective and external time, and the definition of a second.… Internet Archive The Day the Universe Changed: 4 Printing Transforms Knowledge 1985 · Educational · 53 min VHS Written and presented by James Burke; produced by the BBC and RKO Pictures Observes that the invention of printing and the advent of cheap paper forever… Internet Archive Civil Defense Public Information 1966 · Educational Civil Defense informational film with animated and live action sequences that detail steps the public can take toward preparedness for nuclear fallout.… Internet Archive Karl Marx: The Spectre of Marxism 1983 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Karl Marx: The Spectre of Marxism Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Critical reappraisal of Marxist doctrine in theory and practice in the last one hundred years.… Internet Archive India - Pakistan Refugees 1971 · Educational National Archives - India - Pakistan Refugees - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film contrasts the… Internet Archive 220 Blues 1970 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Questions the value of integration in a system that is run by whites. Tells the story of Sonny, a Black high school athlete who is looking forward to an… Internet Archive Solar radiation 2: The earth's atmosphere. 1968 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Describes the spectral distribution of incoming solar radiation, the outgoing infrared terrestrial radiation, and the interactions of these two types of… Internet Archive Curious George 1982 · Educational The Man in the Yellow Hat catches little money George in the jungle and brings him back to Civilization, where his inquisitive nature constantly gets him into… Internet Archive Vincent Van Gogh: A Self Portrait 1968 · Educational · 44 min · Subtitles An intensive exploration into the life and works of Vincent van Gogh. Introduces details from his personnel correspondence and shows many of his paintings and… Internet Archive The Titan: Story of Michelangelo 1950 · Educational Re-creates the life of Michelangelo (1475-1564), viewing the places he lived and worked. Examines his masterpieces-- "David," "Moses," the Medici monument,… Internet Archive Safety in the After Disaster Environment 2006 · Educational Department of Homeland Security U.S. Fire Academy PREPnet (EENET) DVD Library CERT Training - "Safety in the After Disaster Environment" Air Date: February… Internet Archive The Great religions: Buddhism. 1962 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles French version released under the title Les grandes religions: Le bouddhisme Producer, James Beveridge; writer and editor, David Millar; animation, Pierre… Internet Archive Have a healthy baby 1969 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles A brief survey of human reproduction, particularly the sequence of development of the embryo and possibilities of damage Search Educational Film Journals at… Internet Archive 3rd Ave. El 1955 · Educational · 10 min A portrait of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in New York City in 1955. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive. The music is Haydn’s Concerto in D, played by… Internet Archive "Our Town" and Our Universe 1959 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles "Our Town" and Our Universe Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film This film introduces one of John Cheever's… Internet Archive Black history: Lost, stolen or strayed [Part 1] 1968 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles This is a dramatic and searching examination of the confrontation between black and white. Narrated by Bill Cosby, the film reviews black American… Internet Archive Whole Earth's invisible colors. 1973 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles Also issued in super 8 mm Videocassette also issued Summary Shows how multi - spectral sensing greatly expands man's ability to survey Earth resources and to… Internet Archive Fiddler, The 1975 · Educational · 19 min 'The Fiddler' (1975) 20m, dir. Marshall Riggan. This amazing film showcases an elderly East Texas fiddle maker and his wife. After his hand-crafted fiddle is… Internet Archive Discovering the music of Africa. 1967 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles Explores the rhythmic music of bells, rattles, and drums and shows how they are used today in Africa both as musical instruments and as a means of… Internet Archive The littlest angel. 1950 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Based on the book of the same title by Charles Tazewell Tells about a lonely little angel and his humble gift to the Christ child This film isn't in the… Internet Archive Understanding Stresses and Strains 1968 · Educational With study guide Producer, Ken Peterson; director, Les Clark Discusses the mental side of the health triangle, emphasizing how the pressures and worries of… Internet Archive Sound Waves 1969 · Educational Examines the nature of sound waves and demonstrates how to measure the speed of sound and diffraction and interference of sound waves. Internet Archive Filmstrip: "1. Vicky's Story" 1981 · 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 The Spanish Civil War 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation on the events of and the attitudes towards the Spanish Civil War Search Educational Film Journals at… Internet Archive Sentinels of silence 1973 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Producer, Manuel Arango; director and writer, Robert Amram; narrator, Orson Welles; music, Mariano Moreno; photographer, James Freeman;… Internet Archive Williamsburg Restored (1951) 1951 · Educational · 29 min · Subtitles Shows the historical research and archaeological and architectural studies necessary for the authentic restoration and reconstruction of Colonial… Internet Archive Nothing to Fear: The Legacy of FDR 1982 · Educational · 50 min · Subtitles Nothing to Fear: The Legacy of FDR The legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt is detailed by combining present day interviews with historical material. It examines… Internet Archive Devils, monsters, and dragons. 1971 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles Videotape on reel and videocassette also issued With teacher's guide by Alice M. Schwartz and learning resources kit Reveals how people in different… Internet Archive Bear Country 1952 · Educational Technicolor Producer, Walt Disney ; Directed and written by James Algar ; Narrator, Winston Hibler ; Music, Paul Smith ; Photographlers, Alfred G. Milotte,… Internet Archive Our Solar System 1992 · Educational A brief introduction to the solar system by children for children. Internet Archive Homage à François Couperin (Butterflies) 1978 · Educational · 2 min Homage à François Couperin was made in 1964, later distributed in 1978, directed and animated by Philip Stapp. Also known as "Butterflies," the films is a… Internet Archive Hardware Wars 1977 · Educational · 12 min A spoof of the space epic, Star Wars, created with special effects made from household appliances available in any hardware store. Cinematography, John Fante,… Internet Archive Guilty by reason of race. 1972 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles Examines the conditions of fear and prejudice which resulted in the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II. With guide… Internet Archive I, Leonardo Da Vinci 1966 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles I, Leonardo Da Vinci reel 2 Film biography of Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance man, points out the enormous influence of his ideas and innovations as… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Scooby-Doo Gang in "Help Wanted" Part 1: Résumé: The Foot in the Door" 1979 · 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 Oceanography the study of oceans 1970 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Discusses the scientific disciplines involved in oceanography, including meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology, and geology. Search Educational Film…