Educationals from the world's archives

3,937–3,984 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 Fusion Welding of Light-Gauge Steel 1955 · Educational Techniques of fusion welding thin sheet steel are demonstrated by close-up action shots and animation. Demonstrates common faults. Emphasis is on correct… Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 10 -- Things to Come 1982 · Educational Produced by the BBC. Narrated by Chris Serle and Ian McNaught-Davis Focuses on two labor areas, agricutlure and information processing in banks, to discuss… Internet Archive The Secret Sharer (And Discussion) 1973 · Educational This dramatization of Joseph Conrad's story about a young, inexperienced sea captain's encounter with a fugitive from naval justice is followed by a… Internet Archive Stan Fisher, harmonica, plays Enescu's "Roumanian Rhapsody " 1952 · Educational · 3 min Harmonica virtuoso Stan Fisher seemed to be all over the place in the mid-1940s through the 1960s, with appearances in concert halls, major television variety… Internet Archive DUKE ELLINGTON ET SON ORCHESTRE Educational National Archives and Records Administration DUKE ELLINGTON ET SON ORCHESTRE U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47984 / Local… Internet Archive African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor 1997 · Educational Department of the Army African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor AVA20001VNB1, 1997 This documentary contains extensive film footage… Internet Archive Opera Without Make-up: Carmen from "Andalusian Nights" 1950 · Educational · 13 min Also known as "Andalusian Nights," the film presents a dramatization of the rehearsal of the opera "Carmen," with excerpts from the opera performed by Maria… Internet Archive The Solar Promise 1979 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Demonstrates the basic principles of available solar energy devices. Shows the difference between passive and active systems and stress… Internet Archive Touch Clay: A Ceramic Experience 1967 · Educational · 28 min Touch Clay: A Ceramic Experience Discusses how businesses use transactional analysis with their employees to improve customer service. Internet Archive Hallucination Training Film: Counterguerrilla Training 1954 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Hallucination Training Film: Counterguerrilla Training National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.… Internet Archive GERMAN EDUCATIONAL FILM "SAVING FOR A BIKE" 1930s DRESDEN 73582 Educational Filmed in Dresden, Germany in the 1930s, this educational film was intended to show children the importance of saving money -- in this case to buy a bicycle.… Internet Archive Calvin 0323 Educational Multiracial group of educators, including Black educators, interact with a multiracial, integrated group of preschool children in a classroom environment. Internet Archive Expressionism 1961 · Educational Shows how this style attempts to express some kind of dynamic movement; how expressionistic patterns are designed to give an almost glaring directness Internet Archive The Highest Honor 1959 · Educational · 12 min A tribute to the heritage of southwest Philadelphia. Revolutionary battles and Colonial events are described against a backround of historic sites, such as… Internet Archive It's Murder 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 38681 / Local Identifier 208.51 - It's Murder - Office for Emergency Management. Office of War… Internet Archive Design Evaluation Of Sintered Chipbreakers In Throwaway Inserts 1965 · Educational · 12 min Illustrates the production of sintered chips, using research done at Purdue University. Uses high-speed photography to show impact of chipbreaker grooves on… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 9 -- How to Cure Inflation, Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the ninth segment of the series, discusses his money theories based on principles he believes worked in the past and would work now. He… Internet Archive The California Gray Whale (Revised) Educational National Park Service The California Gray Whale (Revised) AVA01336VNB1 Features the biology and history of one of nature's largest creatures and great… Internet Archive Christians: 7 -- Protest and Reform 1976 · Educational First released in England Surveys the history of the Reformation, focusing on developments within the Christian church Internet Archive Concerto Grosso Modo 1988 · Educational An introduction to music appreciation which uses live-action and animated sequences accompanied only by music. Playfully introduces musical notation and… Internet Archive Fractures and Dislocations 1977 · Educational This film gives instruction in immobilizing the upper and lower limbs to avoid further damage and to prevent movement of broken bones and demonstrates various… Internet Archive The Foundation 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Companion film: The wood shell / Peter John Lodge Intended audience: Junior high school through college and adult, and industrial… Internet Archive The Mill 1974 · Educational Made in Yugoslavia Zivko Nikolic Considers the act of abortion with a story about a young woman who is led through desolate and rugged mountain terrain in… Internet Archive Your Turn in the Box with Hank Aaron 1971 · Educational Hank Aaron demonstrates the proper methods for hitting a baseball. Designed to instill young people with the need for discipline and the desire to succeed Internet Archive Hamlet : Part - 3 The Poisoned Kingdom 1959 · Educational · 30 min Hamlet : Part - 3 The Poisoned Kingdom The final lesson on "Hamlet" revealing the central character as a representative young man of the Renaissance beset by… Internet Archive Mendelssohn's "Dream" 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Discusses the overture and incidental music written by 19th-century German composer Felix Mendelssohn for… Internet Archive NUCLEAR NAVY, THE 1967 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25027 NUCLEAR NAVY, THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER AS IT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO UNITED STATES NAVY SUBMARINE AND… Internet Archive Games of the XXI Olympiad 1977 · Educational Director, Jean-Claude Labrecque Highlights certain participants of the 1976 Olympics at Montreal--some winners, some losers--before, during, and after their… Internet Archive Learning Corporation of America's founder William F. Deneen interviewed January 23, 2000 2000 · Educational · 1 h 1 min William F. “Bill” Deneen was a filmmaker and executive for his own company and Enclyclopaedia Britannica Films (EBF) before founding the Learning Corporation… Internet Archive Marriage: What Kind for You? 1971 · Educational An engaged couple view the sharp contrasts in marital relationships at an office party Internet Archive Zubin Mehta Rocks The Gospel 1978 · Educational · 21 min Shows musician and conductor Zubin Mehta as he conducts the rock gospel music of the Inter- Denominational Gospel Choir in Los Angeles. Music is written by… Internet Archive Lavas of Etna 1981 · Educational Cataloging information from guide Reviews the form and the structural complexity of Mount Etna, as well as the historic evoluation of the lava and ash tupes… Internet Archive Memorandum 1966 · Educational · 58 min Photographer/editor, John Spotton A Jewish survivor of the Holocaust takes a holiday from his shop in Toronto to join a pilgrimage of survivors to the… Internet Archive The Father 1970 · Educational Adapted from a short story by Anton Chekhov Burgess Meredith A story about a driver of a horse and buggy in Central Park in New York who tries to tell his… Internet Archive Animal Families: The Firefly 1986 · Educational Provides factual information about the diet, growth, appearance, and behavior of fireflies. BIBLIOGRAPHY TO THIS FILM AND OTHERS IN THIS SERIES (see 1st page)… Internet Archive Eternal Earth 1987 · Educational 106C 0187 020 Director/producer, Larry Weinstein ; executive producers, Peter Katadotis, Barbara-Wills-Sweete A documentary on Chinese-Canadian Alexina… Internet Archive Hostage: An Endless Terror 1978 · Educational Focuses on incidents in which terrorists take hostages and examines their motives for doing so Internet Archive John Voelker (Alias Robert Traver): Anatomy of an Author 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Examines the life and works of John Voelker, a former Michigan Supreme Court justice who began his writing… Internet Archive Should Oceans Meet? 1972 · Educational · 28 min Scientists discuss the potential ecological damage that may result from the excessive building of canals and dams Internet Archive The Ribosome 1977 · Educational · 25 min Speakers, Charles Kurland, George Stoffler Animated segments are utilized to illustrate the functions and components of ribosomes Internet Archive Wildcatter 1981 · Educational "Small oil and gas prospectors are playing an increasingly vital role in America's search for energy. This is the story of one such wildcatter -- Bill… Internet Archive Lovejoy's Nuclear War 1975 · Educational Director, Daniel Keller; narrator, John Wilton; editors, Daniel Keller, Charles Light Describes how Sam Lovejoy razed a weather tower in Montague, Mass.,… Internet Archive You'll Get Yours When You're 65 1973 · Educational Producer, Gene DePoris Gives the history of the Social Security System in the United States and points out its inadequacies. Explains how other less rich… Internet Archive Eggs and Marrowbone 1954 · Educational Deals with the macabre humor of an old Welsh ballad in cartoon form. Drawings by Carol Roe (sister of director Stuart Roe), folk ballad sung by Dave Zeitlin.… Internet Archive Adenauer: Germany Reborn 1978 · 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 Riccio: Bronze Statuettes 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Illustrates an approach to art history used when the origins of works are undocumented, in this case by… Internet Archive Use of the Mouthparts of Orthoptera During Feeding 1950 · Educational Uses a grasshopper to illustrate the biting mouthparts of orthoptera. Examines the labrum, mandibles, maxillae and labium. Technical Consultant, S.K. Gangwere. Internet Archive DANCE AMERICANA 1956 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration DANCE AMERICANA U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 49773 / Local Identifier 306.3436.…