Educationals from the world's archives

4,561–4,608 of 22,172 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 Made in the Bronx: A Workshop in Creativity 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adult Issued also as videorecording Tells about a workshop in creativity which was organized in the Bronx for… Internet Archive Nuclear Waste Isolation: A Progress Report 1981 · Educational Produced by the Media Group, Inc. for the Office of Nuclear Waste Management, United States Department of Energy and the Battelle Project Management Division… Internet Archive On Stage: "Doctor in Spite of Himself" 1960 · Educational Director, Nathan Zucker Monty Woolley, Bramwell Fletcher, Monica Lovett, Val Dufour Dramatizes Moliere's drawing room comedy concerning two young lovers, a… Internet Archive Speaking for Ourselves: The Challenge of Being Deaf 1977 · Educational Provides an understanding of the challenge, complexity and intensity of the learning experience at The Lexington School for the Deaf Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Frankenstein, Part Two" 1976 · 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 Long Search: 10 -- African Religions: Zulu Zion Educational · 52 min · Subtitles Internet Archive The Dam Builders (1968) 1968 · Educational · 28 min Tells the story of how man damages the ecological balance by changing the environment. Underlines the fact that the first five years in the life of a human… Internet Archive Parents and Staff in a Children's Ward 1971 · Educational Author, H. Lowenstein Documentary for medical students, student nurses and advanced classes in psychology, dealing with the sick child's need for emotional… Internet Archive Ikiru, Part 2 Educational · 54 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Fire in America! 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Studies twenty-five major fires in U.S. history from 1621 to the present. Shows how these disasters led to improved fire-fighting… Internet Archive Silent Comedy ... Live 1974 · Educational Two pantomimes, "The Rope" and "In the beginning" by the Pittsburgh mime artist Dan Kamin. Internet Archive Behind the Viet Cong Lines 1965 · Educational National Archives - Behind the Viet Cong Lines - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows the… Internet Archive Sierra Madre to Arechuyvo (Ray Garner) 1950 · Educational · 35 min This silent film accompanied lectures by filmmakers Ray and Virginia (Jinny) Garner, ending with a pack mule journey into the Sierra Madre mountains of Sonora… Internet Archive MARIJUANA, ca. 1967 - ca. 1973 Educational National Archives and Records Administration MARIJUANA, ca. 1967 - ca. 1973 Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center.… Internet Archive Highfire! Plan for Survival 1974 · Educational French and Spanish versions also issued With leader's guide and quiz cards A fire safety training film for employees and management in high-rise office… Internet Archive Leading From Strength and US Missile and Military Might 1962 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Internet Archive The Ancient Peruvian (1967) 1967 · Educational · 27 min Survey of pre-Columbian art, architecture, technology, and culture of Peru. Produced by Julien Bryan Internet Archive Helping: A Growing Dimension of Management 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videocassette Illustrates the importance of effectively training employees in order to help them develop their own… Internet Archive The Unveilings 1976 · Educational Don Chastain Writers, Hana Hrabec, Paige Morgenthal Presented by the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Explores Europe's, particularly… Internet Archive FDR Inaugural, 1933 - 1 1933 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 305 FDR Inaugural, 1933 - 1 FDR - Inaugural, 1933 Universal out-take 661 x 2 7 mins. (256ft), sound, b & w, 16mm Excerpts from… Internet Archive CERT Training - "Disaster Psychology" 2006 · Educational United States Fire Academy CERT Training - "Disaster Psychology" Air date: March 15, 2006. This program will help CERT members prepare for and deal with the… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Importance of Play/La Importancia del Juego" 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 " THE ELECTRIC STARTER " 1920s AUTO IGNITION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL FILM YELLOW COACH BUSES XD49824 Educational This 1920’s silent black and white film with intertitles presents an introduction to the electric starter, using a combination of live action and animated… Internet Archive " THE HUMAN BODY / THE BRAIN" 1968 BRAIN FUNCTION & HUMAN ANATOMY EDUCATIONAL FILM XD7576 Educational “The Human Body: The Brain” (1968) is a color, instructional film by Coronet Films made in collaboration with J. Langdon Taylor, Ph.D. Associate professor of… Internet Archive DEW LINE STORY 1958 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration DEW LINE STORY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 52896 / Local Identifier 306.6699.… Internet Archive Hamlet: Part 2 - What Happens in Hamlet Educational · 28 min Hamlet: Part 2 - What Happens in Hamlet Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film A discussion of the… Internet Archive Learning in Infants 1967 · Educational · 26 min Examines the mechanisms and processes of infant development through controlled laboratory experiments at the sensory assessment and conditioning laboratory,… Internet Archive Stevie, Poogie, and Crowkie 1986 · Educational Deborah Mirabai Rothrock Written by, Lea Shenar ; produced and directed by Miri Ben-Shalom ; director of photography, John Rosnell Storyteller Deborah… Internet Archive The Basics of Cross-Country Skiing 1975 · Educational Producer and director, Don Gazzaniga Jerry Smeltzer and Skip Reedy of Squaw Valley explain the variety of special cross-country ski equipment including… Internet Archive The Umbrella 1961 · Educational Presents a day in the life of a young boy, Charles, and the events that drove him to steal an umbrella. Examines in detail the boy's relationship with his… Internet Archive Why Billy Couldn't Learn 1966 · Educational With study guide Director and writer, Bradley Wright Demonstrates special teaching techniques and diagnostic methods. Illustrates emotion, academic and… Internet Archive How to Fly the P-47: Pilot Familiarization 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration How to Fly the P-47: Pilot Familiarization War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC… Internet Archive The Problem of Meaning 1967 · Educational · 29 min The Problem of Meaning Presents music of the Renaissance played by the New York Pro Musica using authentic instruments of the period. Internet Archive Eisenhower: Years of Caution 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Drew… Internet Archive SCREAMING EAGLES IN VIETNAM 1967 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30205 SCREAMING EAGLES IN VIETNAM COMBAT MISSIONS OF THE 1ST BRIGADE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, FROM THE SUMMER OF 1965 TO JANUARY… Internet Archive SEMINOLE INDIANS EVERGLADES FLORIDA 1940s EDUCATIONAL MOVIE 70614 Educational This late 1930s, early 1940s educational movie attempts to provide some insight into the Seminole tribe in Florida's Everglades. It contains rare footage of… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 8 -- Who Protects the Worker? Part 2 1979 · Educational Features a discussion among Milton Friedman and guests as follow-up to part 1. Participants include Lynn Williams of the United Steelworkers of America and… Internet Archive Suzuki Teaches American Children 1967 · Educational · 26 min Here, noted music educator Shinichi Suzuki teaches violin to children & mothers. Internet Archive “ONE GOT FAT” BIZARRE 1963 BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATIONAL FILM DRIVER'S EDUCATION XD47984 Educational This bizarre ‘Interlude’ bicycle safety educational film "One Got Fat" features a group of half-human and half-monkey children. They demonstrate common… Internet Archive A New Age for the Old 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producers and writers, Dan Klugherz, Arthur Zitrin; commentator, Maggie Kuhn; consultant, David Hackett Fischer Presents a historical… Internet Archive Heavy Load 1986 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Phil Smoot ; editor, Sherwood Jones ; music, William Stevens Adults Tells the story of a compulsive overeater,… Internet Archive The Perilous Descent 1972 · Educational Discusses the attempt by Yuichito Miura to ski down the side of Japan's Mt. Fuji Internet Archive Filmstrip: "What's in a Name?" 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 Farewell Arabia 1968 · Educational National Archives - Farewell Arabia - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers issues such as… Internet Archive Scenes from Revolution Betrayed 1963 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Internet Archive Taiwan 1960 · Educational National Archives - Taiwan - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers the history, land reform,… Internet Archive BATTLE OF SAN PIETRO 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20377 BATTLE OF SAN PIETRO DOCUMENTARY ON GREAT BATTLE LEADING TO ALLIED CAPTURE OF SAN PIETRO DURING WORLD WAR II ITALIAN… Internet Archive Development of Schemas 1967 · Educational · 35 min Presents a demonstration of the scale for the construction of schemes which is composed of behavioral items utilized by infants in their interactions with…