Educationals from the world's archives

4,657–4,704 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 War of 1812, The Educational National Archives and Records Administration War of 1812, The U.S. Civil Service Commission. (1883 - 01/01/1979) ARC Identifier 37624 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Egypt and Gamal Abdel Nasser 1956 · Educational National Archives - Egypt and Gamal Abdel Nasser - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows… Internet Archive Ruffed Grouse Studies Using Radio Telemetry Techniques 1962 · Educational Depicts the techniques used in tracking and studying the habits of the ruffed grouse. Signals received from radio transmitters attached to the birds reveal… Internet Archive Sidewalks of Shade 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Takes the viewer on a trip of the… Internet Archive Vivre Mieux, Demain 1971 · Educational · 9 min Describes the present and the future of industry and commerce in France. Evaluates the importance of the craftsman, as well as the technician in modern France. Internet Archive FREQUENCY MODULATION - PART I - BASIC PRINCIPLES 1964 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 28398 FREQUENCY MODULATION - PART I - BASIC PRINCIPLES FUNDAMENTALS OF AM AND FM RADIO COMMUNICATION, HOW FM ELIMINATES PROBLEM OF… Internet Archive Car Surveillance 1974 · Educational National Archives - Car Surveillance - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores techniques used… Internet Archive HOW MAGNETS PRODUCE ELECTRICITY 1954 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24110 HOW MAGNETS PRODUCE ELECTRICITY HOW A MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS A SINGLE ATOM, A GROUP OF ATOMS AND A WIRE IN A CLOSED CIRCUIT… Internet Archive "THE THINKING MACHINE" 1968 NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY MIT COMPUTERS EDUCATIONAL FILM 61454 Educational This film titled “The Thinking Machine” is a 1968 educational film from the Bell Telephone Company (Bell System) that shows the development of “thinking… Internet Archive Bip Hunts Butterflies 1975 · Educational Features Marcel Marceau in a performance of pantomime. Internet Archive History of the U.S. Navy - World Wide Naval Operations 1956 · Educational United States Navy History of the U.S. Navy - World Wide Naval Operations AVA04335VNB1 - FN6943d - 1956 This Film is Unclassified. The history of world-wide… Internet Archive Takeoff SST (Supersonic Transport Aircraft) 1969 · Educational National Archives - Takeoff SST (Supersonic Transport Aircraft) - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This… Internet Archive Bluebirds: Bring Them Back 1986 · Educational Photographers, Walter and Myrna Berlet, Allen King, Steve Maslowski Jimmy Launce In danger of being wiped out by man and other competitors, the three North… Internet Archive British Infant School, Southern Style 1973 · Educational · 30 min Shows how open classroom techniques used in British schools are being adapted in a primary school in Lenoir, N.C. Uses commentary by the school principal and… Internet Archive Care of the Sick: First Half of the 19th Century 1970 · Educational General historical background traces developments in biological and physical science and medicine: physiology, anesthesia, obstetrics and gynecology, and… Internet Archive Language as behavior. [motion picture] 1967 · Educational · 29 min Narrator, James C. Bostain Shows that talking and writing are muscular activities largely the result of unconscious and conventional habit. Examines the role… Internet Archive Avenge December 7 (Pearl Harbor) 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 20 Avenge December 7 (Pearl Harbor) Department of the Treasury. Public Domain Footage-Short film shown in movie theaters before… Internet Archive FANCHON ROYER'S MAYAN MONUMENTS OF YUCATAN MEXICO 1930s EDUCATIONAL FILM 47414 Educational This black and white film about the Mayan monuments in Yucatan was produced by Fanchon Royer, one of the few female Hollywood producers in the 1930s. This is… Internet Archive Front-End Loader Safety 1994 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Front-End Loader Safety (C/MNM) Based upon records of actual mining accidents, this video describes some of the… Internet Archive Let's Play Lacrosse 1968 · Educational Skills of lacrosse are demonstrated by former members of the U.S. women's national team: grip, cradle, pivot, pick-up, catch, pass and dodge, body checking,… Internet Archive Mineral Exploration: The Use of Remotely Sensed Data 1981 · Educational Produced by the American Society of Photogrammetry Remote sensing training film uses case examples to illustrate the use of satellite imagery, aerial… Internet Archive Salima in Transition 1970 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM English-speaking secondary school students in a small town in Malawi, Central Africa, are shown attending… Internet Archive 1960s DRIVER'S EDUCATION FILM " HAZARDS OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING " 61924 Educational This mid-1960s color film about safely driving in mountains is “A Thru The Windshield Film”. A family gathers on the floor around a map. A finger traces the… Internet Archive Sydney Harbour Bridge 1977 · Educational Director, Paul Winkler Panoramic views of the bridge undergoes successive transformations through the use of in-camera matting, creating opposing rhythms,… Internet Archive Slips, Trips, and Falls 1994 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Slips, Trips, and Falls DVD518 - 1994 Various types of slip/trip/fall accidents are depicted – at surface mines, plants,… Internet Archive Art Careers 1978 · Educational Part 5 in a series Producer, director, and writer, Irene Zmurkevych; consultant, Pauline James Artists discuss beginnings of an artist's career, special… Internet Archive Evolution of Nests in the Weaverbirds (Ploceidae) 1970 · Educational · 23 min Directed by N.E. Collias Analyses steps in the evolution of avian nests, including roofed nest typical of many small tropical birds. Covers the origin of… Internet Archive In the Mainstream: The Cleveland Quartet 1983 · Educational Copyright: Frederick Salaff. DCR 1983; PUB 18Dec83; REG 13May85; PA282-309 Camera, Fred Salaff; editing, Fred Salaff, Robert Duffus Performers: Paul Katz… Internet Archive Justice: Justice and the Criminal Courts 1974 · Educational Explores reasons behind the loss of confidence in the American judicial system. Solutions are proposed by individuals working in the field This film isn't in… Internet Archive AIR MASSES AND FRONTS - THE OCCLUDED FRONT 1962 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27504 AIR MASSES AND FRONTS - THE OCCLUDED FRONT OUTLINES PRINCIPLES OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT; SHOWS HOW IT FORMS AND DISCUSSES ITS… Internet Archive Sikhism 2000 · Educational Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Diversity Series: Religions, Cultures and Communities (NCJ 212664) The Chicago… Internet Archive Modeling 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Narrator, Stacy Keach Demonstrates how it is possible to test scientific theories and predictions with… Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- A NEW AIR FORCE, 1945-1947 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26163 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- A NEW AIR FORCE, 1945-1947 1953 SIGNING OF UNITED NATIONS CHARTER; BIG CUT IN AIR FORCE'S WARTIME… Internet Archive Turn of the Century: 20th - Century America, 1898 - 1914 Educational · 24 min Turn of the Century: 20th - Century America, 1898 - 1914 Excerpts from the 1957 feature film illustrate Sidney Lumet's directorial technique. English teacher… Internet Archive Shadows In The Ocean 1970 · Educational · 25 min Aerial spotting in "The Observer" piloted by Ed Durden in Santa Barbara Channel, looking for possible fish depletion as a result of July 28, 1969 oil spill.… Internet Archive The Whole World in Your Hands Educational This video on Teaching from Space features an electronic field trip to understand global environmental change. It looks at one component used to understand… Internet Archive OUR NEIGHBORS DOWN THE ROAD 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 400246, LI 229.1 - OUR NEIGHBORS DOWN THE ROAD - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Office of Inter-American… Internet Archive FUNDAMENTALS OF SMALL ARMS WEAPONS - PART I THE CYCLE OF OPERATION 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29862 FUNDAMENTALS OF SMALL ARMS WEAPONS - PART I THE CYCLE OF OPERATION PROCESSES OF CHAMBERING, LOCKING, FIRING, AND COCKING… Internet Archive Quest Into Matter 1974 · Educational · 28 min Considers the significance of symmetry and shape at the molecular level and introduces the relationship between the molecular structure of materials and their… Internet Archive Born to Succeed: 1 -- The Concept of Number 1971 · Educational · 33 min Applies basic behavioral procedures in a student-developed program for teaching arithmetic to retarded children. Demonstrates procedures in teaching of the… Internet Archive Pretending 1974 · Educational Directed by Robert Abramovitz and Arthur Greenwald Children at a day-care center engage in various kinds of make-believe play. Includes individual and group… Internet Archive Supervisors and People Problems 1981 · Educational Addresses the problems of personal conflicts intruding on the workplace. Trained specialists discuss the difficulties in balancing personal problems and work,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Lunch Money" 1972 · 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 Turkey 1973 · Educational National Archives - Turkey - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film delves into the history… Internet Archive Apollo Soyuz 1975 · Educational National Archives - Apollo Soyuz - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film includes coverage of the… Internet Archive Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age 1971 · Educational Narrator: Jack Nicholson Voice of Abraham Lincoln: Raymond Massey Music: Elmer Bernstein, Ernest Gold Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-13A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26962 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-13A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITY, MARCH 1966 - 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION,… Internet Archive Mysterious X 1957 · Educational Explains that algebra is the key to the study of most mathematics used in science and business. Bil Baird and his marionettes Snarky and Gargle demonstrate…