Movies: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- 1969
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 -- Saga and Story in the Old Testament (1969)
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 -- Saga and Story in the Old Testament01969HD
Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the expulsion from Eden, and the murder of Abel...
- 1969
The Lottery (1969)
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Every year, on June 27th, in a small village in New England, inhabited by no more than 300 people, a lottery is held in which a family is chosen as part of a ritual to ensure a good harvest....
- 1972
Slavery In The 70's (1972)
Slavery In The 70's01972HD
Heroin anti-drug educational film...
- 1973
The Reformation: Age of Revolt (1973)
The Reformation: Age of Revolt01973HD
This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth century Europe. It also Interprets the reforms of Martin Luther as a part and/of these conditions as indications of future trends....
- 1970
Lord, Let Me Die but Not Die Out (1970)
Lord, Let Me Die but Not Die Out01970HD
Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his conversations and poetry readings. Later, he and fellow poet Robert Lowell discuss their dreams....
- 1969
The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and Death (1969)
The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and Death01969HD
One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction Marceau calls mime the essence of life and suggests that it can reach the soul through silence. In this pantomi...
- 1975
The Painter (1975)
The Painter01975HD
short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible and the visible invisible. Marceau’s sometimes comical - but always graceful - interpretation of The Painter in ...
- 1975
The Art of Silence: The Cage (1975)
The Art of Silence: The Cage01975HD
One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he describes this pantomime as having a theme that goes beyond time, an allegory showing a man trying to escape...
- 1954
The Pilgrims (1954)
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Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World....
- 1969
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island (1969)
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island01969HD
Recreates the conflict of Roger Williams with the Puritan leaders of New England, including his attempts to achieve separation of church and state, freedom of conscience, and protection for minority groups; the heresy trial resulting in his banishmen...
- 2001
The Gift of the Magi (2001)
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A romantic tale of a young married couple who have little money to buy each other Christmas presents. And so she cuts off and sells her beautiful hair....
- 1971
The Ways of Water (1971)
The Ways of Water01971HD
The Ways of Water was made with the Earth Science Curriculum Project and the Environmental Studies Project of the American Geological Institute. A study of the water cycle on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, the narratorless, poetic film is...
- 1973
John Keats: His Life and Death (1973)
John Keats: His Life and Death01973HD
Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats....
- 1958
Chaucer's England (1958)
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Follows Chaucer's pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, telling stories as they ride. Chaucer's England (1958) Shows some background scenery taken in England. Presents a dramatization of the 'PARDONER'S TALE.'....
- 1969
The Image of the City (1969)
The Image of the City01969HD
"Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of and future solutions to growing cities....
- 1975
Bip as a skater (1975)
Bip as a skater01975HD
This Bip pantomime deals with his visit to a skating rink. Featuring Marcel Marceau....
- 1953
The American Revolution (1953)
The American Revolution01953HD
Explains strategy, movement of forces and important battles of the revolutionary war. Geographical, social and political factors which brought victory....
- 1975
An Italian Family: Life on a Farm (1975)
An Italian Family: Life on a Farm01975HD
This film presents geographic and cultural aspects of Italy with an account of one family living on a small farm, who, unlike many Italians seeking modernization, avoid mechanization in preference for a simple way of life....
- 1971
Health: The Dirt-Witch Cleans Up! (1971)
Health: The Dirt-Witch Cleans Up!01971HD
Casting her devious filth hex on pig farmers, house painters, and football-playing children, The Dirt Witch delights in making everyone as unclean as herself, until one day a young girl takes pity on her and instructs the soiled sorceress in the ways...
- 1971
The Haunted House (1971)
The Haunted House01971HD
Follows the experiences of two brothers and their little sister as they explore the inside of a large empty house which is rumored to be haunted....