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  • 1969
    The Lottery

    The Lottery

    The Lottery

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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...

    The Lottery
  • 1969
    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

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    "Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

    The Image of the City
  • 1973
    John Keats: His Life and Death

    John Keats: His Life and Death

    John Keats: His Life and Death

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    Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

    John Keats: His Life and Death
  • 1972
    Slavery In The 70's

    Slavery In The 70's

    Slavery In The 70's

    01972HD

    Heroin anti-drug educational film

    Slavery In The 70's
  • 1971
    Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

    Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

    Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

    01971HD

    An introduction to Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist. A world poet-a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and...

    Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
  • 1963
    Art, what is it? Why is it?

    Art, what is it? Why is it?

    Art, what is it? Why is it?

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    John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr....

    Art, what is it? Why is it?
  • 1973
    The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

    The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

    The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

    01973HD

    Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...

    The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament
  • 1969
    Bartleby

    Bartleby

    Bartleby

    01969HD

    Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story...

    Bartleby
  • 2001
    The Gift of the Magi

    The Gift of the Magi

    The Gift of the Magi

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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...

    The Gift of the Magi
  • 1973
    The Reformation: Age of Revolt

    The Reformation: Age of Revolt

    The Reformation: Age of Revolt

    01973HD

    This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth century Europe. It also Interprets the reforms of...

    The Reformation: Age of Revolt
  • 1950
    Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark

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    The film "Lewis and Clark" chronicles the historic expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, beginning with their departure from St....

    Lewis and Clark
  • 1955
    Why Vandalism?

    Why Vandalism?

    Why Vandalism?

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    Life of a teenage outsider: what makes him that way and how his anger flares into violence.

    Why Vandalism?
  • 1975
    The Painter

    The Painter

    The Painter

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    short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...

    The Painter
  • 1975
    Where Is Dead?

    Where Is Dead?

    Where Is Dead?

    01975HD

    In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother,...

    Where Is Dead?
  • 1953
    Halloween Party

    Halloween Party

    Halloween Party

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    This movie starts with a Mother and her two children nonchalantly going to the window when someone knocks on the window. Shouldn't they be on their...

    Halloween Party
  • 1931
    The Frog

    The Frog

    The Frog

    01931HD

    An educational film about frogs produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film production company in the 20th century owned by...

    The Frog
  • 1951
    Drug Addiction

    Drug Addiction

    Drug Addiction

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    Marty, a "good boy," experiments with marijuana and experiences "profound mental and emotional disturbances." As in all anti-drug films of this...

    Drug Addiction
  • 1966
    Army Ants: A Study on Social Behavior

    Army Ants: A Study on Social Behavior

    Army Ants: A Study on Social Behavior

    01966HD

    "Army Ants: A Study of Social Behavior" explores the complex social structures and behaviors of nomadic tropical army ants, which have evolved over...

    Army Ants: A Study on Social Behavior
  • 1990
    Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast

    Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast

    Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast

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    Actor Pat Morita hosts three animated stories. Part of the Britannica series of animated films.

    Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast
  • 1971
    WEED

    WEED

    WEED

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    This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed:...

    WEED