Encyclop Aelig Dia Britannica Films Movies
- 1969
The Lottery
The Lottery6.6921969HD
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...
- 1969
The Image of the City
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...
- 1973
John Keats: His Life and Death
John Keats: His Life and Death01973HD
Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.
- 1972
Slavery In The 70's
Slavery In The 70's01972HD
Heroin anti-drug educational film
- 1971
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age01971HD
An introduction to Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist. A world poet-a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and...
- 1963
Art, what is it? Why is it?
Art, what is it? Why is it?01963HD
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....
- 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 Testament01973HD
Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...
- 1969
Bartleby
Bartleby01969HD
Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story...
- 2001
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi02001HD
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...
- 1973
The Reformation: Age of Revolt
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...
- 1950
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark01950HD
The film "Lewis and Clark" chronicles the historic expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, beginning with their departure from St....
- 1955
Why Vandalism?
Why Vandalism?11955HD
Life of a teenage outsider: what makes him that way and how his anger flares into violence.
- 1975
The Painter
The Painter01975HD
short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...
- 1975
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,...
- 1953
Halloween Party
Halloween Party01953HD
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...
- 1931
The Frog
The Frog01931HD
An educational film about frogs produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film production company in the 20th century owned by...
- 1951
Drug Addiction
Drug Addiction41951HD
Marty, a "good boy," experiments with marijuana and experiences "profound mental and emotional disturbances." As in all anti-drug films of this...
- 1966
Army Ants: A Study on Social Behavior
Army Ants: A Study on Social Behavior01966HD
"Army Ants: A Study of Social Behavior" explores the complex social structures and behaviors of nomadic tropical army ants, which have evolved over...
- 1990
Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast
Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast01990HD
Actor Pat Morita hosts three animated stories. Part of the Britannica series of animated films.
- 1971
WEED
WEED61971HD
This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed:...