Encyclop Aelig Dia Britannica Films Movies

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...

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

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

Heroin anti-drug educational film

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

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

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

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

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

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....

Reviews the history of the Philippine Islands under Spanish and American rule. Shows country today with its emphasis on agriculture, and contrasts...

Describes the making of a puppet in detail from the carving of the head to the fitting of the strings. Close-ups show how the movements of the...

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

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

A surprisingly-detailed instructional video on sailing a toy boat.

A visually experimental adaptation of the classic Frank Stockton short story.

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...

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...

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...

This film provides contrasts and similarities among the three countries. In Norway, Deneen visits with a fishing family from the small city of...