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"France And Its People" (Encyclopedia Britannica) Canada Day Archive Youtube
"The Digestive System"- Encyclopedia Britannica (1965) Canada Day Archive Youtube
1949

Dating to 1949 and released by Encyclopedia Britannica films in the USA and Cinesound in Australia…

1949 Periscope Film
A Clone of Frogs

Illustrates each step in the complex process by which cloned frogs are produced by Dr. John…

1979 encyclopedia britannica 600 ft. Oddball Film and Video
A Conversation with Somerset Maugham

Filmed at Somerset Maugham's villa at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the Mediterranean, this program…

1965 ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec Oddball Film and Video
A Cougar and her cubs

The cougar is shown in its natural habitat at different times of the year. Reveals how…

1983 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Cougar And Her Cubs

Reveals that the cougar begins life as a tiny defenseless kitten with a mother who is…

1983 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A Day At The Fair

Tells the story of three farm youngsters who go to the fair to exhibit their cattle…

1947 Encyclopedia Britannica Films 11 min.
A Dialogue For This Decade - George W Beadle

Presents Maurice B Mitchell, President of Encyclopedia Britannica films, interviewing George Beadle, president of the University…

1962 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Dialogue For This Decade - Newton Minow

Presents Maurice B Mitchell, President of Encyclopedia Britannica Films, interviewing Newton Minow, chairman of the U…

1962 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Dialogue For This Decade - Walter P Reuther

Presents Maurice B Mitchell, president of Encyclopedia Britannica Films, interviewing Walter P Reuther, president of the…

1962 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Discussion Of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall Of The House Of Usher

Presents science fiction author Ray Bradbury discussing Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Fall Of…

1975 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611 AVATAR LEARNING INC 13701 RIVERSIDE DRIVE #600 SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423
A Discussion Of Ernest Hemingway's My Old Man

Presents a commentary written by Blak Nevins, professor of English, University of California at Los Angeles…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A Discussion Of Ernest Hemingway's My Old Man

Blake Nevius, of the Department of English, University of California, presents the commentary on Hemingway's…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Discussion Of Frank Stockton's The Lady Or The Tiger

Presents commentary by Clifton Fadiman, who uses flashbacks from the original film footage of The Lady…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Discussion Of Frank Stockton's The Lady Or The Tiger?

Frank Stockton's short story is famous because it is unfinished. Clifton Fadiman discusses the reaction…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Discussion Of Frank Stockton's The Lady, Or The Tiger

Presents commentary by Clifton Fadiman, who uses flashbacks from the original film footage of The Lady…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A Discussion Of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Crocodile

Features Clifton Fadiman, discussing the various themes and ideas which are presented in Dostoyevsky's 'THE…

1973 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Discussion Of Herman Melville's Bartleby

Features a commentary written and presented by Dr Charles Van Doren, author, associate director of the…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Discussion Of Herman Melville's Bartleby The Scrivener

Clifton Fadiman discusses the story of the law clerk whose reply that he "would prefer not…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 10 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Discussion of Herman Melville’s Bartleby

Presents the short story Bartleby, by Herman Melville, using authentic locales and period sets.

1969 ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec Oddball Film and Video
A Discussion Of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Dr Heidegger's Experiment

Features a commentary written and presented by Clifton Fadiman, author and general editor of Ebe's…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Discussion Of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

Presents a commentary written and presented by Dr James Durbin, associate professor of English at the…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Discussion Of The Hunt

Presents producer/director David Deverell who meets with three actors from The Hunt to discuss characterizations…

1975 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A Doll's House - Pt 1 - Destruction Of Illusion

Emphasizes the timeliness of Ibsen's message by presenting his play in modern setting. Shows how…

1968 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Doll's House - Pt 2 - Ibsen's Themes

Analyzes characters in 'A DOLL'S HOUSE' in order to understand why their personalities are consistent…

1968 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
A Doll's House Part I.

This film introduces a normal family living in a a typical American suburb (in place of…

1967 ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec 12:00 Oddball Film and Video
A Doll's House Part II.

This film introduces a normal family living in a a typical American suburb (in place of…

1967 ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec 12:00 Oddball Film and Video
A Doll's house, Pt. 1: The destruction of illusion

Presents Ibsen's play in a modern setting to emphasize the timeliness of his message. Shows…

1968 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 33 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Doll's house, Pt. 2: Ibsen's themes

Analyzes the characters in A Doll's house to show why their personalities are consistent with…

1968 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 28 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Drop of Water

Explains that the plants are food producers which manufacture their own food, while the animals are…

1945 encyclopedia britannica 324 ft. Oddball Film and Video
A Family Of Elements - The Alkali Metals

Shows some reactions of sodium, lithium and potassium.

1959 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Family of Liberia

A documentary account of life in Liberia showing the contrast between the daily life of a…

1970 ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec Oddball Film and Video
A Field Becomes A Town

A documentary which shows how and why land changes. Tells the story of how one man…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A First Look At Atomic Structure

Traces development of ideas about the structure of atoms. Reviews results of Rutherford's experiments.

1959 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Formação Da Montanha.

A FORMAÇÃO DA MONTANHA. Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm. Credits: Collaborator, Carey…

1946 1 reel
A Giant People - The Watusi

Reveals activities, customs and traditions of the African Watussi. Shows the royal family and activities in…

1939 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A people of the Congo.

A People of the Congo - the Mangbetu Encyclopedia Britannica Films1939 Grade Level: I J H Distributed…

1939 Encyclopedia Britannica Films 11 Australian Centre for the Moving Image +5
A Picture Of Britain

Provides a social and industrial impression of modern Britain and its people. Shows many phases of…

1952 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Plant through the seasons (Apple Tree)

Yearly life cycle of an apple tree. Presents flower formation and pollination, seed and fruit formation…

1966 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Plant Through The Seasons - Apple Tree

Uses animated artwork and live photography to show the yearly life cycle of an apple tree…

1966 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA FILMS SEE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A Population Story - Collision With The Future

Reveals startling facts about population growth.

1984 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP
A Review Of Valence Concepts - Oxidation Number

Illustrates aspects of valence.

1959 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Strand Breaks

Traces the consequences of a state of imbalance in nature. Explores the results of overgrazing and…

1950 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Strand Breaks

Discusses the competition for survival among all living things and the causes and effects of an…

1950 ?Encyclopedia Britannica ebec 600 Oddball Film and Video
A Study Of Motors - Laboratory

Describes the principles of the electric motor. Shows the assembling of a small laboratory electric motor.

1957 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Summary Of Equilibrium Principles

Reviews various equilibria and factors affecting them. Considers equilibrium constants.

1959 Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A Talking Valentine

Linda makes a Valentine box to take to school. At school she finds a parakeet on…

1953 Encyclopedia Britannica Films 5 min
A Time for rain

*A Time for Rain* (1971) is an 8-minute color educational film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica…

1971 Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp 8 Australian Centre for the Moving Image +3
A Time For Sun

The film discusses the relationship between the sun, heat absorption, and the growth of plants. It…

1971 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 0:05:53 AV Geeks Archive +1

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