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Dr. Heidegger invites four of his respected friends to try out the elixir of youth.

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

Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.

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...

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Recreates the conflict of Roger Williams with the Puritan leaders of New England, including his attempts to achieve separation of church and state,...

This Bip pantomime deals with his visit to a skating rink. Featuring Marcel Marceau.

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....

This film presents aspects of day-to-day life in Venice, a city that is most renowned for its historic sites and large tourist trade. It tells a...

Another entry in the britannica's tales around the world series. This covers the classic story of Hansel and Gretel.

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