Encyclop Aelig Dia Britannica Films Filmes

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...

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

Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his...

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

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...

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

Pat Morita hosts another entry in the Britannica's tales around the world series. This one covers the classic fairytale story of Cinderella.

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

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...

Heroin anti-drug educational film

Presents an overview of Pakistan--its geographic and climatic features, its methods of agricultural and industrial production, and its modes of...

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...

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

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....

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

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

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...

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he...