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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...

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

"Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

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...

Using a scientific discovery approach, the film explains what wind is, how it forms, and its effects on the environment and human life. It...

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...

Actor Pat Morita hosts three animated stories. Part of the Britannica series of animated films.

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

Documentary concerning Baltimore's efforts at urban renewal with an emphasis on improving housing in the city's slums.

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...

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

Explores the place of alcohol in American society and illustrates its chemical and physiological effects to pose questions about the responsible use...

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

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

This film describes the nature and impact of major religions in India, artistic monuments and contributions of each dynasty and cultural development...

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

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

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....

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...