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- First of the Man And the State series, dramatizing the character of Socrates in the context of his 339 B.C.trial, posing questions about if the state has the right to silence individuals.
- An animated film in which littering busybodies from the city decide that a smiling, upside down possum in the forest is frowning and they try to entertain him at movies and nightclubs in the city.
- Questions the extent to which sexual stereotypes limit aspirations of females by telling about a girl who is faced with the prejudice of the boys and the route manager when she takes over her brother's paper route.
- A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.
- A woman changes her identity to fight in a Massachusetts regiment of Washington's army in the American Revolution.
- An introduction to the work of graphic artist M.C. Escher.
- Dramatizes the common plight of high school students whose career ambitions are stymied by their illiteracy. Adults offer advice on how to overcome this problem.
- When a nurse leaves her job to walk home, a young boy tries to grab her pocketbook, but she wrestles him to the ground, gets her pocketbook back, and drags him to her apartment in a headlock. There she feeds him and teaches him some valuable lessons before sending him home.
- Yuji helps his mother at home, and father in forest cutting trees. He wants to be a forester, but when he follows a load of trees to sawmill, and then sees the wood being made into pianos, he wants to become a musician.
- An overview of the Soviet Union, just before its breakup, covering its vast geography and resources, its economy, social system, industry, customs and distinct national image.
- A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
- Overview of Central America's history, from Amerindian civilizations to modern nationalism. It covers the domination by Spain, the involvement of the United States; the similarities and differences between each of the 7 nations; the development of their economies, as well as their political, social and religious institutions.
- The Nile, longest river in the world, has for centureis influenced the people of Africa, who had produced one of the greatest of early civilizations. Today, the people here continue to influence this powerful river, which creates a long thin green belt as it flows through the desert of North Africa.
- Shows a dilemma in which a young boy struggles with himself as he tries to decide whether to stay and take responsibility for an old man whose injuries he and his friends have accidentally caused or run away as the others had done.
- An overview of the land, people, agriculture, industries, history, and culture of Japan.
- From the high Andes Mts., across some of the driest deserts to the Pacific Ocean, lie the nations of Equador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. In this narrow strip, the first settlers, the Amerindians, developed some highly complex civilizations, with organized governments, religions and craft industries. Much of this was destroyed by the European conquistadores, who brought in a new way of life. This film examines this past, as well as the resources and present way of life of the people.
- We divide Asia into five major regions, each very different. Here are the people, the land, agriculture, industry, and culture of these regions.
- An overall view of South America ... its people, geography, history, differences and similarities of its various regions.