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7,009–7,056 of 19,489 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Teaching a Concept: American History 1963 · Educational Produced by R. Patrick During a single, unrehearsed class period, a teacher develops the concept of Jacksonian democracy. The teacher pauses several times in… Internet Archive The Structure of Lysozyme 1976 · Educational · 25 min Describes methods used to establish the molecular structure of the enzyme lysozyme Internet Archive "SOUND ON THE MOVE" RCA VICTOR PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH / RECORD PLAYER & COLOR TELEVISION TV 17045a Film This short film is a collection of two 1960s commercials for RCA Victor products—the company’s redesigned portable phonograph and the Mark 1 color television.… Internet Archive 1932 JAPANESE AGGRESSION IN SHANGHAI & JINZHOU MANCHURIA JANUARY 28th INCIDENT (SILENT) 97104 Film Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This silent… Internet Archive Driving Your 1999 Jetta: Welcome To The Family 1998 · Educational "Video contents: Welcome Jetta Drivers; Get Into Your New Jetta; From The Driver's Seat; Driving Your New Jetta; Driver and Passenger Safety; Jetta… Internet Archive GM Special Report To Stockholders Film Pretty awesome report about GM's efforts to make safer less polluting cars. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at… Internet Archive Science Of Sound And Musical Tone Film We step through an exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry that looks at sound and how our body receives it. Ultimately, its a promotional film… Internet Archive " NOW IT CAN BE SHOWN!" AFTERMATH OF JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR DECLASSIFIED FOOTAGE 23582 Film Narrated by Lowell Thomas, this WWII propaganda newsreel purports to show previously classified footage of the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, including… Internet Archive Our National Government 1941 · Film Uses animated maps, cartoons and live photography to explain fundamental principles and organization of our Federal government. Portrays the check and balance… Internet Archive Operation Dominic - Chetco 105544 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGjtIBSDLY Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive WWII ERA GERMAN U-BOAT NEWSREEL TYPE IXA SUBMARINES BATTLE OF ATLANTIC 20434a Newsreel This is one of a series of silent films made from German newsreels, and sold to the public for viewing at home on 16mm and 8mm projectors. This one shows… Internet Archive " SUPERJET TO GREECE " 1960s TWA GREECE TRAVELOGUE ATHENS BOEING 707 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES 77264 Film This wonderful 1960s travelogue of Greece was made by TransWorld Airilnes. Entitled "Superjet to Greece", the film shows the tourist attractions of the cradle… Internet Archive Riding On Air 1959 · Documentary · 14 min A 1959 British documentary about bicycles. Produced by Editorial Films for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive INVENTIONS IN AMERICA'S GROWTH 1850-1910 PHONOGRAPH, TELEPHONE, LIGHT BULB PH24864 Film In this 1956 film by Coronet Instructional Films, INVENTIONS IN AMERICA'S GROWTH, the recollections of Scientific America editor Jonathan Sharpe tell about… Internet Archive Health and Lifestyle: Positive Approaches to Well-Being 1980 · Educational Cloyce Morrow The major risk factors which affect long term health are presented. The roles of smoking, alcohol, overweight, chronic stress and exercise are… Internet Archive Theatre Fundamentals: The Breath of Performance 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Demonstrates the proper blend of speech and body training which leads to effective use of the voice in theater Internet Archive “ CHICAGO: A SEAPORT ON THE PRAIRIE ” 1970s CHICAGO, ILLINOIS GREAT LAKES SHIPPING FILM XD43854 Film This color film from 1971, "A Seaport on the Prairie", documents cargo ship traffic in and around the Port of Chicago, Illinois, concentrating on Calumet… Internet Archive Evolution Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES PHILIPPINES & MANILA TRAVELOGUE 77654 Film We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell… Internet Archive Hamlet: Part 4 - The Readiness Is All Educational · 29 min Hamlet: Part 4 - The Readiness Is All Dr. Maynard Mack, Professor of English, Yale University, begins the interpretation of "Hamlet" by sketching the… Internet Archive SMOKEY THE BEAR SONG PERFORMED BY EDDY ARNOLD U.S. FOREST SERVICE WILDFIRE PREVENTION PSAs 95644b Film Produced by the Forest Service in 1952, this short film tells the story of Smokey the Bear, the iconic U.S. Forest Service’s iconic representative for… Internet Archive A Talk With Jean Craighead George 1991 · Talk "This videotape takes you inside the home of Newbery Medal winning author Jean Craighead George. Join Tim Podell as he learns, along with the viewer, about… Internet Archive HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI ATOMIC BOMB ATTACKS "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" 83252 Film In 1946, the U.S. War Department produced this twelve-minute film about the atomic bomb as part of the Army-Navy Screen Magazine, called "A Tale of Two… Internet Archive Churchill: Voice of a Prophet 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Drew… Internet Archive STS-67 Special Events Rescource Tape, Part 4 1995 · Film (April 18, 1995) CNN interviews astronauts in orbit aboard STS-67. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact… Internet Archive CLARK GABLE WORLD WAR II "COMBAT AMERICA" RAW FOOTAGE #1 27012 Film These raw film "dailies" are from the 1943 Clark Gable documentary film "Combat America". Although silent, they provide some interesting insight into the… Internet Archive DOPE 462 2005 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive WWII ERA GERMAN LUFTWAFFE PILOT, RADIOMAN & GUNNER TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT FILM 74022 Film This silent German educational film shows the roles played by pilots, radiomen and gunners in the service of the German Luftwaffe. Although banned from… Internet Archive AH-1G HUEY COBRA ARMAMENT SYSTEMS HELICOPTER MINIGUN w/ TURRET 84194 Film Made by Bell Helicopter, this short film focuses on the armament system of the Bell AH-1G Huey Helicopter. At 1:09 the film looks at the stability… Internet Archive The Mockingbird 1966 · Educational War drama Source: From a story by Rev. Thomas A. Conway, C.P.P.S Rick Jason (Lt. Gil Hanley); Vic Morrow (Sgt. Chip Saunders); Pierre Jalbert (Caje (Caddy… Internet Archive UNDERGROUND MINING PART I HISTORIC GERMAN FILM 43004 Film This 1930s German silent educational film shows miners descending into the depths of a large coal mine, and then their routine underground, shoring up the… Internet Archive Nuclear Weapon Accident training Film "Broken Arrow Procedures" 1962 74892 Film This amazing 1962 U.S. Air Force training film BROKEN ARROW PROCEDURES shows the procedures used in an accident involving a nuclear weapon. In this case, a… Internet Archive GERMAN NEWSREEL ASSAULT ON ARMAWIR AND WOROSCHILOWSK 1942 RUSSIAN CAUCUSES 13194e Newsreel Made for the home market during WWII by Degeto, this short, silent film shows the German Army advancing on Armawir and Stavropol in the Russian Caucuses… Internet Archive 1995 Astronaut Candidate Training - Land Survival Training Part B Feature · 1 h 1 min Footage shows astronaut candidates (ASCAN) during land survival training, where they are seen performing such activities as constructing shelters, making… Internet Archive DEAF MOSAIC # 911 Film "... DEAF MOSAIC is produced monthly by Gallaudet University Television. DEAF MOSAIC is aired weekly on the Discovery Channel and is seen on selected PBS… Internet Archive Interpersonal Process Recall: Affective Simulation 1973 · Educational A 390 page Instructor's Manual contains typescripts of each film in the series and detailed instructions on how best to use each IPR unit Part B, films 3-4,… Internet Archive Sight and Sound Media in Foreign Language Teaching (1969) 1969 · Educational · 33 min Sight and Sound Media in Foreign Language Teaching (1969) The story of egg production on a large, commercial egg farm. Emphasizes the care given to hens in… Internet Archive AT&T FILM ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES & COMMUNICATIONS 61734 Film Made by AT&T in the 1970s to explain the communications revolution and the role that fiber optics plays in it, LIGHTWAVE opens with a dramatization of… Internet Archive WINTER OLYMPICS 1948 ST. MORITZ SWITZERLAND 79914 Film Written and directed by Hanz Thorner, this reel provides comprehensive coverage of the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1948. Many events staged… Internet Archive WWII PROPAGANDA FILM " MR. BLABBERMOUTH" 76854 Film MR. BLABBERMOUTH is an American documentary film by Basil Wrangell. The 19 minute short was created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with the support of the United… Internet Archive “ HEDDA HOPPER’S HOLLYWOOD #2” 1941 HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN ERA FILM MOTION PICTURE RELIEF HOME 91085 Film This film "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood" is one a of a series made before and during WWII. It features journalist, actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper aka… Internet Archive American Red Cross; Family Diaster Plan Film " The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter responds to 700 disasters each year. That means that twice a day people like you take time to lend a helping hand.… Internet Archive Science in Action: Nerf Glider Film What do you do if you’re a toy company and can’t get your glider to fly right? Turn to the experts at NASA, of course! Designing a glider that really worked… Internet Archive Craig Baldwin Talks Film And Video Aesthetics 2015 · Film Experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin talks film and video aesthetics. Internet Archive 1942 JACQUES COUSTEAU FILM PAR 18 METRES DE FOND 18 METERS DEEP 62154 Film Made in 1942 during the German occupation of France, PAR 18 METRES DE FOND or 18 METERS DEEP is a pioneering film shot partially under water by Jacques-Yves… Internet Archive 1943 FRENCH LANGUAGE WWII NEWSREEL SCHWEINFORT RAID 78794 Newsreel Probably produced by the Canadian government as part of their outreach to French speaking citizens during WWII, this 1943-44 newsreel (a French version of an… Internet Archive Safety For All Sizes 2001 · Film A child passenger safety video for grades K-2, hosted by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. Internet Archive JAMES STEWART / ARTHUR GODFREY AT INTERNATIONAL AEROCLASSIC AIR SHOW PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA 51074 Film Featuring actor / pilot James Stewart and beloved newsman and entertainer Arthur Godfrey, this film promotes the International AeroClassic, an air show that…