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7,585–7,632 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 DOPE 354 Film · Subtitles Ed Rusenthal Trial, Marijuana Logs, WAMM bust See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive SIX DAY WAR AFTERMATH RAW ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES NEWSREEL FOOTAGE 54644 Newsreel This roll of raw newsreel footage was shot in the aftermath of the Six Day War; which ran from 5 to 10 June 1967. It was likely shot by Visnews, a… Internet Archive U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES B-29 SUPERFORTRESS GROUND HANDLING TRAINING FILM CECO CARBURETOR 81874 Film One of many aircraft handling films produced during WWII, this movie provides ground and flight crews with vital information for the care of the Boeing B-29… Internet Archive "INTER-AMERICAN HIGHWAY" 1960s PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY DOCUMENTARY OVERLAND TO SOUTH AMERICA 89714 Documentary Originally released by NBC News in 1965, this film "Inter American Highway Bridge of the Americas" presents the Central American section of the Pan American… Internet Archive Danger! Hydrogen Sulfide Film Discusses the dangers of H2S and how to help a victim overcome by fumes. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at… Internet Archive Overcoming Resistance to Change 1962 · Educational Outlines how various people react to proposed changes and shows how each is guided to learn to deal with change effectively. Presents a business situation… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Squeegee Learns About Drugs" Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive B-52 Stratofortress Film Report 1964 "Flight Without A Fin" 23364 Film This incredible film, FLIGHT WITHOUT A FILM, recounts an extraordinary accident that took place in 1964. As Lt. Col. Schmidt of Norton Air Force Base… Internet Archive COAL MINERS & MINING 1930s GERMAN EDUCATIONAL FILM PART 2 (Print 1) Educational This 1930s German silent educational film shows miners working in the depths of a large coal mine, and their routine underground pulling coal into a long… Internet Archive " HUNTER KILLER TEAM " 1954 U.S. NAVY ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FILM USS GILBERT ISLANDS 30102 Film This 1954 issue of the U.S. Navy's Screen Magazine features the Hunter Killer Team -- the work of anti-submarine warfare as conducted by the men of the fleet.… Internet Archive B-24 AIRCRAFT TIRE CHECK, BALANCE AND INSTALLATION 79064 Film This rare aircraft ground crew training film shows some of the care and maintenance issues affiliated with aircraft tires, including the B-24. Some of the… Internet Archive STEEL IS A FARMER 1960s AMERICAN IRON & STEEL INSTITUTE PROMOTIONAL FILM 87584 Film This color film “Steel Is A Farmer” was produced for the American Iron and Steel Institute sometime in the 1960s. It opens with a farmer on a tractor (:27).… Internet Archive “ ORIGINS OF THE MOTION PICTURE ” 1956 OPTICAL TOYS & PERSISTENCE OF VISION DEVICES MOVIES 88554 Film Produced by the U.S. Navy, this vintage documentary "Origins of the Motion Picture" explains the history of the motion picture beginning with optical and… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: John Knox Film One of the interviews under the Shaping San Francisco "Ecology Emerges" oral history collection, tracing the arc from conservation to environmental justice,… Internet Archive 1950s SERVICE STATION FILM STANDARD OIL COMPANY of CALIFORNIA "MAKE MINE SERVICE" MD65654 Film Marketing Retail Sales Department of the Standard Oil Company of California, Western Operations Inc, presents, “Make Mine Service”. This is a color film which… Internet Archive 1939 CORONATION OF POPE PIUS XII VATICAN CITY CATHOLIC CHURCH 77294 Newsreel This 1939 silent newsreel was originally made for private home viewing, and sold in American department stores. The film shows the process by which Pope Pius… Internet Archive " OIL AND SUDDEN WEALTH " 1970s MIDDLE EAST / ARABIAN GULF OPEC NATIONS DOCUMENTARY 53414 Documentary This 1979 documentary from Coronet Films looks at the development of the Middle East’s Gulf countries due to the sudden wealth the oil industry created for… Internet Archive RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL 1930s TRAVEL FILM (SILENT) SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN COPACABANA BEACH XD45144 Film This 1940s silent travelogue-style provides a tour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring natural landmarks and scenes of urban life (TRT 0:08). The company… Internet Archive The Engineer 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 " THE EYES OF THE SEA WOLF " 1957 SILENT SERVICE TV SHOW EPISODE 19034 Film The Silent Service was a documentary style anthology series about the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet and their missions during World War II and the Korean War… Internet Archive HONOLULU HAWAII 1947 KODACHROME HOME MOVIES WAIKIKI BEACH DIAMOND HEAD 50204 Home movie This color, silent home movie film shows views of post-war Hawaii. It apparently contains both professionally and amateur shot footage -- the professional… Internet Archive 1969 "NEW DIMENSION" FIRST FLIGHT OF BOEING 747 JUMBO JET PROMO FILM EVERETT WASHINGTON XD13944 Film “New Dimension: First Flight of the Boeing 747” is a color short film produced by The Boeing Company to celebrate the successful first flight of their… Internet Archive SOUNDS IN THE SILENT DEEP HYDROPHONES UNDERWATER SOUND DOCUMENTARY 25434 Documentary Also released in slightly different form as "Voice of the Deep". this vintage Moody Institute of Science film explores the nature of sound in the deep sea.… Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12 22 2022 Film Niagara Falls Aetna Drivotrainer film Mr Russell L Schweickart Mr Chairman Adventures of Sooper Puppy - Drink, Drank, Drunk Internet Archive BATTLE OF THE BULGE / U.S. ARMY TV SHOW "THE BIG PICTURE" 10th ARMORED DIVISION (Print 1?) 73732 Film Hosted by Lorne Greene, THE BIG PICTURE was the U.S. Army's TV show. This episode , "Tigers on the Loose" shows the 10th Armored Division in World War II with… Internet Archive "MIGHTY WINGS" SOVIET AIR FORCE HISTORY FILM MOSCOW AIR SHOW (1967) 81482 Film Translated to English by the C.I.A., this Soviet propaganda film was originally created in July,1967 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Russian… Internet Archive Trout Stream Improvement 1937 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps units dredge silt from the beds of trout streams, construct dams to filter debris from the streams, check stagnant ponds and… Internet Archive A Supply Schedule for Wumpets 1982 · Educational Defines terms used by economists, such as, "supply," "change in quantity supplied," "change in supply," and "techniques of production." Internet Archive Churchill: Voice of a Lion 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 The Quiet Revolution of Mrs. Harris 1976 · Educational With teacher's guide Presents the story of Gloria Harris, now in process of completing her M.A. degree and fulfilling a job as a counselor. Attempts to… Internet Archive 1964 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR PROMOTIONAL MOVIE "COME TO THE FAIR" PIETA 85564 Film This black and white film highlights the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. It opens with The Pieta! by Michelangelo,… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY TRAINING FILM MARK 86 FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE TRANSISTOR COMPUTER BUGS 15714 Film This declassified, color, U.S. Navy training film from 1974 is about how to maintain the Fire Control System Mark 86, also known as the MK 86 Gun Fire Control… Internet Archive Queen Elizabeth II in Pakistan 1961 · Documentary · 22 min A lighthearted 1961 British documentary about Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Pakistan. Produced by British Movietone for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive 1960 FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW DEHAVILLAND & BRISTOL JET AIRCRAFT 61034 Film This rare color film produced by The Brown-Firth Research Laboratories in Sheffield presents the September 9, 1960 21st S.B.A.C. Flying Display at Farnborough… Internet Archive Shaturday Morning Dyna Show! Ep 1 Kaptain Kool & The Kongs! Film While Found Footage Festival dudes Joe, Nick & the Shaturday Crew get the summer off, the DYNA-SQUAD fills in! They’re digging up the craziest live-action… Internet Archive "ALLIANCE FOR PEACE" 1951 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION PROMO FILM NATO COLD WAR 25214 Film Produced by NATO and the Signal Photographic Service of the U.S. Army, this black & white film is about the formation of NATO and its importance in the… Internet Archive Behavioral Group Counseling 1972 · Educational · 27 min Behavioral Group Counseling SummaryFeatures Carl E Thoresen who demonstrates his application of behavioral counseling techniques in a group setting with an… Internet Archive NASA and the Airplane, Episode 8: Looking Ahead...And Back Film A look at the future and what it may hold for NASA, as well as a look at past accomplishments. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive "MAN AGAINST EVEREST" 1952 SWISS MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION TENZING NORGAY EDOUARD WYSS DUNANT 44754 Film Directed by Dr. Futer, "Man Against Everest" shows the 1952 Swiss Mount Everest expedition led by Edouard Wyss-Dunant. His team including Raymond Lambert and… Internet Archive 1940s WASHINGTON D.C. TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 78514 Film This 1940s silent educational film shows Washington D.C. in that era. Sights include Pennsylvania Avenue, the Capitol Building, Treasury Building, Union… Internet Archive Education for All Children: The Challenge of the '80s 1981 · Educational Produced by Research Press, University of Illinois Educators, lawyers, and parents discuss recent changes in laws regarding the education of handicapped… Internet Archive Point of Convergence 1973 · Educational Spanish version also issued Directors, José Gómez-Sincre, Angel Hurtado; photographer, Angel Hurtado Examines the cultures and artifacts of three early… Internet Archive This Is Hope Enterprises 1975 · Educational · 25 min Producer, Peter Javsicas A documentary on Hope Enterprises which serves developmentally disabled people whose needs have not been met by the traditional… Internet Archive RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR & INTERVENTION OF ALLIED ARMIES WHITE ARMY VS. RED ARMY SOVIET FILM 55014 Film This movie, directed by L.Tsvetkova and V.Granatman, for the Ministry of the Education of the USSR, depicts the Russian Civil War and the foreign intervention… Internet Archive " KENNEDYS DON'T CRY " (1975) KENNEDY FAMILY DOCUMENTARY FILM JFK, RFK, JOE KENNEDY P1 XD8666 Documentary “Kennedys Don’t Cry” (1975) is a documentary film narrated by actor Cliff Robertson that chronicles the tumultuous private and political lives as well as… Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 1 3 23 Film German Postal System Stuff for Stuff Foods and Nutrition Stitchery Clay Hands and Fire Internet Archive 1980 “MAGICAL MALAYSIA” TRAVELOGUE FILM ALOR SETAR PENANG MALACCA SARAWAK KUALA LUMPUR 13834 Film This 1980 travelogue film sponsored by the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia and produced by the London-based Polonius Film Services showcases the… Internet Archive “TRACKS OF THE IRON HORSE " 1970S TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD DOCUMENTARY PROMONTORY UTAH 59174 Documentary Released in 1976 as part of the nation's Bicentennial celebration, this documentary-style film narrated by Martin Gabel tells the story of the building of the…