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8,497–8,544 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 Selected Themes From Lunar Mars Exploration Initiative Film Selected Themes From Lunar Mars Exploration Initiative. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks… Internet Archive I Will Fight No More Forever, Part 2 Educational · 49 min · Subtitles Internet Archive " MY LATVIA " COLD WAR SOVIET OCCUPATION OF BALTIC STATES LATVIA, ESTONIA, LITHUANIA 74582 Film Made by Albert Jekste, "My Latvia" is a haunting film about the illegal Soviet military occupation of three Baltic States in the 1940's. Jekste's highly… Internet Archive FitBall USA Film "This invigorating 25-minute, low-impact, fun workout maximizes calorie burning by targeting the thighs and buttocks. Bouncing on the ball activates all the… Internet Archive " ISRAEL ON THE MARCH " 1950s BEERSHEBA EIN GEDI MASADA NEGEV DESERT YITZHAK BEN-ZVI 92354 Film This black & white educational film is about the nation of Israel. Copyright is by Geva Films, one of the earliest Israeli film studios, and it dates to circa… Internet Archive Old world, new world [motion picture] 1976 · Educational · 54 min An introductory overview to a history of European immigration alternates formal narrative and historical film with interviews and color footage of present-day… Internet Archive “LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE” B-24 44th BOMBARDMENT GROUP / 8TH AIR FORCE WWII COMBAT FILM XD12064 Film An obscure company called Timkin Films produced this exceptional color film, “Liberators Over Europe.” It dates to the post-war period, but uses rare historic… Internet Archive “100 YEARS” 1969 WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. CENTENNIAL TELEGRAPH TO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS XD59834 Film Hearst Metrotone produced this 1969 film, “100 Years,” for Western Electric’s (W.E.) 100 Years of Communication and Century of Progress promotional campaigns.… Internet Archive “ MAN IN THE SEA ” 1966 SEALAB II U.S. NAVY UNDERWATER RESEARCH PROGRAM SCOTT CARPENTER 20954 Film The U.S. Navy presents "Man in the Sea: The Story of SEALAB II", a look at the historic 1966 SEALAB II effort. Ten aquanauts; including Scott carpenter, took… Internet Archive Whaling In The North Atlantic 1930's German Silent film 74552 Film This 1930s educational film shows German whaling vessels operating in the North Atlantic or possibly Antarctic, hunting humpback whales. During the 1930s the… Internet Archive Space 1956 · Educational Bibliography: p. 48 Internet Archive 82502 B Lighter Than Air Film Silent newsreel footage compilation that includes: the World War I dirigible sequence from the film "Hell's Angels" directed by Howard Hughes, the flight of… Internet Archive The Living planet: a portrait of the earth. Part 6, The baking deserts 1984 · Educational · 58 min Internet Archive Dockworkers Power SF And SA March 13 2019 2019 · Film Peter Cole ’s new book Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area uniquely compares and contrasts the radical activism of… Internet Archive Builders Of Bridges 1928 · Film Builders Of Bridges We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the… Internet Archive 1950s HAWAII TRIP HOME MOVIE with MAUNA LOA VOLCANO ERUPTION 59754 Home movie This silent 16mm home movie shows a trip to Hawaii around 1950. It starts with a cruise aboard a sailboat. The film begins at sea aboard the boat, in fair… Internet Archive " MADERO OF MEXICO " 1942 SHORT DRAMATIC FILM MEXICAN PRESIDENT FRANCISCO MADERO 53814 Film This black and white film "Madero of Mexico" was released in 1942, chronicles the short political life of Francisco Madero (1873-1913), who tried to bring… Internet Archive " REPORT FROM AEROJET " 1960s AEROJET GENERAL MISSILE & ROCKET ENGINES THEODORE VON KARMAN 74522 Film ‘Report from Aerojet’ is a 1950s promotional film that outlines the different divisions of Aerojet General company and the multitude of ways that their… Internet Archive WWII G.I. MOVIE WEEKLY 1945 MANILA, LINER SS NORMANDIE 79004 Film Produced in 1945, this WWII G.I. MOVIE WEEKLY is one of the original programs which were presented to members of the Armed Forces during World War II. This… Internet Archive BOLD JOURNEY TV EPISODE “THE OPEN SKY” GERMAN GLIDERS & SKYDIVING / PARACHUTISTS IN FRANCE 91984 Film This episode of the late 1950’s era travelogue program Bold Journey, presented by the prolific and pioneering adventure television host Jack Douglas, features… Internet Archive NASA PROJECT GEMINI 1965 GEMINI IV, V & VI MISSIONS ED WHITE SPACEWALK 99024a Film This color silent footage shows the NASA Gemini program. Specifically, it contains footage from the Gemini IV, V, and VI missions that all took place in 1965.… Internet Archive Aeronautics and Space Report 253 Film Aeronautics and Space Report 253 To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive SOVIET ICBM STRATEGIC MISSILE & NUCLEAR TEST PROPAGANDA FILM 56654 Film Made by the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era, this propaganda film showcases the nation's nuclear forces and features what appears to be a full scale… Internet Archive DISASTER AT SEA 1956 SINKING OF THE OCEAN LINER SS ANDREA DORIA DOCUMENTARY FILM 63824 Documentary This 1964 black and white documentary film “Survival! Andrea Doria” details the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria on July 25, 1956. It was produced by Official… Internet Archive SILENT SERVICE TV SHOW U-47 IN SCAPA FLOW GERMAN U-BOAT ATTACK ON HMS ROYAL OAK 24724 Film “U-47 in Scapa Flow” is a 1958 black-and-white episode of the docudrama “The Silent Service” — a show that was typically about the U.S. Navy's submarine… Internet Archive FORMULA ONE RACE CAR DRIVER STIRLING MOSS "PORTRAIT OF A HERO" DOCUMENTARY FILM 46354 Documentary Sports International With Bud Palmer’s 1963 special, “Stirling Moss—Portrait of a Hero,” tells the story of British Formula One racing star Stirling Moss as… Internet Archive "CORREGIDOR TO IWO JIMA" WWII DOCUMENTARY 1945 U.S. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN PACIFIC THEATER 56374a Documentary "Corregidor to Iwo Jima" is an episode of the "Naval Workers Digest" released in 1945. The documentary presents the war in the Pacific in 1945, as the Allies… Internet Archive " AMERICA IN SPACE / THE FIRST FIVE YEARS " NASA 1957-1962 MERCURY, GEMINI, APOLLO PROGRAM 86134 Film The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) presents, “America in Space: The First Five Years” (1963), a color short educational film chronicling… Internet Archive 1959 GIRL SCOUT CAMP PROMO FILM " CAMP TIME, ANY TIME! " SUMMER CAMP XD49424 Film This color promotional film "Camp Time, Any Time!" was made by the Girl Scouts of America in 1959. It was shot by Leonard Stark, produced by Carol Hale, and… Internet Archive AIR WAR IN EUROPE 1943 U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE MEMPHIS BELLE B-17 34524 Film This fantastic U.S. Army Air Forces newsreel consists of several segments, detailing the work of the Air Force in Europe in the fall of 1943. First, the B-17… Internet Archive CORONATION OF POPE JOHN XXIII 1958 VATICAN CITY, ROME ITALY 44934 Film This short newsreel recounts the coronation of Pope Saint John XXIII, who reigned as Pope from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27… Internet Archive GERMAN U-BOATS DEPARTING FOR BATTLE / WORLD WAR I NEWSREEL FIRST WORLD WAR 73682 Newsreel This silent German newsreel shows World War I U-boats preparing for war patrols, and departing for combat, and then sinking vessels on the high seas. Some of… Internet Archive BELL TEXTRON OH-58A KIOWA U.S. ARMY FAMILIARIZATION FILM 25664 Film Created by the U.S. Army in 1967, this film about the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter features footage from the Vietnam War, emphasizing the concept of air… Internet Archive " PHOTOGRAPHY FIGHTS " WWII PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION UNIT 1944 WAR BOND FILM (Print 1) (Print 1) 26414 Film Created for the U.S. Navy by the Treasury Dept. as part of the 6th War Loan drive, "Photography Fights" is a docudrama that showcases the role of a naval… Internet Archive "GLIMPSES OF COLORFUL PORTUGAL " 1950s PORTUGAL TRAVELOGUE FILM LIBSON NAZARE 85864 Film Glimpses of Colorful Portugal is a travelogue film (likely from the 1950s) narrated by Peter Allen and gives viewers a brief tour of the country. The film… Internet Archive Poetry USA: Richard Wilbur and Robert Lowe (1966) 1966 · Educational · 29 min Poetry USA: Richard Wilbur and Robert Lowe (1966) Discusses the life and work of Dr. William Carlos Williams, poet and Pulitzer Prize winner. Presents… Internet Archive 1950s STATE OF KENTUCKY TRAVELOGUE " MORE PER MILE " FRANKFORT, STATE & NATIONAL PARKS XD13964 Film This early 1950’s color travelogue film by Kent Lane Films, Inc. highlights tourist attractions in the state of Kentucky, covering National Parks and… Internet Archive PLANE CRASHES INTO EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, USS ARKON ZEPPELIN CRASH 53324 Film “Spectacular Disasters” is a 1950s black-and-white film combining real footage and commentary on a variety of calamities, beginning at mark 00:30 with a freak… Internet Archive Fort Funston To Pine Lake Walk N Talk March 26 2022 2022 · Talk A Shaping San Francisco "Urban Forum: Walk n Talk" going from Fort Funston in the southwest corner of the city through the old base, now a park, to Ocean… Internet Archive Mechanics of Flight in Flying Foxes 1973 · Educational Analyse du vol des grandes chauves-souris dans une soufflerie expérimentale, à l'aide de cinéphotographie ultra ralentie. Vues frontale, dorsale et latérale Internet Archive Operational Causality 1967 · Educational Demonstrates the scale for the construction of operational causality. This scale is concerned with one branch of what Piaget has called the "construction of… Internet Archive That's Business: Accounts Receivable 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Based on the authors' book entitled Profit and cash flow management for non-financial managers Teaches… Internet Archive MILITARY FILM BLOOPERS U.S. ARMY FIRST MOTION PICTURE UNIT 58324 Film Dating to WWII, this hilarious reel of bloopers shows outtakes from various movies prepared by the U.S. Army's First Motion Picture Unit. The Unit made many… Internet Archive FAMOUS U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER GAG MOVIE LAUNCH 'EM! 81454a Film This U.S. Navy Film Launch 'Em was filmed by pilots aboard the USS Hancock in 1956. The film was made while the carrier cruised home from her Far East… Internet Archive "A MOVABLE SCENE" 1970s DRUG USE & ABUSE FILM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH CC1006 Film Narrated by Robert Mitchum, “A Movable Scene” is a documentary in the series "The Distant Drummer" that takes a sympathetic yet critical look at the late… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Ruth Gravanis Feature · 1 h 21 min An interview under the "Ecology Emerges" project of oral histories on the arc of environmentalism, ecology, environmental and social justice, running from the… Internet Archive NASA Space Exploration, Pt 2 Film Discussion of NASA's future in space exploration. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive 1890s VIEWS OF NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO & FAMED PERSONALITIES INCLUDING TEDDY ROOSEVELT 40384 Film This 1940s black and white “Gay Nineties Live Again” was produced by Castle Films as part of the “Old Time Movies” series. Due to being early film, some of it…