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8,833–8,880 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 "YANKS INVADE MARSHALL ISLANDS!" 1944 CASTLE NEWSREEL INVASION OF KWAJALEIN JANUARY, 1944 44194 Newsreel Released in 1944 for the home market by Castle Films, "Yanks Invade Marshall Islands!" is a silent newsreel showing attacks on Roi and Namur in the Marshalls… Internet Archive 1945 CASTLE FILMS TRAVELOGUE “ GLACIER NATIONAL PARK ” MONTANA ROCKY MOUNTAINS 45984 Film This travelogue film, presented by Castle Films was one of a series sold for the home market called "The World Parade". They were commonly sold in department… Internet Archive 1920s OCEAN LINER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & LAUNCHING (SILENT FILM) 68654 Film Created in the late 1920s or early 1930s, this Eastman Classroom Film examines ocean liners. It begins with a shot of a three stack ocean liner at :20. At :24… Internet Archive 1948 CASTLE FILM NEWS PARADE BERLIN CRISIS PALESTINE / ISRAEL PRESIDENT TRUMAN RE-ELECTED 70374c Film This ‘News Parade of the Year’ will focus on the news highlights of 1948. It is presented by Castle Films and will begin with aerial shots of massive flood… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Tom Turner Feature · 1 h 11 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 Community Relations Officer 1974 · Documentary · 3 min A very short three minute British documentary about the role of the community relations officer in the RAF. I'm not completely sure as to the intention and… Internet Archive "WHERE EAST MEETS WEST" 1930s COLONIAL SINGAPORE TRAVELOGUE FILM XD14684 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 black… Internet Archive 1964 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS DOCUMENTARY "ONE WEEK IN OCTOBER" 22084 Documentary Released in 1964 by the Department of Defense and the Office of Civil Defense, ONE WEEK IN OCTOBER tells the gripping story of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.… Internet Archive 1945 BRITISH DOCUMENTARY BURMA CAMPAIGN WORLD WAR II BURMA VICTORY 42464 Documentary Made in 1945, BURMA VICTORY is a British documentary about the Burma Campaign during World War Two. It was directed by Roy Boulting. The introduction to the… Internet Archive 1974 MINUTEMAN ICBM AIR LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST PROGRAM 45154 Film This film "Air Mobile Feasibility Demonstration" chronicles the development of an Air Launched Ballistic Missile system. The ALBM concept was viewed as a… Internet Archive MANUFACTURE OF THE BOFORS 40mm ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AT CHRYSLER BOFORS GUN TEAM 58844 Film Made as part of the WWII war effort by Chrysler, THE BOFORS GUN TEAM shows the manufacture of the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun then in use by the Navy and… Internet Archive “ FLY HIGH AND LIVE - OXYGEN EQUIPMENT ” 1944 WWII UNITED STATES NAVY PILOT TRAINING FILM 71072 Film This United States Navy pilot training film titled “Fly High and Live - Oxygen Equipment” is from 1944. The film explains the oxygen equipment used by pilots… Internet Archive APOLLO 15 FLIGHT TO HADLEY-APENNINE LUNAR ROVER HISTORIC NASA FILM 71252 Film This historic film was made by NASA prior to the launch of Apollo 15 and shows mission preparations and goals. Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the… Internet Archive GORGEOUS 1930s-1940s HOME MOVIES WEDDING CEREMONY & HALLOWEEN COSTUMES 34634 Home movie Shot by an unknown American, these 16mm silent Kodachrome movies date back to the 1930s. The beginning shows a formal wedding. Scenes include entrance of the… Internet Archive IT'S ONLY MUSCLE 1950 RKO SCREENLINER CHARLES ATLAS PARODY FILM 62214 Film A young man takes an exercise and gymnastics course in hopes of defeating a bully and walking away with the girls. Made by RKO in 19 Internet Archive SOVIET RED ARMY KALASHNIKOV RIFLE & MACHINE GUN AK-47 TRAINING & INDOCTRINATION FILM 88974 Film This Soviet film, made for the indoctrination of Red Army infantry troops, highlights many aspects of marksmanship including the use of the standard issue… Internet Archive "SALUTE TO THE NAVY!" 1943 U.S. NAVY SINCE PEARL HARBOR WWII MORALE BOOSTING MOVIE 43114 Film Made during WWII by Castle Films and sold for home use through camera and department stores, and by mail order, "Salute to the Navy!" shows the Navy's various… Internet Archive SWEDEN IN WWII & AFTERMATH TRAVELOGUE STOCKHOLM 86284 Film This short film from The March of Time's classroom film series gives viewers a glimpse of Sweden as it navigates its “middle-of-the-road” course during World… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Kirsten Schwind Feature · 1 h 20 min Part of the "Ecology Emerges" oral history interviews covering the last 50 years history of Bay Area ecological activism, from conservation to environmental… Internet Archive " THE TWILIGHT FOREST " 1957 UNILEVER INDUSTRIAL FILM TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA AFRICA XD12484 Educational This color educational film is about how the African rain forest is used as a main source of timber for the timber industry. It was made in 1957 and sponsored… Internet Archive 1960s ANTI-SMOKING FILM SMOKING: THE INSIDE STORY 51044 Film One of the earliest anti-smoking films, SMOKING THE INSIDE STORY was created by the Michigan Cancer Foundation to vividly show the effects of smoking to a… Internet Archive Drafting Tips 1943 · Educational Introduces basic drafting techniques Internet Archive 1930s CLEVELAND OHIO, DOBECKMUN CELLOPHANE BAG MANUFACTURING FILM 52904 Film Made by Dobeckmun, a leading manufacturer of cellophane bags for the retail industry and one of the great companies of 1930s Cleveland, Ohio, MAKING DRESSING… Internet Archive [Home Movies - Detroit 1954] Home movie [Home Movies - Detroit 1954] silent We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have… Internet Archive THE TRUE GLORY - FROM D-DAY TO V.E. DAY WWII IN EUROPE Eisenhower, World War II PT 1 22374a Film The True Glory: From D-Day to V-E Day (1945) is a co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the… Internet Archive "LET'S JOIN THE NAVY!" U.S. NAVY 1930s PROMO BATTLE CRUISER USS TUSCALOOSA PANAMA CANAL 43884a Film This mid-1930s U.S. Navy promotional short, filmed by Paramount Pictures, shows off the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa, a New-Orleans-class cruiser (heavy cruiser). The… Internet Archive PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP SS ISLAND PRINCESS 1970s CARIBBEAN CRUISE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 57004 Film This color silent home movie footage shows a cruise on a P&O Princess Cruises ship, probably the SS Island Princess, from St. Thomas / St. John to Puerto… Internet Archive “ WWII U.S. NAVY FIGHTER PILOT TRAINING ” DOGFIGHTING TACTICS WITH WINGMAN SUPPORT 65104 Film This WWII pilot training film's title is unidentified (main title missing). It displays proper combat aviation maneuvers using the narrative of a commander… Internet Archive " EAGLES OF THE FLEET " 1950s ROYAL NAVY RECRUITING FILM HMS VENGEANCE HMS HERON 85654 Film This black & white educational film "Eagles of the Fleet" was made by the British Government as a recruiting and information aide for the Royal Navy. The… Internet Archive APOLLO PROGRAM LUNAR SURFACE EXPERIMENT PACKAGE (ALSEP) PASSIVE LUNAR SEISMIC EXPERIMENT 86194 Film Made prior to the Apollo 11 Moon landing, this issue of the Apollo Digest entitled "Examining the Moon" shows the components of the Apollo Lunar Surface… Internet Archive “ THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ” 1981 SUPER 8MM AMATEUR TRAVELOGUE HONG KONG BEIJING 94695 Film Amateur filmmaker’s Mary and Bob Schmitz present a trip to the Republic of China in the early 1980’s. It begins in Hong Kong and takes viewers on a ground… Internet Archive " FIFTH AVENUE AMERICA! " 1960s NEW YORK CITY / FIFTH AVENUE DOCUMENTARY 95774 Documentary This episode of the 1960s TV show “America!” looks at the diverse attractions of New York’s Fifth Avenue. It starts with some well known buildings like the… Internet Archive JOHNSON & JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL CO. 1960s DRUG STORE / PHARMACY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FILM 97224 Film “Space Project” is a short 1950s film from Johnson & Johnson and produced by Henry Strauss and Company. Part of the Stop Look Listen films made by Johnson &… Internet Archive Elopement In France 1944 · Commercial · 1 min A 1944 British theatrical advertisement for Rinso laundry soap. Directed by Richard Massingham. Note: this may still be under copyright. I don't know.… Internet Archive 1957 DISC JOCKEY, HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA RADIO STATIONS, MANSIONS KNX 1070 COMEDY SHORT XD45384 Film This 1957 color silent film depicts a brief sightseeing tour of several Hollywood, California radio stations and Beverly Hills mansions, as well as a… Internet Archive ETHIOPIA AFRICA'S ANCIENT KINGDOM 1961 AFRICA TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 47834 Film Ethiopia — Africa’s Ancient Kingdom” is a circa 1961 Paul Hoefler Production that presents a study of Ethiopia — an area that “even today … is little known… Internet Archive SINKING OF THE GERMAN BATTLECRUISER GRAF SPEE NEWSREEL 70702 Newsreel This 1939 sound newsreel vividly shows the sinking of the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee. Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser… Internet Archive A V Geeks Lunch 1 3 2022 2022 · Feature · 1 h 13 min AV Geeks Lunch 481 aired live on Monday, Jan 3, 2022 screening: Le Marche Aux Vaches Black Felt Teaching Boards Noise Youth Dances Shelter - Almost Anyone Can… Internet Archive Seniority and Discrimination 1978 · Educational · 26 min Dramatizes the grievance of a black employee who claims he should have received a posted job not only because he has sufficient ability but also because of… Internet Archive 1977 CHEVROLET PROMOTIONAL FILM “ 1977 CHEVY K5 BLAZER ” 19944a Film This film presents Chevrolet’s 1977 Chevy Blazer pointing to its various features and parts. It opens with a red four-wheel drive Chevy Blazer (:09) which was… Internet Archive "THE GREATEST DRAMA" TV SHOW EPISODE BIOGRAPHY OF ACTOR & HUMORIST WILL ROGERS 47634 Film One of the earliest non-fiction programs on broadcast television, "The Greatest Drama" dates to 1954. This episode profiles "The Cowboy Humorist" Will Rogers.… Internet Archive 1952 DEMONSTRATION OF PROTOTYPE PATTON 48 TANK 77154 Film On July 1, 1952, the Chrysler Corporation unveiled its new M48 Patton battle tank, nicknamed the "Phantom 48". This film, "Land Battleship", shows the… Internet Archive BIOGRAPHY OF FIDEL CASTRO & STORY OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION 49554 Film This episode of Biography, which first aired in 1963, provides viewers with a history of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. The film features historical Cuban footage… Internet Archive PAN AM AIRLINES WINGS TO JAMAICA 1960s TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 59874 Film Dating to the 1960s, this Pan American World Airways’ travel film "Wings To Jamaica" highlights the tropical country and promotes the island’s tourism. The… Internet Archive BIKINI ATOLL EVACUATION PRIOR TO CROSSROADS ATOMIC BOMB TEST 70594 Film "Bikini -- The Atom Island" is a 1946 short that chronicles the evacuation of Bikini Atoll prior to the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. The forced… Internet Archive NUCLEAR BOMB FRACKING ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PROJECT GASBUGGY 27544 Film This film, "The Resourceful Atom: Project Gasbuggy" documents an underground nuclear detonation carried out by the United States Atomic Energy Commission on… Internet Archive 1960s SOVIET FILM EGYPT OUR ARAB ALLY NASSER ERA Part 1 of 2 SUEZ CANAL & CAIRO 54254 Film Made in the 1960s when Egypt grew close to the Soviet Union as an ally, this documentary film starts with images of the pyramids at Giza and scenes of ancient… Internet Archive WWII BRITISH BUILDING TRADES SCHOOLBOY APPRENTICESHIP FILM 89764 Film Made in 1944, NEW BUILDERS is a Ministry of Information Film made by Paul Rotha Productions 1944, under the direction of Kay Mander, for the Building…