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9,169–9,216 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 Inside Sports with Bud Wilkinson Film Mid-1950s sports show featuring Bud Wilkinson. Sponsored by the US Air National Guard. In this episode, he explains basketball strategy. To license this film… Internet Archive PRINCIPLES OF THERMAL, FAST & BREEDER NUCLEAR REACTORS ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY FILM XD10354 Film This color educational/training film is about the principles of different types of nuclear reactors. This was made in 1963. Opening credits/titles: Principles… Internet Archive "TRUE ADVENTURE" TV SHOW THE STORY OF THE VAMPIRE EPISODE VAMPIRE BATS OF SINALOA, MEXICO XD30444 Film "True Adventure", a TV show produced by veteran adventure filmmaker Bill Burrud, was produced in the 1960s. This episode "The Myth of the Vampire" traces the… Internet Archive JAPANESE INVASION OF CHINA SEIGE OF SHANGHAI & INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT WWII FILM 47304 Film This 1939 black and white documentary film “The Tragedy of the Siege of Shanghai” provides on-the-scene reporting of the first Japanese invasion of China. It… Internet Archive " AMERICA'S CAPITAL " 1950s WASHINGTON D.C. TRAVELOGUE WHITE HOUSE, SUPREME COURT, ARLINGTON 75502 Film Made by Eugene Castle's Castle Films back in the early 1950s, AMERICA'S CAPITAL presents scenic views of Washington, D.C. including shots of the White House,… Internet Archive 1930’S TRIP TO ITALY, SWITZERLAND & FRANCE SILENT HOME MOVIE VENICE, ROME, PARIS 58214 Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist, this silent home movie takes viewers through parts of Italy and France in the 1930’s. During this time period in Italy,… Internet Archive “WORKMANSHIP MYTH” 1970s DOCUMENTARY FILM AMERICAN VS FOREIGN CAR COMPANIES AUTO WORKERS 66474 Documentary This documentary film "The Workmanship Myth" was created by acclaimed journalist Martin Agronsky and produced by the Bill Sandy Company. It examines the… Internet Archive " THE FANTASTIC 500 " 1954 INDIANAPOLIS 500 AUTO RACE FILM JIMMY BRYAN BILL VUKOVICH 89964 Film This film "The Fantastic 500" presents the 1954 Indianapolis 500. The Indy 500 is held annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway over Memorial Day weekend. The… Internet Archive Liftoff to Learning: Assignment Spacelab! Film In this episode of Liftoff to Learning the astronauts of STS-58 show how the unique microgravity environment of Earth orbit is used for scientific… Internet Archive ANATOMY OF A ROAD 1960s ROAD AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION FILM MD78004 Film Made in the late 1960s or early 1970s (probably 1971) to promote the construction of new highways and the cars that drive them, the ANATOMY OF A ROAD is an… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "How English Traveled Overseas" 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 "THE PRESIDENT AT WORK" 1966 PORTRAIT OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE VIETNAM WAR XD37194 Film “The President at Work” (1966) is a black-and-white biographical film depicting seven days in the life of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Produced by David… Internet Archive " COMMAND AND CONTROL " U.S. ARMY SACCS COLD WAR COMPUTER NETWORK FOR STRATEGIC COMMAND 29434 Film View our Amazon store here: https://amzn.to/3XQHsVD Dating from the late 1960s and presented by U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command, “Command and Control” is… Internet Archive SOVIET NEWSREEL IMPROVEMENT OF EVERYDAY LIFE UNDER SOCIALISM MODERN SOVIET UNION Newsreel This Soviet propaganda newsreel (entirely in Russian) attempts to show the progress made in the modern USSR, and the improvement in everyday life, under… Internet Archive THE PASSENGER TRAIN 1950s SANTA FE RAILROAD PULLMAN SERVICE 54034 Film Made in the 1950s, THE PASSENGER TRAIN is an educational film that shows a boy named Bobby making a cross-country trip aboard a Santa Fe Railroad train known… Internet Archive " CHILDREN OF THE BALKANS " -- 1930s SERBIA, ALBANIA, YUGOSLAVIA, BULGARIA, GREECE, TURKEY 74612 Film This Hollywood Enterprises, Inc. film “Children of the Balkans” presented by Cine Art is a silent film, shot in the early 1930s and then re-released in 1939.… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Operating Parameters of Robots" 1985 · 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 " THE PETRIFIED RIVER " 1957 URANIUM MINING IN THE WESTERN USA UNION CARBIDE FILM 75674 Film This 1957 film "The Petrified River" describes the pursuit of uranium prospecting in the West. It details the process of mining in Colorado; beginning with… Internet Archive 1962 TRAVELOGUE OF JORDAN AND LEBANON MIDDLE EAST BEIRUT JERUSALEM 76314 Film Made in 1962 by Castle Films, this travelogue of Jordan and Lebanon presents a vital, full color look at many of the Holy Land's most famous sights including… Internet Archive CHARLES LINDBERGH NEWSREELS TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT 23534 Newsreel Made for sale to the home market in the late 1920s, these silent newsreels show Charles LIndbergh preparing to leave on his epic Trans-Atlantic flight in… Internet Archive 1960s U.S. ARMY INFANTRY NCO NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER COURSE FT. BENNING, GA. 24014 Film Presented by the U.S. Army, The Infantry Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course (TF 4118) is a short training film that provides a look at the program… Internet Archive NOMADS OF THE JUNGLE 1948 MALAYA EDUCATIONAL FILM 32704 Educational The 1948 episode “Nomads Of The Jungle (Malaya),” part of the educational film series The Earth and Its Peoples, directed by Victor Jurgens and produced by… Internet Archive " THE AIR FORCE NOW " AC-130 GUNSHIPS SOUTHEAST ASIA, SAMMY DAVIS JR. VISITS TROOPS VIETNAM 74442 Film This episode of "Air Force Now" (1972) discusses various aspects of the U.S. Air Force, military standards, and historical perspectives on warfare. It begins… Internet Archive 1940s SILENT FILM GREAT LAKES ORE CARRIERS, PASSENGER STEAMERS & CARGO SHIPS 88224 Film This silent educational film from the 1940s shows views of shipping and transport on the Great Lakes. The film starts with a map showing Lake Superior in the… Internet Archive " MILLIONS OF MASTERPIECES" 1948 CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY LINE PROMO MOVIE 88524 Film One of the many promotional films for General Motors made by the Jam Handy Organization, "Millions of Masterpieces" (1948) shows the design and assembly… Internet Archive Pedal Cyclists 1947 · Short · 1 min A 1947 British "public information film" about how to ride a bicycle correctly. Unfortunately my copy is missing the last couple seconds. Directed by Richard… Internet Archive Hospital Sepsis 1970 · Educational · 27 min Discusses the factors involved in the high incidence of infection that occur in the hospital such as: new procedures, monitors and catheters that make new… Internet Archive 1920’s “ REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF NEW ENGLAND ” TRAVELOGUE / EDUCATIONAL FILM MASSACHUSETTS MAINE XD45414 Educational This silent, black and white travelogue is the second of a two part series (we don't have part one) on the Regional Geography of New England. Covering… Internet Archive WWII NEWSREEL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT vs. Me-262 JET AIRCRAFT & ROCKET PLANES 42124 Newsreel Released in 1945 during WWII, this newsreel contains various segments about the conflict. The most exciting begins at the 16:50 mark, with gun camera footage… Internet Archive Sections and Conventions Educational · 15 min Orthographic Projection Summar./ia metadatusses how the sectional view is used to show the interior details of an object and explains the special sign… Internet Archive " VIET NAM: TINDERBOX IN ASIA " 1955 DEFEAT OF FRENCH IN DIEN BIEN PHU, VIETNAM WAR NEWSREEL 26752 Newsreel Dating from the time of the Kennedy Administration, this newsreel shows American military advisors working in Indochina to prop up the South Vietnamese Army,… Internet Archive NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 IN COLOR 49144 Film This silent home movie (although, it could have been professionally made it appears likely to be an amateur production) shows the 1939 World's Fair in New… Internet Archive " ON THE TRACK " 1948 SALUTE TO AMERICAN RAILROADS TRANSITION TO DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES 70902 Film One of filmmaker Carl Dudley’s fine films "On the Track" is a portrait of America's railroads in this 1948 film. Shot during the transitional period when… Internet Archive " AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 1973 " NASA NEWSREEL FLIGHT RESEARCH SKYLAB MISSION PIONEER 10 71922 Newsreel This historic NASA film shows the agency's highlights of 1973 including the Skylab space station and the efforts to repair it after it was damaged during… Internet Archive FIREBOMBING OF DRESDEN, GERMAN BY ALLIED AIR FORCES FEBRUARY, 1945 XD5251 Film “Storm of Fire'' was produced by Cadre Films by Dr. R.C. Raack, faculty member of the History Department at California State University Hayward (0:17-0:26).… Internet Archive Mexican Memories Film Mexican Memories 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 A4D SKYHAWKS 4th MARINE DIVISION USS GUAM VIETNAM WAR ERA 76254 Film Originally made for WFGA, a Florida news network that was popular in the 60s, READY RESERVE follows the Florida 4th Marine Division Air Wing Team into their… Internet Archive "ATLAS READY" 1960 GENERAL DYNAMICS PROMO ATLAS ICBM INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE 86384 Film Produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics, this color film presents the Atlas Missile, the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile… Internet Archive 1969 LIBRA COSMETICS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN PROMOTIONAL FILM 91804 Film This long form commercial from 1969 was made for Libra Cosmetic and directed by Rolf W. Brandis and L. John Castelli. The film presents images of African… Internet Archive BASIC PRINCIPLES OF POWER REACTORS ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION NUCLEAR REACTOR EDUCATIONAL FILM 95324 Educational This color animated educational/training film is about understanding the basic principles of power reactors. This was produced in 1962. This was made to… Internet Archive 1945 ARMY AIR FORCES COMBAT BULLETIN 84 GERMAN ARADO AR 234 BLITZ BOMBER 79614 Film Made in 1945 after the German surrender, this WWII combat bulletin was produced by the Army Air Forces. It shows various combat scenes and developments,… Internet Archive NASA KSNN - Food In Space 2004 · Film NASA Kids Science News segment explaining how astronauts eat in space. Internet Archive “RIDING THE BIG SURF” 1963 GEORGE TAHARA HAWAII TRAVELOGUE FILMS SURFING, HULA & FRUIT 5651 Film Sold for home use in stores in Honolulu, this group of short, silent films shows popular views of Hawaii. Most date to before the era of statehood in 1959 --… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Intestines" 1974 · 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 "THE MOUNTAIN STREAM" 1930s GERMAN HYDROPOWER FILM WATER WHEELS 25814 Film This silent German film from the 1930s "The Mountain Stream" shows expansive views of the Alps and the people who live in the alpine region. The bucolic film… Internet Archive 1958 INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR JUPITER MISSILE EXPLORER 1 SATELLITE LAUNCH JPL FILM 81184 Film Created by the Jet Propulsion Lab, this film documents the 1958 effort to launch an American satellite into orbit as part of the International Geophysical… Internet Archive Mrs Mopp Entertains 1943 · Commercial · 2 min A 1943 British theatrical advertisement for Persil, a popular brand of laundry soap (later a detergent). This commercial also doubles as a PSA for making… Internet Archive Traffic Police Film Talks about how proper traffic enforcement can reduce accidents. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at…