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9,505–9,552 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 1969 “DISCOVERY '69" TV EPISODE "EXPLORING THE VALLEY OF MEXICO” SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN MEXICO XD30852 Film Produced for ABC, "Discovery '69" was a children's non-fiction program that aired in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hosted by Bill Owens and Virginia Gibson,… Internet Archive " THE GREATEST DRAMA TV SHOW " PROFILE OF WENDELL WILKIE 1940 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION XD43424 Film This black and white 1950’s installment of “The Greatest Drama”, an early non-fiction television show, focuses on the political career of 1940 Republican… Internet Archive THE 6th MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA 1945 PACIFIC CAMPAIGN WORLD WAR II REEL 1 OR 2 20912 Film Created in 1945, this documentary film shows the massive battle for the island of Okinawa, focusing on the activities of the American 6th Marine Division. The… Internet Archive ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION PROFILE "NEW ERA" 59144 Film Made by primary contractor Rockwell International, this short film provides an overview of the Space Shuttle program which is described as a "new era in space… Internet Archive To The Ends Of The Earth 1953 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 SOVIET NAVY SUBMARINE COLD WAR EXERCISE PROPAGANDA FILM 54224 Film Made during the Cold War, this Soviet film about the submarine service appears aimed at children and includes cartoon footage of tall ships and dolphins at… Internet Archive AFTERMATH OF PEARL HARBOR ATTACK DECEMBER 7th 1941 77374 Film This historic film, originally released as part of the Army-Navy News Magazine of the Screen in December of 1942, features Movietone cameraman Al Brick who… Internet Archive 1963 TOUR OF MOSCOW & LENINGRAD, RUSSIA SOVIET UNION EDUCATIONAL FILM 30114 Educational Dating to 1963, this film was created by the International Film Bureau and Syracuse University as a Russian language teaching tool. Depicted within it are,… Internet Archive " THE HERITAGE OF THE CORPS " 1963 U.S. MARINE CORPS FILM 8TH & I USMC BARRACKS WASHINGTON 85584 Film This color Marine Corps recruiting film is about the Marine Parade on Friday evenings at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. aka "8th & I." Copyright is… Internet Archive 1950s HOME MOVIE TRIP TO EAST & WEST BERLIN GERMANY (SILENT FILM) 88054 Home movie Shot in the 1950s, this silent home movie shows a visit to West Berlin and includes shots of East Berlin. At :29 are images of the Berliner Funkturm or… Internet Archive 1930s CHESAPEAKE BAY NORFOLK & HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA SILENT FILM CRABS & OYSTERS 95254 Film Made by Eastman Classroom Films in the 1930s, this historic silent film shows views of the Chesapeake Bay the "Mother of Waters". The film starts with shots… Internet Archive Bulletin Boards: An Effective Teaching Device Film Great primer for teachers or designing a bulletin board. Gives suggestions for the planning and organization of creatively designed bulletin boards, and… Internet Archive "A SHIP WHOSE TIME HAS COME" 1977 U.S. NAVY HYDROFOIL SEA TRIAL USS PEGASUS (PHM-1) HARPOON MISSILE XD6963 1977 · Film Produced at the Naval Photographic Center by the David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center and narrated by Jackson Beck, “A Ship Whose Time Has Come” (July 1977)… Internet Archive The World at War:15 Home Fires, Britain 1940 - 1944 Educational · 56 min Internet Archive “MEN IN CRISIS: FIDEL CASTRO VS. FULGENCIO BATISTA” 1959 CUBAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY FILM XD3671 Documentary "Castro v. Batista" is one of the outstanding episodes of the David L. Wolper produced series "Men in Crisis". It recounts the Cuban Revolution and shows the… Internet Archive U.S. AIR FORCE AIR STRIKES IN NORTH VIETNAM in 1966 BOMBING OF HANOI 23384 Film This declassified film details attacks by the USAF in North Vietnam and Laos in 1966. Some of the attacks include F-4s and F-105s, some flying out of Korat… Internet Archive THE 1927 AMERICAN LEGION PARADE IN PARIS 9th ANNIVERSARY OF WWI ARMISTICE 27034b Film Released commercially by Kodak in 1928, this silent film shows the American Legion Parade in Paris in September, 1927. The film shows some of the 20,000+… Internet Archive SUPERVISING WOMEN WAR WORKERS WWII SOCIAL GUIDANCE FILM 29224 Film “Supervising Women Workers” was a short World War II-era social guidance film produced by the US Office of Education and aimed at male foremen who now had to… Internet Archive "THE WIND IN THE WIRES" CELEBRATION OF EARLY AVIATION & WWI AERIAL COMBAT DOCUMENTARY 64754 Documentary Presented as a promotional film by Rothmans of Pall Mall, a British tobacco company, "The Wind in the Wires" is a short 1970s aviation film narrated by James… Internet Archive Construction Of Bucker BU-181 Aircraft Randsdorf, Germany 73572 Film This silent German educational film shows the construction of a Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann aircraft, one of the Luftwaffe's standard training airplanes throughout… Internet Archive Lions of the Serengeti 1976 · Educational · 50 min Internet Archive " ENGLISH CHILDREN " 1949 EDUCATIONAL FILM UNITED KINGDOM SOCIAL STUDIES YORK ENGLAND 45774 Educational This black and white film, entitled “English Children (Life in the City),'' was produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc. (EB Films). This 1949 film is… Internet Archive "PARADISE ISLAND" 1949 MUSICAL TV SHOW DANNY O'NEIL & ANNE STERLING EVERETT HOAGLAND 62974 Film This 1949 TV show "Paradise Island" is one of 26, 15-minute episodes produced by Jerry Fairbanks, Inc. It stars Danny O'Neil and Anne Sterling and features… Internet Archive WWII GERMAN AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION FILM JUNKERS JU-88 / HEINKEL HE-111 / HENSCHEL HS-129 XD10474 Film Made during WWII, this silent German "recognition film" was created to educate anti-aircraft gunnery crews and flight crews about friendly and enemy aircraft.… Internet Archive " WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE " 1978 NASA SPACE SHUTTLE ERA DIVERSITY & OPPORTUNITY FILM XD14075 Film This color educational/promotional film "Where Dreams Come True" is about the diverse people who work at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration),… Internet Archive 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITTANICA EDUCATIONAL EBE FILMS 64584 Educational This 1978 color film celebrates 50 years of education through film and video by Encyclopedia (Encyclopaedia) Britannica. It was distributed by Suburban Audio… Internet Archive SOVIET UNION EASTERN FRONT 1944-1945 PROPAGANDA FILM PART 2 48844 Film This Soviet propaganda film is a continuation of the film seen at https://youtu.be/dcZqJBRYNUc It shows the final offensive against Fascist German forces by… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL ANTHEM 57624a Film Made just after the outbreak of WWII, this stirring rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" features reassuring images of the U.S. Navy's fleet, cadets at… Internet Archive BOEING VERTOL 107 HELICOPTER FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION FILM 25242c Film Dating from the test program of the Boeing Vertol 107 helicopter, known in a later military configuration as the Ch-46 Sea Knight, this silent film shows… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY SEAPOWER RIG FOR ULTRA QUIET SUBMARINE WARFARE MOVIE 27584 Film RIG FOR ULTRA QUIET presents an overview of submarine warfare in WWII, and shows post-WWII submarine warfare activities. It especially focuses on early… Internet Archive HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY SYNCOM, WESTAR, SBS & ANIK-C SATELLITE SYSTEMS 50444b Film From the Hughes Aircraft Company comes this 1980s education film, Satellites of Hughes, that gives viewers a brief look at the development and launching of… Internet Archive " NORTHERN ALASKA TODAY " 1927 ALASKA TERRITORY TRAVELOGUE FILM NATURAL RESOURCES & FISHING 54794 Film “Northern Alaska Today” (1927) is a silent, black-and-white 16mm newsreel film by Fox Film Corporation and Kodascope, likely part of a larger educational film… Internet Archive " PACKAGED PROFITS " CARGO CAPACITY OF BOEING 747 JET AIRCRAFT LOWER COMPARTMENT 90554 Film This is a 1970s era, color movie made by Boeing, describing the use of the 747 aircraft to carry cargo using the baggage area below the main deck. As the… Internet Archive "THE SHAPE OF THE FUTURE" 1966 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE FIRESTONE TIRE PROMO FILM 99614 Film Presented by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., this film "Shape of the Future" follows the North American IndyCar Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1966… Internet Archive Routine Adventure 1965 · Documentary · 13 min A 1965 British documentary short showing the R.A.F. in Radfan. Produced by Wyvern Films for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive “GIANT OF THE NORTH” 1950s ALASKA TERRITORY TRAVELOGUE FILM ANCHORAGE U.S. AIR FORCE XD45454 Film This early 1950’s color travelogue showcasing the then Territory of Alaska is also an advertisement for Old Gold cigarettes. We’re dropped in media res into… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY SSBN SUBMARINE FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM SILENT SENTINEL 28724 Film This U.S. Navy documentary made in the 1960s shows the service's submarine fleet, including conventional boats and the nuclear powered Polaris fleet ballistic… Internet Archive LUFTHANSA AIRLINES HISTORY & PROMOTIONAL FILM GERMANY TIME FLIES 48064 Film Lufthansa presents “Time Flies,” a 1960s color promotional film on the history of the German airline. Narrated by Frank Blair, the film is not only about… Internet Archive 1920s-30s NEWS HEADLINES PAN AM CHINA CLIPPER SS MORRO CASTLE SHIPWRECK MOS 68264 Film This silent compilation of news footage from the 1920s and 30s was released to the home market by Castle Films. It begins with footage of the Pan Am Clipper… Internet Archive Home Movies - Simon Home Movies 16 Home movie Home Movies - Simon Home Movies 16 We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have… Internet Archive Great Barrier Reef 1970 · Educational · 26 min Internet Archive “CLUB AND KNIFE FIGHTING” WWII U.S. MARINE CORPS BASIC TRAINING HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING FILM XD4900 Film This 1940s black and white Marine Corps training film offers advice on close-range, hand-to-hand combat with tips on club and knife fighting. Training… Internet Archive [Aeronautics And Space Report - 1965] Film Early space program footage. Internet Archive " LOUSE BORNE DISEASES " WWII PERSONAL HYGIENE TRAINING FILM FIGHTING LICE 29624 Film This 1944 U.S. War Department training film (T.F. 8-1288) briefly discusses the devastation that can be caused by louse-borne diseases and shows how lice get… Internet Archive A BRIEF VISIT TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS & ST. THOMAS 1930s TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 53654 Film “A Brief Visit to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands” is the first part of a short 1930s film, In the Wake of the Buccaneers, produced by the Division of Motion… Internet Archive 1942 BRITISH WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA FILM "LISTEN TO BRITAIN" WARTIME ENGLAND 63584 Film Listen to Britain is an important, highly unconventional WWII British propaganda short film made in 1942 by Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister. The film… Internet Archive Neuton Smart Mower For Small Lawns Educational "Watch Neuton owners from all over the country use their mowers, and hear what they say about this quieter, easier way to mow!" -- description from box. Internet Archive U.S. NAVY THE GREAT FLIGHT OF THE NC-4 FLYING BOAT 25464 Film This U.S. Navy produced film tells the story of the NC-4 Flying Boats and the epic Transatlantic flight, as well as the unveiling of one of the aircraft NC-4…