The world's archives

1,729–1,776 of 3,051 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 Old New England / All for Safety 1918 · Educational Old New England / All for Safety Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “New Old… Internet Archive Ranching / New York Waterfront and the Brooklyn Bridge / Plymouth, Massachusetts / Newport, Rhode Island / Ranching 1918 · Educational Ranching / New York Waterfront and the Brooklyn Bridge / Plymouth, Massachusetts / Newport, Rhode Island / Ranching Produced: 1918 Description The original… Internet Archive (PRES. TAFT INSPECTS PANAMA CANAL CONSTRUCTION.) 1910 · Educational (PRES. TAFT INSPECTS PANAMA CANAL CONSTRUCTION.) Produced: 1910 Description Taft addresses a crowd, attends a reception, and embarks aboard the battleship… Internet Archive Into the Big Cyprus: Seminole Indians of Florida / Water Supply / What the Ocean Hides: Shark Fishing 1919 · Educational Into the Big Cyprus: Seminole Indians of Florida / Water Supply / What the Ocean Hides: Shark Fishing Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive BUBBLES, I'M FOREVER USING SOAP 1919 · Educational BUBBLES, I'M FOREVER USING SOAP 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “‘Soap was originally… Internet Archive WHERE AND HOW FORDS ARE MADE 1919 · Educational WHERE AND HOW FORDS ARE MADE Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 6] “After… Internet Archive PANAMA CANAL, THE. 1,2,3,4,5 1919 · Educational PANAMA CANAL, THE. 1,2,3,4,5 Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The Panama… Internet Archive STORY OF ZINC,MINED AND MOULDED,A 1919 · Educational STORY OF ZINC,MINED AND MOULDED,A Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “100931… Internet Archive For the Future (School) / Landmarks Exploration (America) / Little Bo Peep (Woolen Milling) / Guadalajara, Mexico / Little Bo Peep (Woolen Milling) 1918 · Educational For the Future (School) / Landmarks Exploration (America) / Little Bo Peep (Woolen Milling) / Guadalajara, Mexico / Little Bo Peep (Woolen Milling) Produced:… Internet Archive VISIT TO ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, A 1917 · Educational VISIT TO ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, A 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The earliest visitor… Internet Archive Footage of the U.S. Punitive Expedition of 1916 1916 · Educational Footage of the U.S. Punitive Expedition of 1916 Produced: 1916 Description This film contains the following footage: newsreel film of Pancho Villa, operations… Internet Archive Swimming / Model Airplanes / Boy Scout Activities 1919 · Educational Swimming / Model Airplanes / Boy Scout Activities Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Paul Wittgenstein: The First World War 1919 · Educational Paul Wittgenstein: The First World War Produced: 1919 ?–1934 Description This film contains partially edited footage. The agency provided description is as… Internet Archive Our 1916 Vacation: Camping Trip / Thomas A. Edison, Guest of Honor, World's Fair, San Francisco, California / Ford Camping Party / Ford Camping Party 1916 · Educational Our 1916 Vacation: Camping Trip / Thomas A. Edison, Guest of Honor, World's Fair, San Francisco, California / Ford Camping Party / Ford Camping Party… Internet Archive Cut It Out (Cut Glass Making) / Chicken Raising / The Doll's House (Fantasy) / Sugar Refining / Cotton Shipping 1919 · Educational Cut It Out (Cut Glass Making) / Chicken Raising / The Doll's House (Fantasy) / Sugar Refining / Cotton Shipping Produced: 1919 Description The original… Internet Archive A Genuine Panama: A 'Reel' Journey to the Capital of Panama 1919 · Educational A Genuine Panama: A 'Reel' Journey to the Capital of Panama Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive The Town of Up and Down 1919 · Educational The Town of Up and Down Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The Town of Up and… Internet Archive HORSELESS FARMING SHOWN THROUGH COURTESY OF FORD MOTOR CO 1917 · Educational HORSELESS FARMING SHOWN THROUGH COURTESY OF FORD MOTOR CO Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive A Burlesque On Carmen (1915) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1915 · Feature A Burlesque on Carmen Film poster Directed by Charlie Chaplin Written by Prosper Mérimée Charlie Chaplin Produced by Jess Robbins George K. Spoor Starring… Internet Archive AMERICA'S ANSWER 1918 · Educational AMERICA'S ANSWER Produced: 1918 Description On U.S. activities in World War I. Reel 1 shows Wilson and Pershing; a destroyer-escorted convoy; Engrs. dredging… Internet Archive Alligator Farm / Wild Animals 1916 · Educational Alligator Farm / Wild Animals Produced: 1916 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man wades out… Internet Archive TICK TOCK [CLOCK AND WATCH MAKING] 1919 · Educational TICK TOCK [CLOCK AND WATCH MAKING] Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Tis with… Internet Archive Hawaiian Surf Riding / Glimpses of Atlantic City / World War I Patriotic Cartoons 1917 · Cartoon Hawaiian Surf Riding / Glimpses of Atlantic City / World War I Patriotic Cartoons Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Paul Wittgenstein: The First World War 1919 · Educational Paul Wittgenstein: The First World War Produced: 1919 ?–1934 Description This film contains partially edited footage related to concert pianist Paul… Internet Archive [MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA] 1916 · Educational [MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA] Produced: 1916 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Men… Internet Archive Tacoma, Puget Sound, and the San Juan Islands, Washington / Where and Why Liberty Bonds Are Made / Lace Making 1917 · Educational Tacoma, Puget Sound, and the San Juan Islands, Washington / Where and Why Liberty Bonds Are Made / Lace Making Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive Picturesque Hawaii / Waterfalls of Hawaii / Scenes About Memphis, Tennessee / Hawaiian Surf Riding / Glimpses of Atlantic City / The Making of a Ukulele 1916 · Educational Picturesque Hawaii / Waterfalls of Hawaii / Scenes About Memphis, Tennessee / Hawaiian Surf Riding / Glimpses of Atlantic City / The Making of a Ukulele… Internet Archive Model T Fords / Military Parade / Model T Fords 1916 · Educational Model T Fords / Military Parade / Model T Fords Covers: ca. 1916–ca. 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive BIG TREES OF CALIFORNIA,THE 1917 · Educational BIG TREES OF CALIFORNIA,THE Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tourist playing… Internet Archive New York City (Patriotic Parade) / Mountains and Wildlife / A Visit to the Detroit News / Disabled Veterans Working in Industry 1918 · Educational New York City (Patriotic Parade) / Mountains and Wildlife / A Visit to the Detroit News / Disabled Veterans Working in Industry Produced: 1918 Description The… Internet Archive ONLY WAY THE:STORY OF SAFETY, A 1919 · Educational ONLY WAY THE:STORY OF SAFETY, A 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man walking down… Internet Archive A Trip Up Mount Lowe with the Ford Camera Man / A Visit to a California Ostrich Farm 1917 · Educational A Trip Up Mount Lowe with the Ford Camera Man / A Visit to a California Ostrich Farm Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by… Internet Archive Rural America 1919 · Educational Rural America Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Farmhouse, man getting out of… Internet Archive Seattle, Washington / Patriotic Cartoon 1917 · Cartoon Seattle, Washington / Patriotic Cartoon 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The Birthplace… Internet Archive The Reawakening: Training Disabled Veterans / See Saw (Making Saws) / Wickerware (Furniture Making) 1919 · Educational The Reawakening: Training Disabled Veterans / See Saw (Making Saws) / Wickerware (Furniture Making) Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive Football Game, University of Michigan / Ice Boating, Detroit, Michigan / Warehouse Fire / Crippled People Go For An Outing / Warehouse Fire / New York City 1917 · Educational Football Game, University of Michigan / Ice Boating, Detroit, Michigan / Warehouse Fire / Crippled People Go For An Outing / Warehouse Fire / New York City… Internet Archive Santa Catalina Island / Washington, D.C. / Mt. Wilson, California 1916 · Educational Santa Catalina Island / Washington, D.C. / Mt. Wilson, California Produced: 1916 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Democracy In Education / Where and How Fords Are Made 1919 · Educational Democracy In Education / Where and How Fords Are Made Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Henry Ford On Ice Skates / Barn Dance, Ford Farm / Camping Party Leaving Farmyard / Henry Ford In Plant / As Dreams Come True: Henry Ford 1919 · Educational Henry Ford On Ice Skates / Barn Dance, Ford Farm / Camping Party Leaving Farmyard / Henry Ford In Plant / As Dreams Come True: Henry Ford Produced: 1919… Internet Archive A Burlesque On Carmen (1915) 1915 · Feature A Burlesque on Carmen is Charlie Chaplin’s thirteenth film for Essanay Studios, originally released as Carmen on December 18, 1915. Chaplin played the leading… Internet Archive `CUTTING UP',A STORY OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY 1919 · Educational `CUTTING UP',A STORY OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “In… Internet Archive Ford Automobiles: Trucks and Tractors; Plants; Traffic Scenes / A Visit to the Ford Motor Company: Highland Park Plant / President Wilson Visits Detroit, Michigan / Highland Park Plant 1916 · Educational Ford Automobiles: Trucks and Tractors; Plants; Traffic Scenes / A Visit to the Ford Motor Company: Highland Park Plant / President Wilson Visits Detroit,… Internet Archive Paul Wittgenstein: The First World War 1919 · Educational Paul Wittgenstein: The First World War Produced: 1919 ?–1934 Description This film contains partially edited footage. The agency provided description is as… Internet Archive Paper Making / Just Kids (Glove Making) / Hooping Up (Barrel Making), Part 1 1919 · Educational Paper Making / Just Kids (Glove Making) / Hooping Up (Barrel Making), Part 1 Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive Model T Cars and Trucks / Ship Sinking / River Rouge Plant 1917 · Educational Model T Cars and Trucks / Ship Sinking / River Rouge Plant Covers: ca. 1917–ca. 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive SNAPPING SNAPPERS, RED SNAPPER AND GROUPER FISHING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 1919 · Educational SNAPPING SNAPPERS, RED SNAPPER AND GROUPER FISHING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive Columbia River Highway / Patriotic Cartoon 1917 · Cartoon Columbia River Highway / Patriotic Cartoon Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive Training Officers For Our National Army / The Making of a Man-O-Warsman 1917 · Educational Training Officers For Our National Army / The Making of a Man-O-Warsman Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor…