The world's archives

5,521–5,568 of 18,639 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 Home Movie: 97372: Unidentified, 1952 1952 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive 1954 - Make Haste to Live - Pasado tenebroso - William A. Seiter - VO - Versión Original 1954 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive 58 03 23 The Jack Benny Program S 08e 14 Railroad Station Show 1958 · TV Jack, Don and Rochester are heading to New York by train to meet with the show's sponsor. They can't go until Chuck the plumber finishes working on Jack's… Internet Archive ''Range Rider'' - The Holy Terror 1953 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of the popular TV series. Internet Archive Junior Science Series: Automobiles 1955 · Film How an automobile engine works, why gasoline and air is explosive, how the carburetor of an automobile works, and how the auto engine is cooled are explained… Internet Archive An English Village 1957 · Documentary · 20 min Short documentary from 1957, filmed in the English village of Harting. Produced for the Central Office of Information (COI), and shown internationally. Internet Archive Getting The Facts 1953 · Film Demonstrates that people must be well-informed in order to make intelligent decisions. Explores the role of newspapers, radio, television, libraries and other… Internet Archive The Magna Carta, Part 2 : Revolt of the Nobles and the signing of the Magna carta. 1959 · Educational · 15 min Explains that during the reigns of strong kings, the Crown had tremendous power, but when a weak king was on the throne, the barons asserted their rights.… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10740: Detroit Street Scenes and Anatomy of a Murder Premiere 1959 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Al Sur Del Paralelo 42(1955) 1955 · Feature Al sur del paralelo 42 es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Catrano Catrani sobre el guion de Roberto Socoll y Oscar Magdalena según el… Internet Archive Fears of Children 1951 · Educational · 27 min Fears of Children Surveys the uses of fiber optics in industry, medicine, and the military. Morris Shamos discusses its techniques with Walter Siegmund of the… Internet Archive 1958 Fevereiro 10 1958 · Feature É de Chuá Comédia Estréia 10.02.1958 Ankito Grande Otelo Renata Fronzi Internet Archive 53 12 27 The Jack Benny Program S 04e 06 Reminiscing About Last New Year's 1953 · TV In the monologue, Jack talks about his Christmas. Recalling last New Year's Eve, Jack has a big night planned with his date, Gloria. The cast has gathered in… Internet Archive ''Range Rider'' - West Of Cheyenne 1953 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of the early 1950s western series. Internet Archive 53 12 06 The Jack Benny Program S 04e 05 Irene Dunne Show 1953 · TV While Benny is getting a haircut, he reads that director Gregory Ratoff is planning a new movie starring Irene Dunne and Vincent Price. Jack thinks he'd be… Internet Archive 1952 - Roller Derby - the Chiefs vs the Jolters 1952 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles Here is a 1952 roller derby game between The Chiefs and The Jolters. Internet Archive Captura Recomendada (1950) 1950 · Feature Captura recomendada es una película argentina del género policial filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Don Napy sobre su guion escrito en colaboración con… Internet Archive Lord Is Risen 1952 · Film Portrays the burial of Christ by Joseph of Arimathea, the guarding of the tomb, the earthquake, the Resurrection, the angel's announcement to the women, and… Internet Archive Discovering Individual Differences 1953 · Film Shows how a fifth grade teacher systematically studies the differences in background, abilities and needs of the children in her room. In this process she… Internet Archive Operation Inchon 1952 · Short · 18 min This film is a documentary on the activities of the UN forces in Korea during August and September 1950 Internet Archive 57 11 03 The Jack Benny Program S 08e 04 Ginger Rogers Show 1957 · TV Jack wants to do a musical on the show with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire as guests. When he goes to invite Ginger, she's busy getting ready for a party… Internet Archive Queen for a Day - Newspaper boys 1959 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of a U.S. game show. This is a special episode in which the contestants are four newspaper boys, and aired in late September 1959. Unfortunately… Internet Archive 55 10 23 The Jack Benny Program S 06e 03 Peggy King Art Linkletter Show 1955 · TV The monologue is interrupted by Don Wilson to show Jack that he's on the cover of the new "Look" magazine and to launch into a pitch for Lucky Strike. Jack's… Internet Archive Una Viuda Dificil (1957) 1957 · Feature Una viuda difícil es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Fernando Ayala sobre el guion de Conrado Nalé Roxlo según su obra teatral… Internet Archive 1951 - Cause for Alarm! - Motivo de alarma - Tay Garnett - VOSE 1951 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only Internet Archive Charles Dickens, characters in action. [motion picture] 1958 · Educational · 20 min Sequences from A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, and David Copperfield show adaptations of Dickens' writing to the motion picture… Internet Archive Easton, Texas (Trackdown) 1957 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles Aired 25 Oct. 1957 (season 1, episode 4). Internet Archive Working and Playing to Health 1953 · Film Institutional profile of Manteno State Hospital in Illinois. Produced for health care workers, Working and Playing to Health shows the mental hospital’s… Internet Archive ''Judge Roy Bean'' - The Hidden Truth 1956 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles U.S. TV western series filmed in colour, and starring Edgar Buchanan. Internet Archive People of the Reindeer: The Wind from the West 1955 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Previously released under the title The wind from the west. Swedish version released under the title Vinden från väster With teacher's guide Tells how, in… Internet Archive Studio One: Little Men, Big World 1952 · TV Season 5, Episode 4 Aired 13 Oct. 1952. Actors: Jack Palance; Shepperd Strudwick; Harry Townes; Ray Walston; Frank Overton; Jack Warden; Jeanne Bolan; Mary… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10587: San Francisco and West] 1950 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive From Renoir to Picasso 1951 · Educational American adaptation, Thomas J. Brandon; narrator, William Watson; music, André Souris Prepublication title: From Renoir to Picasso Describes the… Internet Archive De Noche Tambien Se Duerme( 1956) 1956 · Feature De noche también se duerme es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Carreras sobre el guion de Abel Santa Cruz que se estrenó el 19… Internet Archive El Ultimo Cowboy (1954) 1954 · Feature El último cow-boy es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Juan Sires sobre el guion de Eric Della Valle y Miguel Petruccelli que se… Internet Archive Los Torturados (1956) 1956 · Feature Los torturados es una película semidocumental en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Alberto Du Bois sobre el guion de Ernesto A. Doglioli que se estrenó… Internet Archive Vivir Un Instante(1951) 1951 · Feature Vivir un instante es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Tulio Demicheli sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Ulyses Petit… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98673: California Trip 1951 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Khrushchev In Poland, 1959/07/20 1959 · Newsreel · Subtitles Scenes from his tour. Internet Archive African Musicians 1957 · Educational · 14 min Director, Gérard de Boé Some idea of the wide range of African music is given in performances of traditional folk music. Among those shown and played are… Internet Archive 58 02 23 The Jack Benny Program S 08e 12 Violin Competition With Gisele Mac Kenzie 1958 · TV Jack explains that TV shows need exciting openings; that's why this one began with a guest getting his head chopped off. Gisele MacKenzie chats with Jack and… Internet Archive 55 02 20 The Jack Benny Program S 05e 11 Jack's Lunch Counter 1955 · TV In his monologue Jack discusses guitarist Frank Remley's drunken birthday party. Dennis interrupts, upset that George Raft got the star dressing room. After a… Internet Archive Public Defender: Moonshine (1954) 1954 · TV Season 2, Episode 17 Aired 23 Dec. 1954. Actors: Reed Hadley; Michael Emmet; Phyllis Coates; Jeff York; Glenn Strange; Harry Lauter Director: Harve Foster… Internet Archive Campeon A La Fuerza (1950) 1950 · Feature Campeón a la fuerza es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Juan Sires y Enrique Ursini sobre guion de Eduardo Ursini que se estrenó el 5… Internet Archive Cinco Gallinas Y El Cielo ( 1957) 1957 · Feature Cinco gallinas y el cielo es una película en blanco y negro de la Argentina dirigida por Rubén W. Cavallotti sobre el guion de Agustín Cuzzani ; se estrenó el… Internet Archive Horizontes De Piedra ( 1956) 1956 · Feature Horizontes de piedra es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Román Viñoly Barreto sobre su propio guion escrito según Cerro Bayo , de… Internet Archive Seccion Desaparecidos (1958) 1958 · Feature Sección desaparecidos es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Pierre Chenal sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Domingo Di… Internet Archive 1958 - The Bonnie Parker Story - La historia de Bonnie Parker - William Witney - VE 1958 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/