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7,441–7,488 of 18,638 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 DEPENDENTS ARRIVAL 1951 · Educational DEPENDENTS ARRIVAL Produced: November 3, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23125 Internet Archive ARRIVAL OF 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUCOM 1951 · Educational ARRIVAL OF 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUCOM Produced: November 21, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23149 Internet Archive SECY OF ARMY FRANK PACE JR. ARRIVES AT UDINE, ITALY AND VISITS FREE TERRITORY OF TRIESTE 1951 · Educational SECY OF ARMY FRANK PACE JR. ARRIVES AT UDINE, ITALY AND VISITS FREE TERRITORY OF TRIESTE Produced: November 19, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23164 Internet Archive GENERAL COLLINS TRIP TO FEC 1950 · Educational GENERAL COLLINS TRIP TO FEC Produced: December 4, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23205 Internet Archive 65TH RCT PATROL IN FORCE 1951 · Educational 65TH RCT PATROL IN FORCE Produced: January 16, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23225 Internet Archive UNDER SEC'Y OF ARMY BENDETSEN SWORN IN BY SEC'Y FRANK PACE, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C.; INSERTS ON GEN. OMAR BRADLEY'S BOOK, "SOLDIER'S STORY" 1952 · Educational UNDER SEC'Y OF ARMY BENDETSEN SWORN IN BY SEC'Y FRANK PACE, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C.; INSERTS ON GEN. OMAR BRADLEY'S BOOK, "SOLDIER'S STORY" Produced: May… Internet Archive [PROGRESS REPORT 1952. PART V] 1952 · Educational [PROGRESS REPORT 1952. PART V] Produced: 1952 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Motor… Internet Archive The Lion And The Horse 1952 · Film A VHS recording of the 1995 B-western film The Lion and the Horse directed by Louis King. It is notable for being filmed at the Barracks Ranch. This is a very… Internet Archive SP-1 PRISONERS OF WAR, PUSAN, KOREA 1951 · Educational SP-1 PRISONERS OF WAR, PUSAN, KOREA Produced: 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25262 Internet Archive THIS IS BERLIN (BIG PICTURE), BERLIN, GERMANY 1953 · Educational THIS IS BERLIN (BIG PICTURE), BERLIN, GERMANY Covers: May 1953–June 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26277 Internet Archive Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954 · Commercial A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the… Internet Archive I Spit On Your Grave aka J'irai cracher sur vos tombes ​(1959) Traile 1959 · Commercial http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1959 Franch drama I Spit On Your Grave aka J'irai cracher… Internet Archive Man in the Attic 1953 · Commercial London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a… Internet Archive The King and I 1956 · Commercial Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the… Internet Archive PRISONERS OF WAR 1951 · Educational PRISONERS OF WAR Produced: July 26, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22826 Internet Archive Vengeance Valley 1951 · Commercial A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, and… Internet Archive DEPT OF ARMY CHAPALINS AT POW ENCLOSURE 1951 · Educational DEPT OF ARMY CHAPALINS AT POW ENCLOSURE Produced: 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22805 Internet Archive OPERATION CAMID VI (JOINT OPERATIONS WITH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE US-ATLANTIC FLEET) 1951 · Educational OPERATION CAMID VI (JOINT OPERATIONS WITH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE US-ATLANTIC FLEET) Covers: August 22, 1951–August 25, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22866 Internet Archive EXERCISE COUNTERTHRUST 1951 · Educational EXERCISE COUNTERTHRUST Covers: September 17, 1951–September 22, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23021 Internet Archive UN TROOPS TOUR U.S. 1951 · Educational UN TROOPS TOUR U.S. Produced: October 29, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23072 Internet Archive ARRIVAL OF 43D INF DIV IN EUCOM 1951 · Educational ARRIVAL OF 43D INF DIV IN EUCOM Produced: October 20, 1951–October 21, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23100 Internet Archive RADM. A.E. SMITH RECEIVES DECORATION FROM PRESIDENT RHEE OF KOREA 1951 · Educational RADM. A.E. SMITH RECEIVES DECORATION FROM PRESIDENT RHEE OF KOREA Produced: April 19, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75574 Internet Archive Operation, "Big Switch", Freedom Village, Korea 1953 · Educational Operation, "Big Switch", Freedom Village, Korea Produced: August 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78709 Internet Archive PRODUCTION PIONEERING. THE METAL STAMPING DIVISION 1951 · Educational PRODUCTION PIONEERING. THE METAL STAMPING DIVISION Produced: 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93666 Internet Archive INNER MAN STEPS OUT, THE 1951 · Educational INNER MAN STEPS OUT, THE Produced: 1951 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford II… Internet Archive WHAT HAPPENED? 1951 · Educational WHAT HAPPENED? Produced: 1951 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ernest R. Beech giving speech… Internet Archive [FORD SUGGESTION BOX] 1950 · Educational [FORD SUGGESTION BOX] Produced: 1950 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Suggestion box on wall… Internet Archive SP-1 PRISONERS OF WAR, PUSAN, KOREA 1951 · Educational SP-1 PRISONERS OF WAR, PUSAN, KOREA Covers: February 16, 1951–February 17, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25259 Internet Archive Theatrical trailer for Invitation to the Dance 1956 · Commercial · 3 min Theatrical trailer for a film released in 1956 called Invitation to the Dance. This all-dancing, no-dialogue film consisted of three segments, each telling a… Internet Archive Bloemencorso Aalsmeer op 9 september 1956 1956 · Short · 11 min Bloemencorso Aalsmeer op 9 september 1956 Internet Archive Construction of the UN Building, New York City, NY 1950 · Educational Construction of the UN Building, New York City, NY Produced: 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28487 Internet Archive 630TH ENGINEERS WIDENING ROAD TO INJE 1951 · Educational 630TH ENGINEERS WIDENING ROAD TO INJE Produced: August 1, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22830 Internet Archive BLOOD DONATIONS BY WAVES 1951 · Educational BLOOD DONATIONS BY WAVES Produced: September 5, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22904 Internet Archive 1ST SIG PARADE AND PEACE DELEGATES' CONFERENCE; ETC 1951 · Educational 1ST SIG PARADE AND PEACE DELEGATES' CONFERENCE; ETC Produced: August 28, 1951–September 1, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22948 Internet Archive FIRST FORWARD OBSERVATION BATTALION 1951 · Educational FIRST FORWARD OBSERVATION BATTALION Covers: October 28, 1951–October 30, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23088 Internet Archive .../PROJECT, "FORMCSA PATROL" 1954 · Educational .../PROJECT, "FORMCSA PATROL" Covers: September 1954–October 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76100 Internet Archive GERMAN WEEKS REVIEW 1954 · Educational GERMAN WEEKS REVIEW Produced: June 7, 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80429 Internet Archive WHAT HAPPENED? 1951 · Educational WHAT HAPPENED? Produced: 1951 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ernest R. Beech giving speech… Internet Archive The Bat 1959 · Commercial Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago was the scene of some murders committed by a strange and… Internet Archive DVD-6892 - The Steve Allen Show - The Steve Allen Show - October 20, 1957 1957 · Film Recorded By: Mister T. Collection: The Mister T. DVD Collection Medium Type: DVD Uploaded Format: DVD ISO DVD-6892 - The Steve Allen Show - The Steve Allen… Internet Archive Gunslinger (1956) Trailer 1956 · Film http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1956 Western adventure Gunslinger, directed by Roger… Internet Archive 1950 theatrical trailer for Summer Stock 1950 · Commercial Theatrical trailer for the 1950 musical feature film Summer Stock , starring Judy Garland & Gene Kelly. Presented here is a trailer, and also a teaser for the… Internet Archive Stories of the Century TV 1954 colorized s01e05 Quantrill and His Raiders 1954 · TV Railroad detectives Matt Clark (Jim Davis) and Frankie Adams (Mary Castle) are asked by Colonel Marsham (Lyle Talbot) to infiltrate the vicious gang run by… Internet Archive The Blob 1958 · Commercial A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life… Internet Archive DVD-6618 - ABC Fall Preview Special For 1965-66 - The Kraft Television Theatre - January 12, 1955 1955 · Film Recorded By: Mister T. Collection: The Mister T. DVD Collection Medium Type: DVD Uploaded Format: DVD ISO DVD-6618 - ABC Fall Preview Special For 1965-66 -… Internet Archive Theatrical trailer - Three Little Words 1950 · Commercial · 3 min Theatrical trailer for the 1950 film Three Little Words , starring Fred Astaire, Red Skelton and Vera-Ellen. It was a biography of songwriters Bert Kalmar &… Internet Archive Selected newsreel scenes on Russian satellite countries, Europe 1955 · Newsreel Selected newsreel scenes on Russian satellite countries, Europe Produced: 1955 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28593 Internet Archive Salt of the Earth 1954 · Commercial The issues the miners strike for include equity in wages with Anglo workers, and health and safety issues. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but at…