The world's archives

9,169–9,216 of 18,898 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.
Commons 1952. Горе от ума 1952 · Feature · 2 h 25 min 1952. Горе от ума. Спектакль Государственного академического Малого театра по одноименной комедии А. С. Грибоедова. Производство: Московская киностудия им.… Commons Casino Royale- restored ending (1954) 1954 · Feature · 52 min First ever production of a James Bond story is a live television broadcast on the series "Climax!", with Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre, Michael Pate as Leiter,… Commons Cartoon Craze - The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (2006, Digiview Entertainment - DVDrip) 1952 · Cartoon · 1 h 6 min Based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson (The Sheperdess & the chimney-Sweep), Mr. Wonderbird (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells the story of two lovers who flee… Commons どっこい生きてる 1951年 Dokkoi ikiteru 1951 · Feature · 1 h 41 min どっこい生きてる 1951年制作 今井正監督 出演者 河原崎長十郎 中村翫右衛門 木村功 飯田蝶子 河原崎長十郎の主催する前進座とソビエト映画の輸入紹介をしている北星映画社とが共同で製作したもので、脚本と監督は、「また逢う日まで」の今井正が当たっている。出演者は前進座一党とそれに飯田蝶子、岸旗江、木村功などが加わっ… Commons Buzdil, 1951 1951 · Feature · 2 h 4 min Buzdil, 1951 Director: Shahid Lateef Music Director: S.D. Burman Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Shailendra Choreographer: Krishna Kumar Playback: Lata Mangeshkar,… Commons Beqasoor (1950) 1950 · Feature · 2 h Beqasoor (1950) A young, simple girl is caught in the cross-fire of a deep-rooted sibling rivalry between her upright husband and her scheming… Commons Faraar (1955) 1955 · Feature · 1 h 54 min Faraar (1955), Hindi movie. Directed by Phani Majumdar, Produced by Tara Anand, Pradeep Maitra, Music by Anil Biswas and starring Dev Anand, Geeta… Commons Bhagam Bhag (1956) 1956 · Feature · 1 h 42 min Bhagam Bhag (1956) Starcast: Kishore Kumar, Shashikala, Smriti Biswas, Kumkum Directed by Master Bhagwan Produced by Shankar A. Palav Music by: O.P. Nayyar Commons 6335 Stop-Motion Train Film 01 15 49 00 1950 · Cartoon · 32 min Stop-motion animation showing a day and night in the life of a model town and especially the railroads that serve it. ca. early 1950s. Commons TeenagersFromOuterSpace-480p 1959 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Teenagers from Outer Space is a 1959 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Commons 1952. Ревизор 1952 · Feature · 2 h 4 min Комедия Владимира Петрова "Ревизор". По одноименной комедии Н.Гоголя. Режиссёр: Петров Владимир Сценарист: Петров Владимир Композитор: Тимофеев Николай… Commons Give Yourself The Green Light (1954) 1954 · Short · 24 min Give Yourself The Green Light, a 1954 corporate propaganda film funded by General Motors. The film advocates for a car-centric approach to infrastructure and… Commons Andha Naal (1954) 1954 · Feature · 55 min Andha Naal (1954) is a Tamil-language mystery-thriller film, produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by S. Balachander. It is the first film noir in Tamil… Commons Captain Scarlett (1953) 1953 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Description from Archive.org: In the years following the fall of Napoleon, Captain Scarlett (Richard Greene) returns to France to discover that his lands have… Commons Baazi (1951) 1951 · Feature · 2 h 6 min Baazi (1951), Hindi movie. Madan (Dev Anand) comes from a once well-to-do family background who is now out of work and lives in a shanty with a sick younger… Commons Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959 · Feature · 1 h 2 min A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police… Commons Neelamalai Thirudan (1957) 1957 · Feature · 1 h 58 min Neelamalai Thirudan is a 1957 Tamil film directed and edited by M. A. Thirumugam, produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar and written by S. Ayyaiah Pillai. Commons The Big Lift (1950) 1950 · Feature · 1 h 57 min Description from Archive.org: Filmed on location, The Big Lift is a reenactment of the Berlin airlift of 1948. Flexing their postwar muscles, the Russians… Commons Boot Polish (1954) 1954 · Feature · 2 h 17 min Boot Polish (1954), Hindi movie. Starring: Naaz, Ratan Kumar and David Directed by: Prakash Arora Produced by: Raj Kapoor Written by: Bhanu Pratap Music by:… Commons Pathala Bhairavi (Tamil ) 1951 · Feature · 3 h 3 min Pathala Bhairavi is a 1951 Indian film directed by K. V. Reddy who co-wrote the film with Pingali and Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. Commons Parasakthi (1952, Krishnan-Panju) 1952 · Feature · 2 h Parasakthi (1952) is a 1952 Tamil-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju and written by M. Karunanidhi Commons Genova (1953) 1953 · Feature · 2 h 17 min Genova (1953) Indian film, directed by F. Nagoor and produced by E. P. Eppan. The Cast members M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja, P. S. Veerappa. Commons Gulebakavali (1955) 1955 · Feature · 2 h 45 min Gulebakavali (1955) is a Tamil-language action adventure film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna, and written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The film stars… Commons Naan Petra Selvam (1956) 1956 · Feature · 2 h 42 min Naan Petra Selvam (1956) is a Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivaji Ganesan and G. Varalakshmi. Commons Thaikkupin Tharam 1956 · Feature · 2 h 37 min Thaikkupin Tharam is a 1956 Tamil-language film, the directorial debut of M. A. Thirumugam. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi. It was the… Commons Vanangamudi 1957 · Feature · 2 h 14 min Vanagamudi is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The film directed by P. Pullaiah Commons Pudumaipithan (1957) 1957 · Feature · 2 h 55 min Pudhumai Pithan is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by M. Karunanidhi, starring M. G. Ramachandran, T. R. Rajakumari… Commons Karpukkarasi (1957) 1957 · Feature · 2 h 17 min Karpukkarasi is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by A. S. A. Sami and produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures. Commons Makkalai Petra Magarasi (1957) 1957 · Feature · 2 h 29 min Makkalai Petra Magarasi is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan, who produced it with V. K. Ramasamy. Commons Pati Bhakti (1958) 1958 · Feature · 3 h 1 min Pathi Bakthi is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language drama film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri and M. N. Rajam. Commons Manamulla Maruthaaram (1958) 1958 · Feature · 2 h 27 min Manamulla Maruthaaram is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language film directed by W. R. Subba Rao Commons Manthiri Kumari 1950 · Feature · 2 h 43 min Manthiri Kumari is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language historical fiction film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar. Commons Avvaiyyar (1953) by Kothamangalam Subbu 1953 · Feature · 2 h 43 min Avvaiyar (1953) is a Tamil-language historical drama film directed by Kothamangalam Subbu, and produced by S. S. Vasan. The film stars K. B. Sundarambal as… Commons Madurai Veeran (1956) 1956 · Feature · 3 h 6 min Madurai Veeran is a 1956 Tamil-language action film directed by D. Yoganand, written by Kannadasan, and produced by Lena Chettiar. Based on the folklore… Internet Archive Gidget 1959 · Commercial Internet Archive The Court Jester 1955 · Commercial Internet Archive The Big Heat 1953 · Commercial Internet Archive Invaders from Mars 1953 · Commercial Open Images Unveiling of the Limburg liberation monument 1952 · Short Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images The departure of the 'Van Galen' to Korea 1951 · Short Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Commissaris van de Koningin in Zeeland onthult wederopbouw monument 1952 · Short Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Marinevaartuigen per schip terug naar Indonesië 1951 · Short Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Aanbieding van het petitionnement voor een tunnel onder het IJ 1952 · Short Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images De hoogste schoorsteen van Europa in Heerlen 1953 · Short Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Internet Archive Anatomy of a Murder 1959 · Commercial Internet Archive Ice Cold in Alex 1958 · Commercial Internet Archive Monster on the Campus 1958 · Commercial A college paleontology professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a coelecanth, but while examining it, he is accidentally exposed to its blood, and… Internet Archive Roman Holiday 1953 · Commercial