The world's archives

577–624 of 21,552 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 Movies: African American Family, Detroit] 1960 · Home movie · Subtitles Statue of Liberty (New York harbor) with helicopter in background African American family members dressed for a formal occasion descend front steps of brick… Internet Archive Someone's In the Kitchen 1960 · Film · Subtitles Film contains many artfully shot closeups of housework, cooking, food preparation, food and kitchen activity.PA-0710 section:12:49:11:29 Mother pours Log… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 35, Release 60, 07/23/1962 1962 · Newsreel · 6 min · Subtitles National Archives description: " The original release sheet reads: KENNEDY ON TELSTAR: EUROPE SEES NEWS CONFERENCE: In the first formal test of the new… Internet Archive Consuming Women (Women as Consumers) 1967 · Film · Subtitles "Here she is. She is single and fun-loving. She is engaged. She is newly married. And not so newly married. She has no children. She has one child. She has… Internet Archive Check . . . And Let Me Know 1962 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Goof on the process of industrial filmmaking.Goof on the process of industrial filmmaking. The film starts with a man talking about a potential movie prospect… Internet Archive High Country Holiday 1960 · Film · Subtitles Begins as a travelogue showing a family excursion through North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains, then turns into a promotional film for clothing and other… Internet Archive "Your Name Here" Story, The 1964 · Film · Subtitles The ultimate generic industrial, made as a spoof. A film built around script and visual clichホs: shots of highways, farms, unidentifiable manufacturing… Internet Archive Front Line, The 1965 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles How to be an effective supermarket checker. Internet Archive Santo En El Museo De Cera ( 1963) 1963 · Feature El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of… Internet Archive Progress Parade 1960 · Film · Subtitles Animated radio waves dissolving into main title: “Progress Parade” (good) Title: Fishing on Dry Land Pan around desert landscape to oil rig, pan up drilling… Internet Archive Mark of Wholesome Meat, A 1964 · Film · Subtitles Explains what it takes to earn the right to display the "stamp of approval" given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on packages. Describes how under the… Internet Archive Casus Kiran (Spy Smasher) 1968 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Casus Kiran is a Turkish movie from 1968. It was directed by Yilmaz Atadeniz and stars Irfan Atasoy and Sevda Fenda. I'm not exactly sure what the plot is… Internet Archive The Devils Messenger (1961) 1961 · Feature The Devil's Messenger is a 1961 anthology horror film directed by Herbert L. Strock. It combines three episodes from the 1959 Swedish television series 13… Internet Archive The Early Bird 1965 · Feature Norman is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organization. Norman does his best to save the… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Vacation to El Paso, L.A. and S.F., 3-11 to 20-61, Part 2] 1961 · Home movie · Subtitles Shot list exists in can but not transcribed into database. Streetcars on streets of central Los Angeles Faux-Western town (Knott's Berry Farm?) Driving POV… Internet Archive Anti-War Demonstrators Storm Pentagon, 1967/10/24 1967 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Mass protest against Vietnam war in Washington DC, on mall, across Potomac river to Pentagon, MPs with bayonets emerge from Pentagon, tear gas used, next… Internet Archive Spring Dreams 1960 · Feature An elderly sweet potato vendor collapses in the home of a self-absorbed wealthy family. He must be allowed to remain there while he recovers, and a screwball… Internet Archive Last Woman On Earth (1960 Time Travel, Drama, Mys) 1960 · Feature · 1 h 4 min MOVIE TAGLINE : They fought for the Ultimate Prize! PLOT : Ev, along with her husband, Harold, and their lawyer friend Martin, are scuba diving while on… Internet Archive Communism In Action: Part Two 1962 · Film · Subtitles Part 2 of a polemical political documentary detailing the birth and rise of Soviet-style Communism in the twentieth century. See item 201343 for Part 1.… Internet Archive Vista Stock Shots: Entertainment 1962 · Film · Subtitles 16:23:16:26 VS three women wearing matching costumes doing choreographed theatrical cabaret style dance on stage; woman in ornate gold dress singing on stage;… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 35, Release 53, 06/28/1962 1962 · Newsreel · Subtitles National Archives description: "The original release sheet reads: PRAY AT HOME: KENNEDY ANSWER TO COURT DECISION: In a six-to-one decision, the Supreme Court… Internet Archive The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) 1964 · Feature The Tomb of Ligeia is a 1964 American-British horror film directed by Roger Corman. Starring Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd. It follows Verden Fell, a… Internet Archive EL ESQUELETO DE LA SEÑORA MORALES – (1960) [VOE] 1960 · Feature · Subtitles El esqueleto de la señora Morales es una película de comedia negra y suspenso psicológico mexicana de 1960, dirigida por Rogelio A. González . Está… Internet Archive It Takes a Thief - Complete Series 1968 1968 · TV It Takes a Thief is an American action-adventure television series that aired on ABC for three seasons between 1968 and 1970. It stars Robert Wagner in his… Internet Archive The Cuban Crisis, 1962/10/25 1962 · Newsreel · Subtitles Adlai Stevenson at UN speaks on Cuban Missile Crisis; Castro builds up defenses in Cuba; cameras installed in airplane, photos show details, MiG-21 jets, OAS… Internet Archive Kilink Istanbul'da (Kilink in Istanbul) 1967 · Feature · 1 h 10 min This is a Turkish movie from 1967. Kilink is a super villain in a skeleton suit. This is a classic movie, at least for those who enjoy cult cinema. If you're… Internet Archive A Bullet for the General (1967) 1967 · Feature · Subtitles A Bullet for the General, also known as El Chucho Quién Sabe? , is a 1966 Italian Zapata Western film directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Gian Maria… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 34, Issue 8: 01/23/1961 1961 · Newsreel · 6 min · Subtitles National Archives description: "The original release sheet reads: KENNEDY SWORN IN, NEW ERA BEGINS John F. Kennedy settles into office as the 35th President… Internet Archive Dateline: Long Island 1964 · Film · Subtitles Newsday was begun in 1940 in Long Island and this film shows the paper's role in the growth of the community and many shots of historical Long Island. It also… Internet Archive Night Creatures (1962) 1962 · Feature Night Creatures , also known as Captain Clegg , is a British horror film released in 1962 by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Peter Graham Scott , the… Internet Archive Ladies Who Do 1963 · Feature · 1 h 21 min Title: Ladies Who Do Summary: The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good… Internet Archive The Suitor 1963 · Feature Pierre Etaix’s first feature introduces the droll humor and oddball charm of its unique writer-director-star. As a tribute to Buster Keaton, Etaix fashioned… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97325: Family Scenes, 1963 1963 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive A Stitch in Time 1963 · Feature An accident in the butcher's shop leads Norman and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Norman finds Lindy, a little… Internet Archive The Mercenary (1968) 1968 · Feature "The Mercenary" is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci . The film stars Franco Nero , Jack Palance , and Walter Barnes . Set against the… Internet Archive The Manster 1959: ★★ CC: Sci-Fi/Horror HD [1:12:57] 1962 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles The Manster/The Two-Headed Killer is a 1959 American science-fiction horror film. Shot in Japan, it was produced by George P. Breakston and directed by… Internet Archive Safety Belt for Susie 1963 · Film · Subtitles Uses anthropometric dummies and dolls to show what could happen to children not wearing safety belts in collisons. Emphasizes that children, one-year-old and… Internet Archive I Hate But I Love 1962 · Feature In the high-octane, unorthodox romance I Hate But Love ( Nikui anchikusho ), a celebrity (played by megastar Yujiro Ishihara), dissatisfied with his personal… Internet Archive When the Clock Strikes 1961 colorized (James Brown, Merry Anders) 1961 · Feature When a storm blocks the road, several people who were on their way to witness a condemned man's midnight exection end up at an isolated lodge, where they… Internet Archive The Haunted Palace 1963 1963 · Feature The Haunted Palace is a 1963 Gothic fantasy horror film released by American International Pictures , starring Vincent Price , Lon Chaney Jr. and Debra Paget… Internet Archive Failed TV Pilot: 'Daddy-O' (1961) 1961 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Failed TV pilot from 1961 called "Daddy-O". This sitcom pilot is filled with twists! Odd, But amusing. I think the reason it wasn't picked up is because they… Internet Archive Episode of the Classic TV series "The Lucy Show" with Lucille Ball 1967 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode of the Classic 60's TV sitcom "The Lucy Show" which starred Lucille Ball. This episode is called "Lucy Gets Trapped", and is quite funny. Internet Archive [UC Berkeley, unedited footage] 1960 · Film · Subtitles Summary. Unedited documentary footage of UC Berkeley and surrounds. Site-specific detail shots show printing products "at work" in the community of UC… Internet Archive Straight line kinematics 1960 · Film · Subtitles Professor Everett M. Hafner discusses notions of distance, speed, and acceleration using graphs and special equipment in a real test car to show their… Internet Archive Columbia Revolt (Part I) 1969 · Short · 24 min · Subtitles Documentary on the Columbia University student strike and takeover in 1969. Internet Archive Beyond the Curtain 1960 · Feature Title: Beyond the Curtain Summary: East German refugee Karin finds herself back at home in Dresden when the flight on which she is stewardess, between Berlin… Internet Archive The Tell-Tale Heart 1960 · Feature Title: The Tell-Tale Heart Summary: When Edgar sees his girlfriend Betty getting up close and personal with his best friend Carl, he murders Carl in a jealous… Internet Archive To Build a Fire (1969) 1969 · Feature "To Build a Fire" is a short film adaptation of Jack London's classic story, directed by David Cobham. The film was released in 1969 and features a powerful…