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961–1,008 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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Santa Barbara -- Everybody's Mistake
From NICEM Catalog, 1984: "Examines the controversies behind the two-million gallon oil leak off the shore of California in 1969. Points out that the smog…
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Les Enquêtes De Maigret - Ep 07 - La Maison Du Juge
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret est une série télévisée française en 88 épisodes, dont 18 en noir et blanc, d'une durée de 90 minutes en moyenne, créée…
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Lu Ryden interviews Elizabeth Montgomery on KNTV (September 7, 1967)
Lu Ryden interviews actress Elizabeth Montgomery on the set of her television series "Bewitched," on a segment from Ryden's show on San Jose's KNTV Channel…
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Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 1 Launch
This 15-minute video shows the extensive testing procedures applied to the Mercury spacecraft before rollout. It also shows the rollout, launch attempts, and…
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[Home Movies: Oregon, Montana]
Crater Lake, shaky shots from rim area POV driving around rim road, fallen rock peaks in southern Cascades informational signs for Bailey, Thielsen Diamond…
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Comedy Playhouse - "The Offer"
A little curiosity. Here's the pilot of "Steptoe and Son" which originally aired as part of the BBC TV show Comedy Playhouse. The full series was the basis…
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Civil Rights Rally Presented by I.U.E., AFL-CIO
Rally in NY of District 4 IUE - demands"All and Now" - with over 1,500 in attendance for civil rights.
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'The Secret Storm' - February 26, 1960
February 26, 1960 episode of soap opera "Secret Storm", also containing original network promos (This was during a part of the shows run where it had no…
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[Home Movies: San Francisco, Northern California and Oregon Coast]
San Francisco: California street in gray early morning light cable cars Alhambra Theater Fort Mason Crissy Field Alcatraz Fishermans Wharf Hogan's,…
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'The Face is Familiar' (1966 Game Show)
Episode of the 1966 summer replacement series "The Face is Familiar", a game show with a rather interesting concept. Complete with original commercials.…
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The Innocents 1961
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
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The Champions - Complete Series 1967
The Champions is a British espionage thriller / science fiction / occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade 's ITC…
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''To Tell the Truth'' - May 22, 1967
The last prime-time episode of the 1950s/1960s run of "To Tell the Truth". In this show, the celebrity panal has to guess which of the 3 people is telling the…
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Las alimañas ( 1965)
Three little criminals get a tip for a great coup with lots of money in it. Unfortunately they lack the starting funds to buy the required welding torch. So…
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Les Enquêtes De Maigret - Ep 08 - L'Ombre Chinoise
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret est une série télévisée française en 88 épisodes, dont 18 en noir et blanc, d'une durée de 90 minutes en moyenne, créée…
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1969 NBC Television Network ''Promo Special''
An 1969 TV special designed to make viewers excited for the 1969-1970 NBC Television Network schedule. Shows promoted include: "My World.. And Welcome To It",…
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Old Time Television: ''Ozzie and Harriet'' (Episode: ''A Sweater for Rick'', 9 November 1960)
Another episode of the ABC-TV sitcom "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". This episode aired 9 November 1960, and is complete with original commercials and…
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Esther and the King (1960)
Recently widowed Persian King Ahasuerus wants to marry the beautiful Esther. But Esther is a Jewess, and Haman, the king's evil minister, is spreading hatred…
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Styling and the Experimental Car
Relies heavily on stills but is graphically sophisticated film. Introduces the Mustang.
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Extasis Tropical (1969)
Éxtasis tropical es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Armando Bó según su propio guion escrito sobre el argumento de José Da…
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Jean de la Tour Miracle
Jean de la Tour Miracle est un feuilleton télévisé français en dix épisodes en noir et blanc de vingt-deux minutes, créé par Michel de Ré d'après le roman de…
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Randall & Hopkirk ( Deceased) - Complete Series 1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British private detective television series , starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope respectively as the private detectives…
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Behind the Fashion Curtain
roll 1: "a film report on the highlights of the 5th International Fashion Flight in Stockholm - Moscow - Copenhagen" Men ascending stairway to airplane, shot…
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Boredom at Work: The Empty Life
The film explores the issue of boredom and how it affects different characters. The main character, Hugh, goes to a doctor seeking help for his boredom. The…
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Booked for Safekeeping
Demonstrates the proper management of mentally ill persons by members of the large city police department to prepare the mentally ill persons for their…
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Johnson On Vietnam. Vows To Fight On Until Reds Parley , 1965/05/13
LBJ speaks to cartoonists at White House, wants to prevent "Chinese domination over all Asia" - pictures of peaceful Vietnam - LBJ speaks (partial newsreel).
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Hollywood: The Golden Years
Hollywood: The Golden Years Traces the growth of the motion picture industry from nickelodeon days to the advent of sound. Features such stars as Charles…
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Colonial Naturalist
From WorldCat: Presents a dramatization of the extended field trip made by Mark Catesby in colonial Virginia and the ultimate publication of his two-volume…
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Silent Snow, Secret Snow
Alienation, angst, and schizophrenia are powerful themes addressed by Kearney in this forgotten masterpiece. From a story by Conrad Aiken.
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Mid-East. Israeli-Egyptian Battle Erupts, 1967/06/06
(1) Mideast war develops from Gulf of Aqaba blockade; Arab socialists support Nasser in Cairo, Nasser signs pact with Hussein; Jordan tanks roll;…
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Stark Fear
"Did you ever see a woman with her nose cut off?"
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to…
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Rick, the Law Clerk (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 18 March 1964 (Season 12, Episode 23). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265…
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Eichmann trial, 1961/04/13
Eichmann trial for Holocaust crimes; judges speak indictments as Eichmann listens (partial newsreel)
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Window on Main Street: Christmas Memory
Another episode from Robert Young's next series after Father Knows Best . Don't bother downloading the h.264 file or the Ogg Video file; the Cinepack file…
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''The Comedy Spot'' - Maggie (Unsold pilot)
An unsold pilot from 1958 called "Maggie", starring Margaret O'Brien. The pilot for the unproduced sitcom was shown on 29 August 1960 as part of the summer…
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The Outer Limits TV 1964 colorized s02e07 The Invisible Enemy
Members of the first manned expedition to Mars (Adam West, Rudy Solari) find themselves being killed one by one by an alien predator. I colorized this using…
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"While Brave Men Die..."
Documentary produced in support of war in Vietnam and against social change, featuring extensive footage of social protest movements of the 1960s and of…
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Lu Ryden interviews Agnes Moorhead (September 4, 1967)
Lu Ryden interviews actress Agnes Moorhead on the set of the television show "Bewitched," in a segment from Ryden's show on San Jose's KNTV Channel 11.…
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Black Panther a.k.a. Off the Pig (Newsreel #19)
"A compelling document of the Black Panther Party leadership in 1967. This film contains a prison interview with Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton as well as…
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Cuba Invaded. Foes of Castro Open Offensive, 1961/04/19
B-26 used by Cuban pilots; landed in Florida; in Cuba, rocket shells shown; Adlai Stevenson in UN denies any aggression; Guatemala training base; Castro in…
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Teen Bhubaner Pare (1969)
Teen Bhubaner Paare (তিন ভুবনের পারে) is a Bengali movie, inspired by Samaresh Basu 's novel , released in 1969. The songs "Hoyto Tomari Jonno"(হয়তো তোমারই…
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Fashions, 1964/10/26
(partial newsreel).
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How Much?
02:13:38 Two men in office 02:13:46 CU Man's hand writing price on paper 02:13:52 Man looks furtively at first man (client) 02:13:54 CU Man's hand turning…
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Folgers Coffee Commercial 3
Folgers Coffee TV Commercial
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The Magic Sword (1962)
The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard. Watch on…
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Blood Bath 1966
A crazed artist who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a murderous vampire kills young women, then boils their bodies in a vat.
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Return to Oz
Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a…