The world's archives
1,297–1,344 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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[Outtakes From "Rochester Business Opportunities" (prod. Kodak)]
Outtakes from a film titled "Rochester Business Opportunities" produced by Eastman Kodak, 1969. Unedited reels including multiple takes showing African…
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Plowshare
Atomic / nuclear weapons testing
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1960's Culture: ''Ozzie and Harriet'' (Episode: The Petition, 6 January 1965)
Another episode of that long-running (1952-1966) sitcom "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". In this episode, Ricky's suspicions about a woman's money…
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Fancy Plants (1967)
Fancy Plants is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Ralph Bakshi, Cosmo Anzilotti, Art Bartsch, , Jack Schnerk, Robert Taylor and Dave Tendlar Watch on…
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Νυχτοπερπατήματα (1964)
Σκηνοθεσία Ζερβουλακος Γιωργος Σενάριο Ζερβουλακος Γιωργος Ηθοποιοί Φωτοπουλος Μιμης Ματσας Αρτεμης Χατζηχρηστος Κωστας Τσαχιριδης Νικος Γκιωνακης Γιαννης…
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Que Noche De Casamiento (1969)
¡Qué noche de casamiento! es una película filmada en colores en Argentina dirigida por Julio Porter según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Ariel…
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[Home Movies: Clinton, N.Y. collection 2]
Good quality reel, for the most part Pan pumpkin field VS dog around house, in backyard, in snow CU television screen during funeral of John F. Kennedy,…
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Home Movie: 98342: Coon Hunting
1960 Willis (Hook) Kennedy / 1966 Coon Hunters / 1969 Coon hunters / 1967 / Field Trials"
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Stalin (1963)
Depicts the life of Stalin, under whose strong - arm rule the USSR became a world power. Explains Stalin's part in making Russia a communist state. Presents a…
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Je Parle Français, Lessons 1-13
The 'Je Parle Français' series of French Language Instruction films was filmed in 1960-61 and produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Film's Milan Herzog in…
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The Feast
Credits: Producers, Timothy Asch, Napoleon Chagnon ; filmmaker, Timothy Asch Illustrates the feasting practices of the Yanomamo Indians of southern…
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Doctor Who 41 The Web of Fear Episode 3 Recon In Color
Colorized reconstruction of a lost episode of Doctor Who in which the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and Victoria (Deorah Watling) are taken back to the Goodge…
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Red Nightmare
Jack Webb (Dragnet) plays a Rod Serling-like role as he introduces us to Jerry Donovan – an average guy who shrugs off his inconvenient, civic…
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[Home Movies: Radio Repair]
Notes in logbook. Title at head: "Charles W. Cushman Lodge 879 Family Picnic 1961" stop-motion mini sequence with desktop items CU smoking radio Shots of…
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Montage IV: The Garden of Eden, 1962
Montage IV: The Garden of Eden (1962) Narration from the writings of S. P. Dinsmoor Sound: James Kramer Music: Jean Eichelberger Ivey Graphics: Ted T. Young…
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Letter Never Sent (1960)
Letter Never Sent is a 1960 Soviet adventure drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov and starring Tatiana Samoilova. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film…
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Space Policeman. Pegasus Measures Action Of Meteoroids, 1965/05/27
(1) Saturn I rocket blasts off at night carrying Pegasus II satellite; animation of second stage, then spreads 96-ft wings (2) De Gaulle. . . - was elected…
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As the World Turns - 21st April 1961
An episode of "As the World Turns" from 1961. This episode is about a mother's attempts to get her son back, who was adopted by another two people several…
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My City
Children talk about their cities - Atlanta, New York, Detroit
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Viet Sweep. Troops Take Cong Stronghold, 1967/02/28
(1) Operation Pershing by 1st Cavalry in South Vietnam, village burned, residents relocated, field hospital treats civilians (2) "Home From The Sea" - carrier…
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Give Me Liberty (1967)
Someone has stolen the Statue of Liberty, and James Hound is to find it. He finds a recorded message with a clue. Flying as the message suggests, he finds the…
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Sons and Lovers (1960)
The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the…
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The Olympics. U.S. Widens Tokyo Lead, 1964/10/19
(1) brief shot of Harold Wilson of Britain (2) Tokyo Olympics as Hirohito watches; Sharon Studer wins 3rd medal in butterfly swim race; platform diving won by…
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Computing For Fun
with Dr. John Pierce
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End of the Trail: American Plains Indian
End of the Trail: American Plains Indian reels 1 and 2 Descibes the American westward movement and its tragic impact upon the American Indian. Discusses the…
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Florida 1965
Great runbys of Miami Beach hotels and other buildings.
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Turkey Day
Beverly Hillbillies Ep 46 Turkey Day
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Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (1961)
King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman…
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Thanasis Veggos Voifeia! in "O Veggos Thaneros Prakathr 000" (1967)
Vengos studies in a secret agents' academy, dreaming of becoming a great spy like 007. Unfortunately, he can't do anything right, so he wreaks havoc during…
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Deadwood '76 (1965)
A young drifter is mistaken for Billy the Kid. The concequences prove deadly. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/deadwood-76-1965/
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''The Frank Sinatra Timex Show'' - 15 February 1960
An episode of "The Frank Sinatra Timex Show", which consisted of four specials. His guests in this episode are Lena Horne, Mary Costa, Juliet Prowse, Barbara…
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Pit And The Pendulum 1961
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel…
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Westinghouse Air Conditioners Commercial 1
Westinghouse Air Conditioners Commercial
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Classic 1960's Television: ''Ozzie and Harriet'' - Dave's Golf Story (8 March 1961)
An episode of the ABC Television Network comedy "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" called "Dave's Golf Story", aired 8th of March, 1961. This episode is…
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Cash on Demand (1961)
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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The Stonecutter
The late Gerald McDermott made this, his first commercial film at the age of 19, an extremely complex animation short featuring approximately 2000 animation…
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The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
Returning Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker arrives in his small hometown to discover his best friend and business partner has mismanaged their business into…
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''Play Your Hunch'' - 20 June 1962
An episode of the game show "Play Your Hunch". This is a prime-time episode, and according to IMDb, aired 20 June 1962. Featuring special guest Kaye Ballard.…
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1960 - Murder Inc - Burt Balaban, Stuart Rosenberg - VOSE
For Academic - Educational Use Only
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Home Movie: 000432: Anti-Vietnam War demonstration, San Francisco, April 15, 1967
Home movie (8mm) depicting anti-Vietnam War demonstrators on the streets near Golden Gate Park and in the Park, San Francisco, April 15, 1967
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Lady And The Stock Exchange, The
The video begins with a welcome to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which has expanded its staff to accommodate visitors from around the world attending…
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How blood clots.
Human circulatory system and functions are illustrated through animation and cinemicroscopy. Time-lapse photography reveals composition of blood and its…
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The Big Picture #511: Army Digest #8
"The original release sheet reads: The "The Mathew Brady Story" brings to the television screen the work of the famed photographer who, during the Civil War,…
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''Kraft Music Hall'' - 14 December 1960
A great episode with your singing host, Perry Como, and special guests Betty Grable, Brook Benton, and Brenda Lee, plus Joey Heatherton and Renee Taylor. A…
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[Amateur Film: Girls Dancing]
kids in playground
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Doctor Who: Celestial Toymaker part 4 colorized
The only surviving episode of the 4-part Doctor Who story The Celestial Toymaker. In this concluding episode, "The Final Test", the Doctor (William Hartnell)…
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Reds Celebrate May Day, 1961/05/05
May Day parade in Moscow, Yuri Gagarin featured guest, on Kremlin stand with Khrushchev; Castro picture on float in parade (partial newsreel).
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The Steel Claw (1961)
A Marine stationed in the Philippines loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. When the Japanese invade the Philippines, he is called…