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1,441–1,488 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. |
|---|---|
| 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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Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (1962)
The plot follows a noblewoman who, convicted of treason for political reasons, is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island, a notorious penal colony…
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1960 - Midnight Lace - Un grito en la niebla - David Miller
For Academic / Educational Use Only
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The Wall
Government propaganda film about the erection of the Berlin Wall. From the holdings of the National Archives.
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Home Movie: 97480: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 12
Viewing notes state: Airport interview TWA super jet Kid on rocking horse “Linda” in funeral dress wedding Sky Lift (near a river) wedding with kissing…
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''Jackpot Bowling'' - 19 December 1960?
An episode of "Jackpot Bowling", an NBC series in which professional bowlers competed against each other. Hosted by Milton Berle. There is also a celebrity…
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The Wonderful World of Julius Wile
Sponsored film by the wine and spirits importer, Julius Wile Sons & Co. Inc., advertising various kinds of alcoholic beverages that they sell. Intended for…
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Kennedy on Telstar. Europe /sees News Conference, 1962/07/23
Ground station dish for Telstar at Cornwall, interior, JFK press conference, JFK speaks about the satellite; animations of satellite transmitting (partial…
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Electronic labyrinth.
Formerly entitled THX 1138 4 EB Presents a nightmare impression of a world in which a man is trying to escape a computerized world which constantly tracks his…
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Tarzan and the Trappers (1960)
Tarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling them illegally to zoos. A twist is thrown into the plot when…
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1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate
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The RB-47 Debate. Lodge Debunks Red Spy-Flight Charges, 1960/07/25
Lodge in UN Security Council denied RB-47 on spy flight, "what actually happend was this" points at map "there's the red arrow of the Soviet fight" - "this…
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The Anderson Platoon
Documents the life of a small group of GI's as they fight against an unseen enemy in the jungle of Vietnam. Search Educational Film Journals at Media History…
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David Hall Story, The
AMERICA'S HANDICAPPED MAN OF THE YEAR RELIVES THE CAR ACCIDENT THAT CRIPPLED HIM FOR LIFE. HE PRESENTS A SAFETY MESSAGE TO YOUNG DRIVERS & THEIR PASSENGERS.
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Pop Buell, Hoosier at the Front
Pop Buell, Hoosier at the Front . March, 7, 1965 episode of " The Twentieth Century " with Walter Cronkite. (According to IMDB - the National Archives says it…
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''The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show'' - 20 October 1962
Music series with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Their guests are Dale Robertson, Cliff Arquette, Sons of the Pioneers, Cathie Taylor, Kirby Buchanan, and The…
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Goodbye Again (1961)
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime…
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Worlds Apart
The Office of Economic Opportunity and the Institute for Developmental Studies sponsored this film promoting early childhood education as a means to fight…
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The Big Picture #516 The Army Nurse Story
"The original release sheet reads: Being an Army nurse is being something very special. For thirty minutes THE BIG PICTURE explores the fascinating and varied…
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The Jackals (1967)
Bad bank robber falls in love with granddaughter of miner he and his men planned to rob of gold, has change of heart. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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1999 A.D.
A whimsical yet serious-minded look into the future sponsored by the appliance and radio manufacturer. In the “1999 House of Tomorrow,” each family member’s…
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Die! Die! My Darling 1965
A young woman is held captive and terrorized by her deceased fiancés demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
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Psexoanalisis (1968)
Psexoanálisis es una película de Argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Héctor Olivera sobre el guion de Gius según el argumento de Héctor Olivera y…
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Lo spettro (1963)
A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is…
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1965 Classic Commercial for ''Cue Toothpaste''
Another classic 1960's commercial, this time for "Cue Toothpaste". Taken from a 1965 Television episode.
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Roland & Rattfink
Roland and Rattfink is a series of animated shorts produced and released from 1967 to 1972. The main characters also made several guest appearances on The…
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French and Indian War, The: Seven Years' War in America
This film uses a large collection of paintings on the French and Indian War to offer a vivid and realistic picture of key episodes, places, and people. It…
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Doctor Blood's Coffin 1961
People are mysteriously disappearing near a remote Cornish village, where a scientist is experimenting; reviving the dead.
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Una Mascara Para Ana (1966)
Una máscara para Ana es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Rubén W. Cavallotti sobre el guion de Roberto Rial según el argumento de…
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Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)
Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen…
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''The Dinah Shore Show'' - 9 December 1962
Dinah Shore, plus Bessie Griffin and the Gospel Pearls, Frank Sinatra, and a great jazz band. Plus original commercials for Green Stamps! Dinah Shore notes at…
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Psychiatric Interview No. 18: Evaluation for Diagnosis
Shows a brief interview with a young man, a student, who demonstrates negativism in a catatonic schizophrenic
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Powers Case. Ike States Policy On Spies and Open Skies, 1960/05/12
Ike press conference, speaks about need for information for deterrence to orevent secret suprise attack from Soviet Union, "reason for my Open Skies proposal…
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New Mexico, 1961/11/30
at Carlsbad Caverns where nuclear bomb to be exploded, tunnel for Project Knome as prelim for Project Plowshare in future, "a major step in peaceful atomic…
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Iron Angel (1964)
A seasoned Sargent with a sorry unit, led by an angry 1st Lt., to take out an enemy hold for a convoy to proceed. After their success the Sarge and the crew…
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Gidget "A Hard Night's Night" (1966)
Gidget "A Hard Night's Night" (1966) Watch all episodes! https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x33zbl
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Ψηλά τα χέρια Χίτλερ (1962)
Δύο φίλοι (Θανάσης Βέγγος και Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος) συναντιούνται μετά από χρόνια και θυμούνται όσα κωμικοτραγικά έζησαν μαζί, κατά τη διάρκεια της Κατοχής.…
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American music, from folk to jazz and pop.
Commentary by Duke Ellington Traces lesser streams of American music such as the hoedown, square dance, and hillbilly song. Tex Ritter at Nashville's Grand…
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Gift from the Clouds
Traces a water supply from mountain watersheds to points where it can be utilized by industry and agriculture. Then demonstrates progressive irrigation…
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Psique Y Sexo(1965)
Psique y sexo es una película argentina antológica de comedia y drama de 1965. Fue dirigida por Manuel Antín –episodio La estrella del destino , Dino Minitti…
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The Heart Is a Handout (Checkmate)
The Checkmate team swings into action to protect the life of a rich man who is living as a hobo. aired 7 March 1962 Season 2; Episode 21 The episode is split…
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English X-ray film.
Articulatory movements are shown by X-ray techniques. Prepared scripts illustrate selected phonetic features in the phonemic contrasts of the language, ending…
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Satchmo Swings In Congo, 1960/10/31
Louis Armstrong arrives in Congo, plays trumpet (partial newsreel)
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The Third Musketeer (1965)
The fairy tale of "Cinderella" is combined with the classic adventure of "The Three Musketeers." Sad Cat wants to be a musketeer like his two older brothers.…
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Hop-A-Long Casualty (Laserdisc)
NTSC
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Lynda And Charles Marriage Takes Place In The White House, 1967/12/12
(1) LBJ escorts Lynda on wedding day, 1st wedding in White House in 53 years, marries Marine Capt Charles Robb, as Lucy is matron of honor, in brief…
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50/50 Chance, A
about tetnus infection
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Aug 17 68 — Surf City By Jan & Dean + More • American Bandstand Anniversary 11
New AB clip — Aug 17 1968 American Bandstand 1st music segment of the show with a throwback pick for the 11th anniversary special — 1963's Surf City by Jan &…
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Have Gun Will Travel TV 1962 colorized s05e21 The Hunt
Paladin (Richard Boone) is lured to Oregon under the pretense of a widow (Joan Elan) in distress, but he real reason is to engage him in a "Most Dangerous…