The world's archives
1,537–1,584 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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Comanche blanco (1968)
William Shatner plays two roles: cowboy Johnny Moon and his ruthless Indian twin brother, Notah. Notah likes peyote and gets the crazy idea that he's the…
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Gammera the Invincible (1966)
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of years of hibernation. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Fireball XL5 TV 1962 colorized s01e02 The Doomed Planet
Membrono is a possibly inhabited planet that is about to be hit by a rogue planet in 21 days. Pilot Steve Zodiac of the Fireball XL5 must determine if there…
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The Big Picture 723: When The Chips Are Down
Episode 723 of the Big Picture: "When The Chips Are Down." Narrated by Bob Hope. "The original release sheet reads: This THE BIG PICTURE film shows the…
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Home Movie: 97482: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 14
Screening notes state: Baby at 1 yr old picnic part (anniversary?) Halloween costumes Christmas / kid on horse Lots of Christmas footage girl’s 7th birthday
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Holiday in Spain (1960)
An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/scent-of-mystery-1960/
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The One Eyed Soldiers (1967)
Action - The body of Dr. Charles Berens, Chief of the United Nations Medical Relief Organization, is seen hurtling from the lofty parapet of an ancient…
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Mythology of Greece and Rome
Examines the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome as stories about gods and man invented in an attempt to explain natural phenomena and man's behavior. Includes…
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The Trial ( Colorized, 1962) 720p
The Trial (1962) colorized with HAVC
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Farm Family in Winter.
Shows family life on a modern farm in winter. Describes the care and feeding of livestock kept on a farm in winter. Here, farm life continues at a vigorous…
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Home Movie: 98216: Chicago Lake Street El, 1964
Label on can reads: "Lake St. 'El' before elevation on West of Laramie - Date unk. 9-10-64, 8-29-64, 10-2-64"
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Civil rights movement: the North
Adapted from the NBC News presentation entitled The American revolution of 1963 With teacher's guide Summary Depicts the tense ./iasphere of race relations in…
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The Haunted House (Window on Main Street)
Having heard several tales about the town's haunted house, Cameron decides that he must spend the night there. Aired 6 November 1961 (Season 1, Episode 6).…
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Watercolor
With teacher's guide Illustrates the unique characteristics of watercolor as a painting medium and the many ways in which it may be used from simple pan…
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WXYZ 1969
This segment highlights the team behind the Detroit radio station WXYZ, showcasing how they keep their listeners engaged throughout the day. The morning…
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[Home movie: 098950-1: Michigan scenes, 1960s]
Home movies scenes from Michigan household, including driving on US 23, shopping, gardening, planting, a wedding, and dancing the twist.
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Theories on the origin of life
Author, Cyril Ponnamperuma Discusses four theories which explain the origin of life Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references…
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Nadie Oyo Gritar A Cecilio Fuentes (1965)
Nadie oyó gritar a Cecilio Fuentes es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Fernando Siro según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con…
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The Redwoods.
Surveys the future of a vanishing forest of Sequoia Sempervirens, a link to the age of the dinosaurs, a testament to nature's awesome power to create, and of…
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''It's Academic'' - 6 October 1963
An episode of "It's Academic", a game show with high school students. This is the New York City version hosted by Art James. This is the fourth episode, shot…
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Franck-Hertz Experiment
Professor Byron L Youtz uses a stream of electrons accelerated through mercury vapor to show that the kinetic energy of the electrons is transferred to the…
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Home Movie: 97485: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 16
Viewing notes state: Christmas / camera / service station Baby boy, about 1 year old Baby boy with gun St. Louis (?) ballgame Xmas / gun / guitar / big hair…
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Florida 1968
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The Famous Ride (1960)
Struggling blacksmith Hector Heathcote tries to get Paul Revere's horse ready for his midnight ride.
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The Search for Ulysses
The Search for Ulysses Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryBritish sailor and scholar Ernle Bradford…
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Woman of Straw (1964)
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to…
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Income Tax Cut. Kennedy Hopes To Spur Economy, 1962/08/13
JFK speaks on his income tax cut that he wants to present to Congress in January next year (partial newsreel).
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''Glenn Miller Time'' - Finale episode
Glenn Miller was dead, but his band (under the direction of Ray McKinley) had their own summer replacement series in 1961. Contains the original commercials…
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National Kid
National Kid is a messenger from the Andromeda Galaxy thirty thousand light-years away, who is immortal and protects the Earth from invaders
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New Magellan. 'Triton' Circles World Submerged, 1960/05/12
USS Triton, world's largest nuclear sub, completed its secret mission, helicopter takes Capt. Beach to White House, gets Legion of Merit from Ike, sub returns…
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This year, next year, sometime
"Made with the cooperation of the Marlborough Day Hospital, St. John's Wood, London." Date is production date Summary Describes the work of Dr Joshua Bierer,…
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Impact '66
Announcement film introducing the new 1966 Chevrolet models. Skeletal entry
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Sound Waves In Air
Professor Richard H. Bolt discusses sound wave phenomena, how sound travels, and how it is reflected. The film demonstrates that sound is a wave phenomenon…
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Angkor, the lost city
Commentator, Noel Stone Art director, Pierre L'Amare ; photographers, Don Wilder, Roger Moride, Roy Nolan
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Railway with a Heart of Gold
This film is an account of the Talyllyn Railway, a historic narrow-gauge slate carrier in Tywyn, Wales, and its operation by a preservation society who saved…
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Space Tour. Kennedy Inspects Missile Center, 1963/11/18
(poor quality) Cape Canaveral - JFK sees Saturn rocket, then helicopter to see Polaris fired from sub USS Andrew Jackson
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The Long Duel (1967)
An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. Despite his official…
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The High Lonesome Sound: Kentucky Mountain Sound, 1963
This film is listed in some film catalogs as " The High Lonesome Sound: Music Making in the Kentucky Mountains ." Source copy at National Archives not in the…
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Civil Defense Public Information
Civil Defense informational film with animated and live action sequences that detail steps the public can take toward preparedness for nuclear fallout.…
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Ο καλός μας άγγελος(1961)
Σκηνοθεσία Ζωγραφακης Στελιος Ηθοποιοί Φωτοπουλος Μιμης Παπαχρηστος Κωστας Μακρης Ορεστης Τσαγανεα Νιτσα Χριστοφοριδης Περικλης Λιναρδου Νικη Διαλυνα Ρικα…
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''Ozzie And Harriet'' - Trip Trap
A later episode of the long-running sitcom (19 February 1966). June Nelson tries to trick David Nelson into going on a trip to Hawaii. A shame that the disc…
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Solar radiation 2: The earth's atmosphere.
Describes the spectral distribution of incoming solar radiation, the outgoing infrared terrestrial radiation, and the interactions of these two types of…
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''Kraft Music Hall'' - 2 November 1960
An episode with your singing host Perry Como, plus special guests Casey Stengel, Ginny Tiu, and Rosemary Clooney. This episode contains the original…
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The Big Picture #577 Recall
1963 episode #577 of the TV show "The Big Picture." "The original release sheet reads: In the past year, as a part of many steps taken to meet the threat of…
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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.…
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Invisible Diplomats
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The Corridor People - Complete Series 1966
The Corridor People was a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1966, devised and written by Edward Boyd. A surreal…
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Vincent Van Gogh: A Self Portrait
An intensive exploration into the life and works of Vincent van Gogh. Introduces details from his personnel correspondence and shows many of his paintings and…