The world's archives

1,633–1,680 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 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1962 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles Season 11 episode #339 The Tigers Go to a Dance from November 1, 1962. Internet Archive Fire Prevention and the Home 1967 · Film · Subtitles Air force Training Film about fire prevention Internet Archive Viendo a Biondi (1961-70) 1961 · Feature En 1961 se produjo el debut de Pepe Biondi en la TV argentina. Un cómico que había surgido en las huestes del circo y que había ganado gran popularidad en… Internet Archive Dominican Truce. Cease-Fire Brings Calm To Island, 1965/05/06 1965 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Marines in Santo Domingo perimeter, 19,000 troops have arrived, waiting for OAS peace mission that has arranged truce, but fighting still in the streets,… Internet Archive Counterstrike 1969 TV series 1969 · TV Counterstrike is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC in 1969. It starred Jon Finch as an alien living on Earth posing as a… Internet Archive The Exiles 1961 · Educational A documentary account of the problems that are encountered by American Indians who live in urban areas and are caught between two conflicting cultures Internet Archive 1960 - Seven Thieves - Siete ladrones - Henry Hathaway - VO - Versión Original 1960 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive Classic 1965 Commercial for Arrid Deodorant 1965 · Commercial · 1 min A classic 1965 TV commercial for a product called "Arrid Deodorant". This commercial distictly aims the product at people with an active life than presumably,… Internet Archive ''About Faces'' - 17 March 1960 1960 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of "About Faces", an early 1960s game show. Tom Kennedy hosts this episode. Format includes some aspects of 1950s series "Place the Face". Margaret… Internet Archive Family Fallout Shelters -- Civil Defense Home Preparedness Workshop Filmstrip 2 of 5 1960 · Short · 17 min "Family Fallout Shelters" A filmstrip presentation produced in 1960 by the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization for use in the "Home Preparedness… Internet Archive STAR TREK - Witches Scene from Catspaw 1967 · TV · Subtitles STAR TREK - Witches Scene from Catspaw Internet Archive Secret Squirrel Cartoon Theme (1965) 1965 · Cartoon Secret Squirrel Cartoon Theme (1965) Watch and download for free! https://fast32.com/watch/mxy073vN-the-secret-squirrel-show.html Internet Archive La Cigarra No Es Un Bicho ( 1963) 1963 · Feature La Cigarra no es un bicho es una película argentina estrenada el 6 de mayo de 1963, dirigida por Daniel Tinayre sobre la base de un guion suyo escrito en… Internet Archive From blossom to fruit 1969 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles With study guide Explains the function of flowers in the life cycle of the plant. Includes an analysis of the basic parts of the flower, the structure of a… Internet Archive Checkmate: Nice Guys Finish Last 1961 · TV · Subtitles Season 2, Episode 10 Aired 13 Dec. 1961. Actors: Anthony George; Doug McClure; Sebastian Cabot; James Whitmore; Dennis Patrick; Jack Betts Runtime: 49:43 Internet Archive On Broadway Tonight - 5 February 1965 [incomplete] 1965 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An incomplete episode of the CBS series "On Broadway Tonight". This is only 25 minutes of a 60 minutes show. I don't have the complete episode. The footage… Internet Archive ''The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'' 11 December 1960 1960 · TV · Subtitles An episode of Dinah Shore's hour-long variety series. Guests in this episode are Ella Fitzgerald, Andy Williams, Al Hirt, and Dámaso Pérez Prado. As you might… Internet Archive Corrie First Ep 1960 · TV · Subtitles Coronation Street is a long-running soap opera dealing with the lives of the residents of Coronation Street, Weatherfield, a suburb of Manchester in England.… Internet Archive Wild Guitar (1962) 1962 · Feature A young rock & roll hopeful is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive San Francisco Bay 1966 · Film · Subtitles "Conservation film made to discourage landfill and development of the wetlands of San Francisco Bay. The film shows the Bay's important role in recreation and… Internet Archive La Bestia Desnuda (1967) 1967 · Feature La bestia desnuda es una película argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Emilio Vieyra según su propio guion que se estrenó el 25 de marzo de 1971 y que… Internet Archive Eisenhower years. 1963 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Reviews the events that led to Eisenhower's election in 1952, and notes the significant issues of his administration. From the Presidential Administrations… Internet Archive The Lightning war in the Middle East. 1967 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles With study guide Traces the roots of unrest that led to conflict between Israel and Egypt in the short war of June 1967 Search Educational Film Journals at… Internet Archive MICHAEL SHAYNE Murder Round My Wrist 1961 · TV · Subtitles A wealthy businessman is killed when a Doctor gives him insulin due to a diabetic bracelet being on his wrist and then the bracelet disappears. Original Air… Internet Archive Sightseeing in Washington D.C. 1968 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive ''Quick on the Draw'' - ??? 1962 · TV · Subtitles I have no idea what this is, except that it isn't the DuMont show. A children's game show with Paul Winchell. It seems to be from 1962 based on a search on… Internet Archive Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 1: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem; Tom Paxton 1965 · TV For the first episode of Rainbow Quest, Pete Seeger hosts the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, followed by Tom Paxton. Rainbow Quest was a television program… Internet Archive Il Compagno Don Camillo ( Colorized, 1965) 720p 1965 · Feature Il Compagno Don Camillo (1965) colorized with HAVC Internet Archive 1960 - Pay or Die - Richard Wilson - VOSE 1960 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive Twins in Paris, 1965/06/21 1965 · Newsreel · Subtitles Paris Air Show. 2 astronauts, the "Gemini twins" Jim McDivitt and Ed White of recent Gemini-4 where White made historic space walk, with Hubert Humphrey, Yuri… Internet Archive Psychiatric Interview No. 1: Evaluation for Diagnosis 1967 · Educational Young woman displays antisocial and impulsive behavior. History includes promiscuity, illegitimate pregnancies, lesbianism, multiple marriage, drug addiction,… Internet Archive The Communications Explosion (1967) 1968 · Educational · 25 min Investigates the world of the twenty - first century with particular reference to patterns of communication and their projected impact upon man. Describes the… Internet Archive 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles • AB Top Ten October 5 1968 1968 · TV October 5, 1968. Top Ten with #1 song of the week 'Hey Jude' by the Beatles. Cool clip. Opens with end of 'The Snake' by Al Wilson. Ends with 'Baby You're So… Internet Archive Arrest And Trial S01 E17 Onward And Upward (1964) 1964 · TV · 1 h 16 min Episode ''Onward and Upward'' from the first season of court TV drama ''Arrest and Trial'' starring Chuck Connors and Ben Gazzara. Guest stars - William… Internet Archive La vendetta di Ercole (1960) 1960 · Feature A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations… Internet Archive Space Race. A. F. Snares Satellite Capsule In Mid-Air, 1960/08/22 1960 · Newsreel · Subtitles Flying Boxcar snared capsule from orbit at 10,000 feet, satellite capsule reeled into plane (partial newsreel) Internet Archive "The Big Payoff" - Unknown episode (slightly incomplete) 1962 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles An episode of the 1962 revival of "The Big Payoff". Episode is slightly incomplete (a section near the beginning is missing), and as a daytime syndicated… Internet Archive Dress Reversal (1965) 1965 · Feature This series followed the exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/dress-reversal-1965/ Internet Archive Home Movie: 10966: Republic Aviation Family Open House 1960 · Home movie Republic Aviation family open house day, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, ca, 1960s Internet Archive 5 per l'inferno (1969) 1969 · Feature Lt. Glenn Hoffmann is the the fun-loving leader of a bunch of oddball, acrobatic G.I.s whose mission is to steal the German's secret attack plans from a villa… Internet Archive Deep Sea Doodle (1960) 1960 · Feature Heckle and Jeckle run a dilapidated old scow that they pass off a sport fishing boat to unsuspecting Dimwit. When things start falling apart, the dopey dog… Internet Archive Step over the Sky (Wide Country) 1963 · TV · 49 min · Subtitles Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine starred in the series Wide Country, which only lasted one season. Like Stoney Burke, the show revolved around the rodeo. "Step… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10971: Vacation and Family Activities 1962 · Home movie Tape label on can states: Vacation Aug 1962 San Francisco Sunrise Redwoods of Calif. Home, Worlds Fair Picnic, Patio, Maries (?) Motorcycle Races. Internet Archive Hanoi, Martes 13 1967 · Film The film is an account of one day in Vietnam. A parallel is drawn between the life of the American president of the day Lyndon B. Johnson and that of the… Internet Archive Who Cares? 1968 · Educational · 10 min Dramatizes a story about a little boy who would rarely smile and was always grouchy because he felt he was not liked. Tells how his classmates discovered he… Internet Archive Farm Family in Autumn 1967 · Educational · 14 min On Red Markham's farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin, son Steve tells his story: through the woods, taking a school bus, how muddy fields impact harvesting,… Internet Archive Open Sky Plan. Ike Offers U.N. U.S. Photo Planes, 1960/05/27 1960 · Newsreel · Subtitles Ike gives "striking demonstration of aerial photography's effectiveness" - shows San Diego North Island photo, taken at 70,000 ft; Ike speaks, need to build… Internet Archive Slim John 1969 · TV Slim John Science Fiction serial made by the bbc for learning english ( if you know where to found more of him you can make a comment ) Slim John From…