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1,729–1,776 of 21,597 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 Whites Flee. Newly Independent Congo In Upheaval, 1960/07/11 1960 · Newsreel Violence and chaos in Congo barely 11 days after independence from Belgian, white refugees flee (2) USS Thresher SS-593 attack sub launched Internet Archive The. Avengers. 1965. S 04 E 09. The. Hour. That. Never. Was 1965 · TV Classic TV Series Internet Archive Dreamnapping (1966) 1966 · Feature Dreamnapping is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Art Bartsch, Dave Tendlar. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/dreamnapping-1966/ Internet Archive The Rock Hound (1968) 1968 · Feature A geologist attempts to dig under Possum's house in search of a rare stone. The rock collector manages to wreck everything in sight. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Profile: Jamison Handy 1961 · Film · Subtitles Jam Handy is interviewed by WWJ-TV host Bob Leslie. Internet Archive Fur-Lined Foxhole 1964 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Title card: "Metropolis: Creator or Destroyer?" Suburbs Internet Archive Mount Piney (1968) 1968 · Feature The boys' credit has run out at the general store, and they are hungry. A tourist arrives asking for a guide to Mount Piney. He explains that there is a $100… Internet Archive S02E01 “A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!” 1968 · TV Summary: An army sergeant and a municipal worker run a scam in which they use local bar women to claim G.I. widow benefits. Sgt. Simms then kills the women,… Internet Archive Bitter Melons 1966 · Educational · 32 min STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) INCLUDES MUSICAL NOTATION Presents music of the G/wi musician and composer Ukxone, as well as animal songs and games of the… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97479: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 11 1961 · Home movie Viewing notes state: home by river / boats funeral flowers (”Father / Husband”) girls wrestle pheasant farm swimsuits two film shooters picnic wagon ride /… Internet Archive ''The Dinah Shore Show'' - 20 January 1963 1963 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles An episode of Dinah Shore's hour-long NBC variety series. Guests are Liberace, Ray Charles, Peter Nero, Big Tiny Little, with the emphasis being on the piano.… Internet Archive X-15 Space Record. Plane Flown To 59-mile Mark, 1962/07/19 1962 · Newsreel (1) B-52 with X-15 takes off from Edwards AFB, drops X-15 and burns for 81 seconds, pictures from space, landing by Major White, flew at 3700 mph, 4 pilots… Internet Archive Reds Free Professor. Home After 16 Days In Soviet Prison, 1963/11/18 1963 · Newsreel · Subtitles JFK press conference, speaks about the unjustified arrest of the professor in Moscow; Prof Barkhorn? arrives on plane, returns to Yale campus in New Haven CT… Internet Archive Your Junior High Days 1963 · Film This film prepares elementary school kids for the harsh lessons of junior high: You will no longer be the smartest or best athlete. Your carefree days of the… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97484: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 16 1967 · Home movie Screening notes state: mom’s birthday wedding baby party / anniversary ? new baby gets a bath Easter Egg hunt JARTS (lawn darts) baby on swing more JARTS baby Internet Archive 1960- 1960 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons released 1960 and later. Work in progress. Internet Archive Cat Alarm (1961) 1961 · Feature The Cheeseville Cat Defense is ruthlessly efficient at keeping cats out of the city, so the cats trick Mighty Mouse into luring them out. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Exploring With the Time Lapse Camera 1967 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive Twilight Zone "Next Week" Promos (Season 3, 1961-62) 1961 · TV Clips of Rod Serling teasing/previewing next week's Twilight Zone episode, as originally seen on the network TV first-run episode broadcasts. S3E02 - "The… Internet Archive Report on Vietnam, 1965/08/26 1965 · Newsreel (no sound - poor quality) SV soldiers, armored personnel carriers, B-52 drop bombs. (partial newsreel) Internet Archive Funny Girl (1968) 1968 · Feature Funny Girl (1968) Internet Archive Civil Planes Grounded in Defense Alert, 1961/10/16 1961 · Newsreel · Subtitles Civil Defense test closed airports for 12 hours, Operation Sky Shield (partial newsreel). Internet Archive Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees 1965 · Educational · 50 min Narrator, Orson Welles Special edited version of the 1965 motion picture of the same title With teacher's guide Describes the experiences of a 26-year-old… Internet Archive Spotlight Of History On The U.N, 1960/09/29 1960 · Newsreel (1) (glitches) Castro boards airplane; Sukarno arrives; King Hussein of Jordan arrives; Harold McMillan on rostrum at UN while Khrushchev pounds table (2)… Internet Archive The Big Picture: Famous Generals - Omar Bradley 1963 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles In this episode The Big Picture tells the story of General Omar Nelson Bradley and his rise to top rank in the military during World War II. Traced are his… Internet Archive Como Te Extraño (1966) 1966 · Feature ¡Cómo te extraño...! es una película de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Cahen Salaberry según el guion de Diego Santillán y Virgilio Muguerza que se estrenó el… Internet Archive Freeze-In 1969 · Short · 16 min Made for Sears appliance salesmen, this film tries to capitalize on the zany format of TV's Laugh-In to introduce the new Kenmore freezer campaign. Even… Internet Archive Tin Pan Alley Cat (1960) 1960 · Feature Tin Pan Alley Cat is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Dave Tendlar. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/tin-pan-alley-cat-1960/ Internet Archive Golden Opportunity 1963 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive 50 Megatons. U.S. Protests New Red Test , 1961/10/19 1961 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1)Russian H-bomb test announced by Khrushchev speech at 20th party congress; Dean Rusk speaks from UN that (2) "Animal Corner" in Siberia (partial newsreel) Internet Archive Westinghouse Total Electric Home (Long version) 1960 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive 1-2-3-4 ou Les collants noirs (1960) 1960 · Feature Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de diamants (The… Internet Archive ''Ozzie And Harriet'' The Girl Who Loses Things 1961 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Episode of the long-running sitcom, and this episode has an emphasis on Ricky Nelson. In this episode, there is a misunderstanding involving Ricky, Ricky's… Internet Archive L'Humour francaise. 1964 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles An overview of French humour. Interviews Pierre Danino and Rene Lefevre; discusses satirical newspapers such as Le Canard Enchaine, cartoons, and the… Internet Archive The Loretta Young Show: The Seducer 1960 · TV · Subtitles Season 8, Episode 8 Aired 6 Nov. 1960. Actors: John Newland; Marlene Willis; Peter Leeds; Jack Lester; Kitty Kelly Runtime: 23:22 A woman thinks that the… Internet Archive ''Take A Good Look'' - 21 July 1960 1960 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles A parody of panel game shows, hosted by Ernie Kovacs. Panel consists of Edie Adams, Jack Carson, and Cesar Romero. Personally, I think Kovacs has a very… Internet Archive Hands of a Stranger (1962) 1962 · Feature A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the… Internet Archive Chemical families. Motion picture 1962 · Educational · 21 min A CHEM Study film Presents experimental evidence of the periodic nature of chemical elements and explains the development of the periodic table. Includes… Internet Archive The Dominican Revolt, 1965/05/03 1965 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) LBJ speaks, not another communist government in Western Hemisphere by a "small band of conspirators" and will join OAS to appeal to rebels to lay down… Internet Archive ''The Dennis O'Keefe Show'' - The Regency Club 1960 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of the 1959-1960 sitcom "The Dennis O'Keefe Show", aka "All Around Towne". In this episode, Hal Towne starts dating with a rich snob, and quickly… Internet Archive Fitchburg Civic Days 1960 Roll 001 NTSC 1960 · TV Leominster Access Television digital restoration of a film that came from Fitchburg Access Television. 1960 City of Fitchburg Civic Day Parade. Internet Archive David Hall Story, The 1963 · Film · Subtitles 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. Internet Archive Home front, 1917-1919: war transforms American life 1967 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles Robert Ryan, narrator Music, Morton Gould Originally broadcast on the CBS-TV documentary program World War I in 1965 Shows how World War I brought about… Internet Archive The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Kris, the Little Helper 1966 · TV · Subtitles Aired 5 Jan. 1966. Season 14, Episode 15 Actors: Kristin Harmon; Skip Young; Jack Wagner Runtime: 21:12 In color. Internet Archive Maciste nella valle dei Re (1960) 1960 · Feature Maciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen. In Son of Samson, Maciste (Mark Forrest) -- scion of the famed muscleman -- travels… Internet Archive ''Jackpot Bowling'' - 2 January 1961 1961 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "Jackpot Bowling", a short-lived NBC series. In this show, professional bowlers compete against each other. Hosted by Milton Berle, who provides… Internet Archive Telstar Telecast 1962 · TV · 7 min Unedited silent footage of people watching the Telstar first live transatlantic television telecast in 1962. National Archives Description: "VS, French and… Internet Archive The Sky's the Limit (1965) 1965 · Feature The Sky's the Limit is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Dave Tendlar. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-skys-the-limit-1965/