The world's archives
1,873–1,920 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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Life of Leisure
Shows second homes in the country.
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Water Movement in Soils (1959)
Uses time - lapse photography to show how water moves into and through unsaturated soil. Points out how strata, such as hard pans or coarse sand layers, slow…
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Lay My Burden Down
Producer, Jack Willis Surveys the accomplishments of the civil rights movement during the one year after the dramatic Selma-to-Montgomery march and the…
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Tusk, Tusk (1960)
Sidney is 44 years old and still sucking his thumb, dreaming of having tusks like the other elephants do. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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International Dog Show; Chicago 1964
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I giganti della Tessaglia (1960)
In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his…
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The Rain Drain (1966)
Professor Mad and his henchmen are gathering up all the rain clouds and taking them to his desert hideaway. The country is in a panic... not a drop of water.…
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Two-Ton Baby Sitter (1960)
Sidney the Elephant wants to start a babysitting service, but his constant sneezing is causing a lot of problems. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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J. Edgar Hoover 40th Anniversary As Head Of FBI
Documentary broadcast on WGN television May 16, 1964. National Archives description: "Highlights activities of the FBI during J. Edgar Hoover's…
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Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 39: June Carter and Johnny Cash
For the thirty-ninth and final episode of Rainbow Quest, Pete Seeger hosts June Carter and Johnny Cash. Rainbow Quest was a television program produced for…
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Eagle Cage
National Archives - Eagle Cage - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film's anti-communist perspective…
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I due gladiatori (1964)
The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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[Home movie: 098948: Michigan scenes late 1960s]
Home movie scenes of Michigan buildings, roads, a gas station under construction, and the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King filmed off television. Also…
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Safety with Animals
Shows how to approach and handle animals, both wild and domestic, with an emphasis on dogs and horses. Surveys the general field of safety around animals…
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The Investigators TV 1961 colorized s01e02 The Oracle
Private detectives (James Franciscus, James Philbrook, Mary Murphy) are hired to prevent a wealthy woman (Audrey Dalton) from cashing in her insurance policy…
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Did You Hear What I Said?
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Frames Of Reference
We digitized and uploaded this film from our archive of over 24,000 films. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are…
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Oil Thru the Day (1964)
Oil Thru the Day is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Dave Tendlar. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/oil-thru-the-day-1964/
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Discovering harmony in art
With study guide Discusses the harmony in nature and in the creative works of man and explains how harmony may be achieved in art by limiting, repeating, and…
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Christmas Cracker
Tall tale connected with the Christmas season. Begins with 2 animated figures made of squares and triangles dancing to "Jingle Bells." The main part of the…
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The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
Makoto Yanagisawa (samurai), Nobuhide Horii (swordsmith), Tanetsugu Horii (swordsmith), Yasuhide Watanabe (swordsmith), George Takei (narrator)
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Army ants, a study in social behavior.
Chief scientific adviser, Ralph Buchsbaum; collaborator, T. C. Schneirla Documents the complex organization and social behavior of two species of army ants…
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Unisphere: Biggest World on Earth, The
Designing and building the symbol of the 1964 New York World's Fair.
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Twilight Zone "Next Week" Promos (Season 4, 1963)
Clips of Rod Serling teasing/previewing next week's Twilight Zone episode, as originally seen on the network TV first-run episode broadcasts. S4E02 - "The…
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The Red Tractor (1964)
Timmy drives his tractor all around the Vidsville farm. His red tractor sputters on down the road. Do you know how to spell tractor? Watch on RetroFlix:…
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[Home movies: 098260: PA rail fan 1: Three railway accidents in winter, 1964]
14 min., color: From a midwestern rail fan, three train accidents from December, 1963 and February, 1964: two rural derailments and one railyard accident. At…
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Individual Motivation and Behavior
Explores with individuals of a demonstration group the basis for their own actions within the group. Deals with psychological, perceptual, and family problems…
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I do -- and I understand: mathematics
Children of nine and ten accomplish work formerly done by children of thirteen and fourteen at a school in Blackpool, England. New method of teaching provides…
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Operation Correction
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Airpower at Khe Sanh
The besieged Marine fire base was supported by OPERATION NIAGARA in early 1968, which supplied 24,000 tactical sorties and 2,700 B-52 sorties. Airpower…
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Amanti d'oltretomba (1965)
A sadistic count tortures and murders his unfaithful wife and her lover, then removes their hearts from their bodies. Years later, the count remarries and the…
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Golia e il cavaliere mascherato (1963)
In 16th century Spain, Don Francisco reluctantly betroths his daughter, Blanca, to the arrogant Don Ramiro in order to preserve the lands in the family…
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From Pot to Psychedelics
Presents an overview of the social, legal and moral aspects of drug use and abuse in the United States. Includes interviews with drug users, legal…
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T.H.E. Cat TV 1967 colorized s01e24 The Long Chase
Cat (Robert Loggia) is asked by police to help capture an escaped cop killer (Robert Duvall) who is holding a nurse hostage somewhere in the heights of a…
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LSD: The Spring Grove Experiment
With guide Illustrates the use of LSD as a major facilitating agent in psychotherapy and underscores the need for continuing research into its therapeutic…
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Git That Guitar (1965)
Git That Guitar is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Art Bartsch. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/git-that-guitar-1965/
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[Home movie: 098283: LA family to Mexico and Beverly Hills]
8 min., color: An LA family with friends visit Mexico in 1961, with Mexico town street scenes and open air market scenes, including Mexican women making…
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Ike At U.N. Proposes New World Disarmament Program, 1960/09/22
Khrushchev, Castro, Novotny of Czech, Ike at UN meeting; Ike speaks (glitches) and describes 5-point programs
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Turn-On
On February 5th, 1969, American TV network ABC premiered the experimental sketch comedy series Turn-On, the first and only American TV series ever to be…
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Bomba Gibi Kız, Turkish Movie
Bomba Gibi Kız, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/6372/bomba-gibi-kiz
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Republic Convention Highlights, 1960/07/25
GOP convenes in Chicago, Nelson Rockefeller arrives (some glitches), parade 'Stick With Dick" sign
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Moral Leadership: The Whole Man
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Two Faces West TV 1961 colorized s01e16 The Prisoner
Twin brothers, a serious-minded doctor and a happy-go-lucky cowboy (both played by Charles Bateman), try to help a wounded sheriff bring in a killer (Chris…
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Michael Shayne The Trouble With Ernie
A celebrity hero gets caught up in a murder. Episode 29 Original Air Date: April 21, 1961
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''The Secret Storm'' - 26 February 1960 (improved copy)
Re-upload with improved picture quality. Soap opera aired in a 15-minute time-slot on CBS (a search of newspapers shows it aired from 4:15PM to 4:30PM).…
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Muscle: Dynamics of Contraction
STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Collaborator, Wilfred Mommerts Presents views of people engaged in various activities to show the dynamics of muscle…
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Ceramic Art.
Looks at a second group of five potters representing different locations and techniques. Demonstrates throwing, glazing, decorating, and firing, and provides…
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Kibbutz Daphna
Explains how the kibbutz settlements of Israel are organized as agricultural communities to serve all the people living there. Show how the kibbutz society…