The world's archives
1,969–2,016 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. |
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| 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. |
Internet Archive
Daniel Boone - The Sound of Wings S 01 Ep. S 07
Daniel Boone TV Series 1964 -1970 Adventure Western Major Wellington of the British forces asks Boone to assist him in the rescue of 4 British officers who…
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Rabbit Hill
Rabbit Hill Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Tells how the small animals who live on Rabbit Hill…
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Japanese Boy : The Story of Taro
This is a story about a Japanese child who loses a friend, gains a treasured possession, and learns that growing up often means sacrificing one end to gain…
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'Somebody To Love' by Jefferson Airplane + Interview w Grace Slick • AB May 13 1967 720p
May 13 1967 'Make Me Smile' by 'Somebody to Love' by Jefferson Airplane . Plus interview with Grace Slick on the band and songwriting. Opens with 'Shake A…
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Angular Momentum: A Vector Quantity
Angular Momentum: A Vector Quantity Shows views of the work of the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi. Describes his architectural style in which he became…
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Big Bad Bobcat (1968)
Possible Possum and friends sit down to have hush puppies and have to save Macon Mouse from the Bobcat. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Project Dugout
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Photography: The Day Books of Edward Weston How Young I Was
Photography: The Day Books of Edward Weston How Young I Was Emphasizes the quality of simplicity in the work of Edward Weston as reflected in photographs of…
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Slavery
Slavery Uses a combination of high and low magnification, phase contrast, dark field, bright field, normal speed and time-lapse cinephotomicrography to show…
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Diver Dan: Ep 02 Goldie The Goldfish
Ep 02 Goldie The Goldfish from the 1961 series Diver Dan
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Balzac à Paris.
Visits Le Musee Balzac and highlights the life and works of French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), who deplored social injustice and satirized the…
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The Lottery
Larry Yust's treatment of Shirley Jackson's short story 'The Lottery,' a tale about societal rules and individual values. Filmed in the central California…
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Painting, the creative process.
Artist: Reginald Pollock An artist organizes the materials he needs for his work. Sketching from life helps the artist understand the structure of things and…
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Sucking Doctor
Presents, in its entirety, the second and final night of a curing ceremony held by the Kashia group of the Southwestern Pomo Indians. Shows how on the first…
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Music of Africa
Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, African musicologist, composer, and organist, who explains how contemporary African music has mingled traditional African…
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New York: State of Discovery
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 2 September 1967
An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode departs from the usual format of the show to present child performers. Here is a link…
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Metamorphosis, life story of the wasp.
Traces the development of the wasp from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Photomicrography illustrates change in body organization that takes place within the…
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Why Not Be Beautiful?
Stresses the importance of cleanliness, good diet, and exercise as prerequisites for a healthy body and a beautiful face. Explains how to apply basic facial…
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Decision To Drop The Bomb
Combines historic film clips, an analysis of the facts behind the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, and personal interviews with the…
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Testa di sbarco per otto implacabili (1968)
The movie is set during World War II in the days just prior to the D-Day invasion. A special parachute unit is sent to destroy a German flame thrower…
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'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell + Otis Redding interview • AB Dancers June 3 1967
AB clip - June 3, 1967. Moving clip of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Plus show intro, June 3, 1967. Super clear video for…
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The Avengers S 04e 03. The. Cybernauts
Classic TV Series
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Jimmy Clitheroe Collection : ABC TV : Video
Just Jimmy : A Match For Jim (ABC-tv) The only episode of the television series Just Jimmy , starring Jimmy Clitheroe , which survives on film. 52 episodes…
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Velikaya bitva na Volge (1963)
Velikaya bitva na Volge is a 1963 movie directed by Maria Slavinskaya. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/velikaya-bitva-na-volge-1963/
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The Warren years.
Produced by NET Views the political and legal career and personal philosophy of Earl Warren Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for…
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Apollo 10 - To Sort Out The Unknowns
Describes the flight of the Apollo 10, including photography of the moon from high and low orbits. To license this film and get a higher quality version for…
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[Home movie: 098252: PA rail fan 5: Ride on Burlington, visit model train park]
10 min., color, c. 1960: A Pennsylvania-based rail fan visits a one-eighth scale live steam model railroad park, then takes a tourist trip on Burlington trains.
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Don Camillo Monsignore Ma Non Troppo ( Colorized, 1961) 720p
Don Camillo Monsignore Ma Non Troppo (1961) colorized with HAVC
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LBJ Hears Graham, 1965/08/30
Houston Astrodome used for Billy Graham revival attended by LBJ (partial newsreel).
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Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (1964)
Hercules goes to Babylon to rescue the Queen of the Hellenes and free the people of Babylon from slavery. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Village Potters Of Onda
'Village Potters of Onda' (1966) 27m, dir. Edith Sperry. Shows the activities and ways of life of Japanese folk potters in Onda, a romote village in the…
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[Home movie: 098814: A rail fan in the midwest: 1962 Pittsburgh Railway footage, 23 minutes, a chartered tour of the rail system]
1962 Pittsburgh Railway footage, 23 minutes in 16mm kodachrome, filmed by a rail fan on a chartered tour of the rail system. Extensive footage of downtown…
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Within This Decade: America In Space
"This film traces the principal accomplishments of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in aeronautics and space research from 1959 until…
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USA Dance: New York City Ballet (1965)
USA Dance: New York City Ballet (1965) An assault on the alienation of modern industrial life, this film takes the viewer on a chilling tour of a paper…
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[Bell of Nevada]
many stock shots to be logged. begins with Nevada-Utah state line footage from "A Continent is Bridges" (1940)
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Harry Bertoia's Sculpture (1965)
Born in Italy in 1915, Bertoia eventually moved to Michigan, attended Cass Technical High School, where he was introduced to metals, and moved on to the…
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The Rebel TV 1959 colorized s01e16 Glory
A former Confederate Army soldier roams the Old West, helping those he encounters. In this episode, Yuma (Nick Adams) offers to help a saloon girl (Jennifer…
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Ritmo Nuevo Y Vieja Ola(1965)
Ritmo nuevo y vieja ola es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Carreras según el guion de Julio Porter que se estrenó el 19 de…
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!Kung Bushmen Hunting Equipment
Director, photographer, Johnn Marshall; script, Lorna Marshall; editor, Frank Galvin Shows the way in which the!Kung bushmen of the Nyae Nyae region of South…
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Stunt Men (1960)
Heckle and Jeckle are stuntmen who try to sabotage the screen tests of the studio's newest TV star, Flint Locke, an actor who does all his own stunts. Watch…
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The Islanders TV 1961 colorized s01e17 To Bell The Cat
Zack Malloy (James Philbrook) and Sandy Wade (William Reynolds) run a shoestring air charter business in remote East Indies. Their lives are turned upside…
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The Chemical, Biological and Radiological Element
Instructional documentary footage introducing and orienting army personnel to radiation hazards and biological hazards of contemporary warfare. No sound. U.S.…
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Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine - S01E01 - 09-29-62
Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine Season 1, Episode 1 With Art Carney, Frank Fontaine, Sue Ane Langdon, The June Taylor Dancers, Sammy Spear and His…
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Introduction to contour drawing.
Shows how to use the technique of contour drawing to develop powers of observation. Contour drawing aids in seeing unusual details and also in developing hand…
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Paddle to the Sea (1966)
Paddle to the Sea (1966) Winsome tale of the little boy who dreams everyone else has vanished. Alone in Copenhagen, Palle does everything a small boy longs to…
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Chess Set
Aired 16 December 1964 (Season 13, Episode 14). Actors: Ivan Bonar; Kelly Corcoran; Bob Eubanks; James Burton Runtime: 22:07
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L'eroe di Babilonia (1963)
The rightful heir to the throne of Babylon leads a slave revolt against an evil ruler. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/leroe-di-babilonia-1963/