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2,209–2,256 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. |
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Waves On Water
Uses principles discovered in the laboratory as a basis for interpreting the characteristics of waves and wave motion on the sea surface. Identifies wind as…
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Los Muchachos De Antes No Usaban Gomina (1969)
Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina es una película argentina dirigida por Enrique Carreras según guion de Norberto Aroldi sobre la obra homónima de…
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Le Pardon
Lesson 64 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here, we witness the "Benediction of the Sea"…
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Frontier Boy of the Early Midwest
Dramatizes everyday events in the life of a Midwest settler's family from a child's viewpoint, illustrating school and community activities as well as home…
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Posada
José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was an important Mexican satirist, known for his engravings and broadsides, pillorying the excesses of the regime of…
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Plant Pilferage
This film, made for the Highway Safety Foundation, was shot at a Sunbeam appliance factory, was meant to show 60's plant managers how to prevent employee…
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Little Blue and Little Yellow
Based on the book of the same title by Leo Lionni Primary grades, intermediate grades Producer-director, David Hilberman ; writer-designer, Leo Lionni…
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The standardized test--an educational tool.
Shows how an eighth grade teacher adjusts her teaching to the reading skills of her students after using a standardized group test to obtain information about…
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Eighth Wonder, The
Skeletal entry
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 17 June 1967
Guests include Julie Rogers, Sylvia Raye, Alan Dean, Johnny Farnham (unfortunately there is a bad splice during his hit Sadie the Cleaning Lady), and Bev…
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El Sexto Sentido (aka Cuando una mujer no quiere) (1962)
El sexto sentido es una película filmada en colores coproducción de Argentina y España dirigida por Enrique Carreras sobre el guion de Cirio Rosado y Andrés…
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Why does the flea jump?
Consultant: Dr. Manabu Sasa, Institute for Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Shows how scientific analysis and experiments solve the "mystery" of why the flea jumps,…
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Elastic Collision and Stored Energy
Illustrates how kinetic energy is transferred from one body to another through elastic collisions. Defines concepts concerning stored energy, elastic,…
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Red Myth: International Communism
Tells of the international aims of the Communist Party and methods used to achieve them. Explains communist actions in the 1920's and 1930's, the popular…
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Family Action -- Civil Defense Home Preparedness Workshop Filmstrip 5 of 5
"Family Action" A filmstrip presentation produced in 1960 by the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization for use in the "Home Preparedness Workshops"…
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Language of the Camera Eye
Language of the Camera Eye Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film A documentary about the Lascaux Cave…
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American folk art.
A study of American folk art produced by itinerant American painters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Shows the simple, primitive, and naively…
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Overland Trail - Perilous Passage S01 - Ep.01
TV Western Series Overland Trail 1960 Fred has promised Frank some hard-earned time off, yet always finds some way to lure him into another stage run instead.…
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St. John's College
In what might be the most fascinating and unusual promotional film ever made for an institution of higher learning, director John Barnes delivers what is…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 9 July 1966
An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Normie Rowe, Warren Williams, Sharon Black, Bryan Davies, Jay Justin, and Lee Sanders.…
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Escandalo En La Familia (1967)
Escándalo en la familia es una película coproducida entre España y Argentina , y estrenada el 13 de abril de 1967, dirigida por Julio Porter y protagonizada…
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The Jazz Age
Producer, Henry Salomon ; writers, Henry Salomon, Richard Hauser ; narrator, Fred Allen ; music, Robert Russell Bennett ; film editor, Isaac Kleinerman…
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One of the Missing
One of the Missing Part 2 Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Deals with the bizarre fate of a…
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[AMERICAN DAY IN] TRIPOLI, LIBYA
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37715 / Local Identifier 151.56 - [AMERICAN DAY IN] TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Department of Commerce.…
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El Reñidero ( 1965)
El reñidero es una película argentina en blanco y negro, que se estrenó el 13 de mayo de 1965, dirigida por René Mugica , protagonizada por Alfredo Alcón y…
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The Dennis O'Keefe Show: Author, Author
Season 1, Episode 22 Aired 1 Mar. 1960. Actors: Dennis O'Keefe; Hope Emerson; Rickey Kelman; Eloise Hardt Runtime: 26:43
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Pigs!
Portrays the images and sensations evoked by a group of piglets sleeping, eating, and exploring a barnyard.
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The Avengers 2x 18 Warlock
Classic TV Series
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Movers and the Shapers, The
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - The Shadows as guest (2)
A 1968 episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include The Shadows, Jesse Davis, Marcie and the Cookies, Alan Dean, Olivia Newton-John,…
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The Rutherford Atom.
Dr. Robert I. Hulsizer uses a cloud chamber and gold foil to carry out the historic Rutherford experiment which led to the nuclear model of the atom. He…
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The Hundred days
Telecast on the ABC-TV documentary program FDR With teacher's guide Describes conditions in the United States when poverty and unemployment plagued the…
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Fuiste Mia Un Verano (1969)
Fuiste mía un verano es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Eduardo Calcagno según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con el guion…
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Bowling with the Wives (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 1 February 1961 (Season 9, Episode 19). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265…
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Dark Shadows Disc 1
The original TV Dark Shadows
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Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 17: Roscoe Holcomb; Jean Redpath
For the seventeenth episode of Rainbow Quest, Pete Seeger hosts Appalachian musician Roscoe Holcomb and Scottish singer and folklorist Jean Redpath. Rainbow…
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Biography of a Rookie: Willie Davis
Biography of a Rookie: Willie Davis Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Follows the career of Willie…
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Tangled Web (Ozzie & Harriet)
An episode in color. Rick sings "Try To Remember". Aired 15 September 1965 (Season 14, Episode 1). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source…
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Project Apollo - Manned Flight To The Moon
Animated. Shows the principal steps taken by NASA to place men on the moon and get them back safely within this decade.
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FAMOUS GENERALS - PATTON
Department of Defense PIN 30156 FAMOUS GENERALS - PATTON 1963 MILITARY CAREER OF THE COLORFUL GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, WITH FOCUS ON HIS WORLD WAR II ACTION…
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Case of the Dangerous Robin TV 1961 colorized s01e26 Tin Caper
In Hong Kong, insurance investigator Robin Scott (Rick Jason) must expose a captain who reported a shipment of tin lost at sea, to collect on the insurance.…
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Insomnie (Insomnia)
Lydia Binaghi, Laurence Gallimard, Gabriel Blonde, [Pierre Etaix] Photography, Jean Boffety, Pierre Levent ; editor, Andrée Werlin ; music, Jean Paillaud…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 24 September 1966
An incomplete episode of Australian television pop music series. Guests include Anne and Jimmy Murphy, Janice Slater, Merv Benton, Dig Richards, Bev Harrell,…
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Setenta Veces Siete (1962)
Setenta veces siete es una película dirigida por Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1924-1978), coproducida por Brasil y España , y protagonizada por Isabel Sarli y…
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Rick's Old Printing Press (Ozzie & Harriet)
This was broadcast six months before the similar Andy Griffith episode. Aired 23 September 1964 (Season 13, Episode 2). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest…
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The. Avengers. 1966. S 04 E 15. Room. Without.a. View
Classic TV Series
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ADC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING SCHOOL
Department of Defense PIN 20824 ADC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING SCHOOL PRESENTS TRAINING PROGRAM OF AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND'S (ADC) PARACHUTE JUMP SCHOOLS.…
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The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: Whales
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM During the past sixty millions years, the whale evolved from a seagoing animal to a land animal. More…