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2,401–2,448 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 Twentieth Century Art: A Break with Tradition 1965 · Educational · 19 min Discusses how modern artists defied tradition in their search for new dimensions of expression. Shows how artists use novel styles and techniques to interpret… Internet Archive 'The Letter' by The Box Tops • AB Dancers Dec 30 1967 1967 · TV - Dec 30, 1967. One of the top Singles of the Year was 'The Letter' by The Box Tops. Plus show closing. With in-studio dancing from American Bandstand… Internet Archive Safety in the home 1965 · Educational · 11 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Another issue. b&w Collaborator, Vivian Weedon Prescribes a course of action to follow in order to prevent accidents in the home.… Internet Archive Hands of María 1968 · Educational · 15 min María Martinez was a well-known and historically significant Jemez potter from San Ildefonso, New Mexico, whose work is in most major southwestern museum… Internet Archive Antonio Gaudi 1964 · Educational · 26 min Presents the major architectural achievements of Gaudi and his integration with early Gothic 'art nouveau' breakthroughs. Explains his theories of organic… Internet Archive Rick and the Maid of Honor (Ozzie & Harriet) 1962 · TV · 22 min · Subtitles Aired 27 September 1962 (Season 11, Episode 1). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Kashia Men's Dances:Southwestern Pomo Indians 1963 · Educational · 38 min Kashia Men's Dances:Southwestern Pomo Indians Kathak is a storytelling dance of North India that uses stylized gestures and facial expressions. This film… Internet Archive I Live In Hawaii 1960 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles We spend a day with Randy Akiona, his family, and classmates. Through Randy's eyes we see modern Hawaii--its homes, shopping centers, industry, and schools.… Internet Archive A Joking relationship [motion picture] 1966 · Educational · 12 min The joking relationship is an important part of institutionalized kinship behavior among the!Kung Bushman Search Educational Film Journals at Media History… Internet Archive Tanzania: progress through self-reliance 1969 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Also known under the title Tanzania self reliance: the key to progress Edited version of the motion picture entitled Tanzania chooses her own way Search… Internet Archive The Odyssey, Part II : The Return of Odysseus 1965 · Educational · 25 min Part of the three-part 'Odyssey' series made by John Barnes. Reveals the character of Odysseus through his activities upon his return to Ithaca, concentrating… Internet Archive Doña Petrona en Navidad (1960) [1080p] 1960 · TV Doña Petrona en Navidad (1960) [1080p] Segmentos extraídos del programa "Buenas tardes, mucho gusto" (1960) Internet Archive THE CAPE 1963 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE CAPE Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 69591 / Local… Internet Archive Client's Daughter (Ozzie & Harriet) 1962 · TV · 20 min · Subtitles Aired 29 March 1962 (Season 10, Episode 22). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Visual perception and failure to learn 1966 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles With guide Demonstrates how disabilities in visual perception cause difficulties in learning and adjustment in children in nursery school, kindergarten, and… Internet Archive The Second World War: Allied Victory (1963) 1963 · Educational · 28 min The Second World War: Allied Victory Uses newsreels, captured Axis films, and Armed Services footage. Discusses the failure of the Versailles peace treaty;… Internet Archive Stitchery 1969 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Producer, Stellos Roccos; design, Karen Laurence Summary Surveys Chinese art from prehistoric to modern times, showing the influence of… Internet Archive Vista Stock Shots: Home Construction 1960 · Film · Subtitles Construction at "Pleasanton Valley," California. Skeletal Entry Internet Archive Foofle's Picnic (1960) 1960 · Feature Foofle goes on a picnic and has a day governed by Murphy's Law: anything that can go wrong does. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/foofles-picnic-1960/ Internet Archive Rick and Kris Go to the Mountains (Ozzie & Harriet) 1964 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles Aired 7 October 1964 (Season 13, Episode 4). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Waiting for Joe (Ozzie & Harriet) 1966 · TV · 22 min · Subtitles Aired 26 February 1966 (Season 14, Episode 22). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Voice of the Delaware Valley 1960 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Time dilation, an experiment with mu-mesons 1963 · Educational · 35 min Using the radioactive decay of cosmic ray mu-mesons shows the dilation of time in a filmed experiment which takes place on top of Mt. Washington, N.H. and at… Internet Archive The Midwest, Heartland of the Nation 1968 · Educational · 24 min “The Midwest, Heartland of the Nation” As part of Encyclopedia Britannica Films’ Social Studies offering they produced a collection of regional films. This… Internet Archive Degas. 1967 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Discusses Degas' favorite subject, the ballet school. Touches on the effect on Degas of other action areas, but returns to the ballet. Contrasts the color,… Internet Archive Notes on a Triangle 1967 · Educational English version of the French film entitled Notes sur un triangle Producer, René Jodoin; music, Maurice Blackburn Uses animation to study the various… Internet Archive Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 32: Judy Collins 1966 · TV Pete Seeger shares three parables and then trades songs with singer Judy Collins, including "Daddy You've Been on My Mind," Bob Dylan's "Farewell," "Wild… Internet Archive The Hat: Is this war necessary? 1967 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles Previously issued under the title The hat With guide Explores the ways in which war can be prevented and the peace kept in a nuclear age. Expresses the need… Internet Archive Tokyo Olympiad 1964 · Educational · 31 min Also issued in 35 mm. and in super 8 mm. in cartridge and on reel Shorter version (32 min.) also issued Documents the beauty of the human emotions and… Internet Archive Of Heaven and Home 1960 · Film This film was made to recruit Mormon members to become home teachers – members who make monthly visits the homes of Mormon families to teach scripture and to… Internet Archive A Message from Kris (Ozzie & Harriet) 1965 · TV · 22 min · Subtitles Aired 10 November 1965 (Season 14, Episode 9). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Suspense Story. Nat'l Press Club Hears Hitchcock, 1963/03/18 1963 · Newsreel · Subtitles National Press Club in Washington DC with speaker Alfred Hitchcock, speaks humorously about his recent film "The Birds" his 50th movie - gets citation… Internet Archive Gentle Winds of Change: Uganda 1961 · Educational · 33 min In 1959, social scientist Marshall Segall traveled to Uganda to study the effects of the breaking down of colonialism on the individual citizen. He chose to… Internet Archive In a Dark Time 1964 · Educational · 26 min Theodore Roethke imparts his views on the sources and functions of poetry and his approach to writing poetry. Mr Roethke reads some of his works which… Internet Archive Space Probes: Exploring Our Solar System 1964 · Educational · 10 min With teacher's guide Uses animation, live photography, and models of spacecraft and instruments to tell the story of man's efforts to explore the outer… Internet Archive Photons 1960 · Educational · 18 min MIT Professor John G. King uses the photomultiplier and the oscilloscope to demonstrate that light shows particle behavior. He describes the photmultiplier,… Internet Archive Life in a Medieval Town 1965 · Educational Depicts life in a medieval town from the point of view of a young serf. Explains the influence of trade and the role of the merchant and craft guilds in the… Internet Archive The Egyptologists 1965 · Educational · 24 min Edited version of the 1965 motion picture of the same title Narrator, Charlton Heston Shows the work of historians, archaeologists, and other researchers as… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 19 August 1967 1967 · TV · 53 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include The John Charter Group, Tony Barber, New Chord Trio, Peter Nelson, Lindy Lou Alvarez,… Internet Archive Tom Jones - Hilton Special 1966 · TV · 31 min An Australian television special from 1966, featuring British singer Tom Jones giving a TV studio concert. Produced by station GTV-9 in Melbourne. Just for… Internet Archive Battle of Culloden 1966 · Educational Director, Peter Watkins Recreates the 1746 clash between the forces of Charles Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie of Scotland) and the regular British Army of… Internet Archive Big Plans for Summer (Ozzie & Harriet) 1960 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Aired 11 May 1960 (Season 8, Episode 28). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).] Internet Archive The Avengers 2x 12 The Big Thinker 1963 · TV Classic TV Series Internet Archive Rick's Broken Arm (Ozzie & Harriet) 1961 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Aired 15 March 1961 (Season 9, Episode 25). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive 1776 1965 · Educational Produced by ABC A re-creation of the events of 1776 that launched a world revolution. Filmed at Lexington, Concord, Boston, Philadelphia, and Williamsburg,… Internet Archive The Swami (Ozzie & Harriet) 1964 · TV · 22 min · Subtitles Aired 8 January 1964 (Season 12, Episode 15). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Human And Animal Beginnings 1966 · Film Presents in simple fashion the basic concepts of the family and reproduction. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be… Internet Archive [Home movie: 098943: U.S. Army personnel films Air Defense Command activities in western states, 1967] 1967 · Home movie U.S. Army Air Defense Command scenes: Visit to 74th Artillery Group headquarters and a trip to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, to White Sands…