The world's archives

2,497–2,544 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 Amor Libre ( 1969) 1969 · Feature Amor libre es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Fernando Siro según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Norberto Aroldi que se… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 16 March 1968 1968 · TV · 49 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include U.S. bandleader Ray Anthony, Marlene Atcheson, Johnny Ashcroft, and Johnny Farnham. A… Internet Archive Apollo 9 : three to make ready. 1969 · Film Apollo 9 was the first manned flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) along with the Lunar Module (LM). Astronauts James A. McDivitt,David R. Scott, and… Internet Archive World of '68 1969 · Newsreel · 4 min Originally shown on the Smothers brothers comedy hour television program Camera, Sylvia Dees; editor, Ken Rudolph A kinestasis film. Uses kaleidoscopic… Internet Archive The Lottery (And Discussion) 1969 · Educational · 28 min Based on Shirley Jackson's most famous short story, this film shows the people in a typical small American town involved in an event that will provoke serious… Internet Archive Farm Family In Summer 1968 · Educational · 14 min This film follows a rural family to a county fair, showing scenes of horse races, concessions, corn judging contests and tractor demonstrations; Gerald "Red"… Internet Archive Counting Electrical Charges In Motion 1961 · Educational · 22 min Dr. James S. Strickland shows how an electrolysis experiment enables us to count the number of elementary charges passing through an electric circuit in a… Internet Archive Summerhill 1967 · Educational Producer, Cecily Burwash; director and photographer, Denis Miller; editor, Kathleen Burwash Visits England's progressive school, Summerhill, founded by… Internet Archive The Merry Music Shop - 3 Episode Compilation (1963, George Moreno Jr.) 1963 · Cartoon Enter the Merry Music Shop, but be warned you might be singing when you leave. George Moreno had worked in animation in his native US, before military service… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Making Marriage Last" 1960 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive The Village 1969 · Educational · 46 min Producer, Colin Young; directors, Walter Goldschmidt, Colin Young; photographer, Mark McCarty Takes a look at life in the village of Dunquin in County Kerry,… Internet Archive The Table and the Painting (Ozzie & Harriet) 1960 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles Aired 2 November 1960 (Season 9, Episode 6). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Las Locas Del Conventillo (Maria Y La Otra) (1966) 1966 · Feature Las locas del conventillo (María y la otra) es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Fernando Ayala según el guion de Gius que se estrenó… Internet Archive 'Standing in the Shadows of Love' by The Four Tops • AB Dancers Jan 14 1967 1966 · TV January 14, 1967. Rhythmic stomper, the "sequel" to Four Tops' 'I'll Be There', 'Standing in the Shadows of Love' by Four Tops, and show opening. With… Internet Archive Mode-Art Can 2489: A Production Unit of 1965 1960 · Film A and B roll footage for the Westinghouse sponsored film, "A Production Unit of 1965". Includes footage of workers using punched-tape typewriters,… Internet Archive Wally, the Author (Ozzie & Harriet) 1965 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode in color. Aired 3 November 1965 (Season 14, Episode 8). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10668: Trip to Indiana] 1961 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive Cleopatra Era Candida(1964) 1964 · Feature Cleopatra era Cándida es una película dirigida por Julio Saraceni que al igual que con el personaje de Catita se encarga de darle un cierre a la serie de… Internet Archive Dance Squared 1963 · Educational Running time: 03:21 French version released under the title Ronde carrée Presents the geometry of the square and its related parts. Shows geometric shapes… Internet Archive Ask Me, Don't Tell Me (B Roll) 1960 · Film From the Field Guide to Sponsored Films by Rick Prelinger: "Exploration of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco featuring interviews with teenagers from… Internet Archive THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON 1963 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 49737 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Debrief Apollo 8 1969 · Film This film illustrates the story of mankind’s first orbit around the Moon as told with commentary on the significance of the Apollo 8 flight by several… Internet Archive The Management of Human Assets 1968 · Educational · 22 min Dr Rensis Likert, director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, summarizes the years of research and activity he has directed… Internet Archive 039. Suburbial (1963) 1963 · Short Uns infants van corrent fins arribar a una fira, davant dels cavallets que donen voltes. Allí, alguns nens, enfilats, els saluden. El més petit dels… Internet Archive IT STARTED WITH MUYBRIDGE 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25029 IT STARTED WITH MUYBRIDGE EARLY CONCEPTS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION, INVENTED BY EDWARD MUYBRIDGE, CONVERTED INTO PRECISE… Internet Archive Michelangelo 1965 · Educational · 30 min (EB 1965 W/D/P/CO-C with Joseph Ambor, edited by Charles Hasse, made in Italy; ) Director John Barnes presents the story of Michelangelo: the pressures of the… Internet Archive Kuma Ching (1969) 1969 · Feature Kuma Ching es una película filmada en color, de coproducción argentina y española y dirigida por Daniel Tinayre según el guion de Dalmiro Sáenz y Carlos A.… Internet Archive The Pen and Pencil Set (Ozzie & Harriet) 1961 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Aired 12 April 1961 (Season 9, Episode 29). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Succession: From Sand Dune to Forest 1960 · Educational · 15 min With teacher's guide Explains that succession is the process by which a given area changes slowly and continuously until it finally becomes a stable… Internet Archive Early Rush Party (Ozzie & Harriet) 1965 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Rick sings "Mean Old World". Aired 10 March 1965 (Season 13, Episode 25). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if… Internet Archive The Lost Briefcase (Ozzie & Harriet) 1961 · TV · 21 min · Subtitles Aired 18 January 1961 (Season 9, Episode 17). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Electrocution of the Word 1968 · Educational Music and words, Bruce Cockburn An experimental film which comments on the role of language in an electronic world by portraying the word as a dying friend… Internet Archive 075. Dansa Macabra 1968 · Short Fantasia musical sobre la “Dansa macabra”, de Camille Saint-Saëns. (Orquestra del Conservatori de Paris, dirigida per René Leibowitz) Cinta amateur amb un… Internet Archive Food And Drugs 1968 · Film Shows desirable food-purchasing habits and nutritional meal preparation techniques. Discourages the use of patent medicines, the taking of drugs prescribed… Internet Archive Diver Dan: Ep 05 Treasure Ship 1961 · TV · Subtitles Ep 05 Treasure Ship from the 1961 series Diver Dan Internet Archive Computer And The Mind Of Man, Pt 2 : Universe Of Numbers 1962 · Educational Discusses the history of computer development from the first mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in the 17th century to Babbage calculator, to… Internet Archive Hombre De La Esquina Rosada (1962) 1962 · Feature Película Internet Archive Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 67 03 05 1 05 Paul Revere & The Raiders; Carl Reiner; Barbara Eden 1967 · TV Slated, Timecoded, Broadcast version of S1E05 of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" as prepared (with original commercials) for CBS. It has been uploaded for… Internet Archive Five Cities Of June 1963 · Short · 27 min National Archives description: "This film highlights five important worldwide historical events which occurred in June 1963 and had far - reaching… Internet Archive Telstar 1960 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive The Journals of Lewis and Clark (1966) 1966 · Educational · 26 min Lorne Greene Describes the expeditions of Lewis and Clark as recounted in their journals of their explorations Internet Archive Symmetry 1966 · Educational Animation Running time: 10:00 Music, Alan Holden Illustrates different types of symmetry with animated semi-abstract figures generated from basic geometric… Internet Archive Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 34: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee 1966 · TV For the thirty-fourth episode of Rainbow Quest, Pete Seeger hosts Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Rainbow Quest was a television program produced for one… Internet Archive Dave and the Teenager (Ozzie & Harriet) 1963 · TV · 19 min · Subtitles Aired 7 February 1963 (Season 11, Episode 17). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Getting Wally in Shape (Ozzie & Harriet) 1963 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Wally is tired of being pushed around. Aired 16 October 1963 (Season 12, Episode 5). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file.… Internet Archive The Avengers 3 X 01 Brief For Murder 1963 · TV Classic TV Series. Internet Archive Rick's Assistant (Ozzie & Harriet) 1966 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Rick sings "Try To Remember". I included an mp3 of the song ripped from the video file. Aired 5 March 1966 (Season 14, Episode 23). [The "MPEG4" file is the… Internet Archive Probability and Uncertainty: The Quantum-Mechanical View of Nature 1964 · Educational · 56 min A spontaneous psychiatric interview of a young lady presenting herself for diagnosis and psychiatric treatment. Camera placement emphasizes the patient and…