The world's archives
2,593–2,640 of 22,191 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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[Home Movies: Can 10670: Missouri, #11]
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Dave and the Schoolteacher (Ozzie & Harriet)
Rick sings "Right by My Side" and "Young Emotions". Aired 4 May 1960 (Season 8, Episode 27). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file.…
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Shakespeare's Theater
Presents the setting of London in 1600 as playgoers cross the Thames to the Globe Theatre in Southwark. Describes the location, audience, players,…
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Tug Boat, The
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El Gordo Villanueva(1964)
El gordo Villanueva es una película argentina cómica de 1964 dirigida por Julio Saraceni y protagonizada por Jorge Porcel , Julia Sandoval y Juan Carlos…
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Humo De Marihuana (1968)
Humo de marihuana es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Lucas Demare sobre el guion de Wilfredo Jiménez que se estrenó el 17 de mayo de…
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It Happens Every Day
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Millionaires of Poverty Gulch
Depicts the gold rush days in Colorado and the problems of a sudden increase in wealth and population. Traces the rise and fall of the small mining town of…
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Lawyers' Convention (Ozzie & Harriet)
The last minute is missing, and an occasional text message on the screen had to be obscured. Aired 13 November 1963 (Season 12, Episode 9). [The "MPEG4" file…
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Bertrand Russell Discusses Mankind's Future
'Bertrand Russell Discusses Mankind's Future' (1960) 14m, director uncredited. In an interview with Woodrow Wyatt, Lord Russell envisions an organized and…
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Ozzie & Harriet: The Pennies (1964)
Aired 28 Oct. 1964 (season 13, episode 7). After two boys ask Ozzie to bury their jar of pennies, he uses them in a poker game---only to discover later that…
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Rice farmer in Thailand
Edited version of the motion picture made by Institut für Film und bild, Munich Shows the ancient ceremonies at the beginning of planting season and at…
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Llegada del hombre a la luna | Transmisión de Panamericana Televisión | 20-06-1969
Programa: Llegada del hombre a la luna (Apollo 11) Canal: Panamericana Televisión - Canal 5 Fecha de grabación: 20 de junio de 1969 Transmisión de Apollo 11 a…
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Horse Shoers
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Million To One, A
Shows a flea pulling a massive dry ice puck, thus demonstrating the small force needed to move a nearly frictionless body. Includes a short excerpt from the…
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'Poor Side Of Town' + Interview w Johnny Rivers • AB Dancers October 8 1966
October 8 1966. Hot Line interview, and his latest record with a 'new sound', 'Poor Side of Town' by Johnny Rivers. It's an emotionally moving clip. PLUS Top…
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Education as Intellectual Discipline
Dr Arthur Bestor, Professor of history at the University of Illinois, comments on the importance of a disciplined mind and outlines the methods of obtaining…
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Russian X-Ray Film
Examines standard Russian, spoken by three native male speakers. Illustrates palatalization and consonant clusters as well as vowel allophones that go with…
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Macbeth, Part 3: The Secret'st Man
An analysis of good and evil in the character of Macbeth as interpreted by actor-director Douglas Campbell. Gives a dramatic portrayal of scenes from the play…
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Leisure Time U.S.S.R
A Julien Bryan production The working Russian has only in recent years had time for leisure activities. Now, as shown in this film, Russians enjoy sports and…
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Civilisation: 2 -- The Great Thaw
-----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization during the 12th century from restless curiosity…
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Thirty Years of Fun
Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Syd Chaplin A comprehensive survey of the most notable motion picture comedians from the earliest…
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Artists : Jack Tworkov
Artists : Jack Tworkov Shows artist Jim Dine at work and at home; includes footage of Dine discussing his life, his artistic development, and "what is called…
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Patterns Of The Wild
Documentary about wildlife in the US National Forests. Good footage of nature and animals, though not quite contemporary-looking. A red fox appears…
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Pomo Shaman
Shows Essie Parrish, the spiritual head of the Kashia Indian community and the only southwestern Pomo Indian sucking doctor who still practices this ancient…
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Rick Grades a Test (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 9 November 1961 (Season 10, Episode 7). [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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Las Aventuras Del Capitan Piluso (1963)
Las aventuras del Capitán Piluso (En el castillo del terror) es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Francis Lauric sobre el guion de…
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Sevemez Kimse Seni, Turkish Movie
Sevemez Kimse Seni, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/31/sevemez-kimse-seni
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First men into space--solving the space survival problems
Uses newsreel shots, animation, and photographs in presenting the problem of survival for the first manned space rockets. Great animation. Low oxygen soldier…
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Rick Counts the Ballots (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 28 December 1960 (Season 9, Episode 14). [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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Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker: Episode 4 - The Final Test
This was the only surviving episode that exists in The Celestial Toymaker (1966 story). It was digitally re-mastered with the "Next Episode" caption…
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Calvin 0326
Outtakes from "Pump Station Movie". Documents several sites around Lawrence and Topeka Kansas, where water treatment tanks are being built and installed;…
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The Terror
A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent…
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Electrical Potential Energy And Potential Difference
This film is viewable in two parts and analyzes the mechanism by which a battery establishes an electric field in a circuit. To be used following viewing the…
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The Philosophy of the Obvious
Dr. Frederick Perls discusses two dreams as an introduction to the use of dreams in Gestalt therapy. He examines two levels of existence, the inner world and…
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Fitchburg Civic Days 1960 Roll 002
Leominster Access Television digital restoration of a 16mm film given to us by Fitchburg Access Television. The 1960 Fitchburg Civic Day Parade. Fitchburg…
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Drop - Out
Uses the case of a boy from Quincy, Illinois, who dropped out of school in the tenth grade to highlight the problem of school drop-outs. Includes interviews…
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'Fever' - Lyn Cornell / 'Stagger Lee' - Tommy Quickly, Live on Shindig, Oct 7 1964
'Fever' sung live by Lyn Cornell, and 'Stagger Lee' by Tommy Quickly, on Shindig, Oct 7 1964 special episode recorded in London that includes a couple songs…
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The Magic of the Atom: Atomic Furnaces
No description at National Archives but listed in AEC 16mm film combined catalog (1966) : "The operation, principles, and scientific applications of nuclear…
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Serenal
Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies by painting the spirit of fiesta, using a vibra-drill to etch abstract images on film which sway and change to the…
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La Terraza(1963)
La Terraza es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Leopoldo Torre Nilsson sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Beatriz Guido…
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This is Edward Steichen
Portrays Edward Steichen, who has elevated photographic portraiture to an art. Shows some of his world-famous photographs and his renowned 'Family of Man'…
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Kris Plays Cupid (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 25 November 1964 (Season 13, Episode 11). [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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Fatoş'un Fendi Tayfur'u Yendi, Turkish Movie
Fatoş'un Fendi Tayfur'u Yendi, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/7379/fatos-un-fendi-tayfur-u-yendi
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Tallahassee 7000
Tallahassee 7000 is a syndicated 1961 American TV series starring Walter Matthau as Special Agent Lex Rogers of the Florida Sheriffs Bureau.
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The Rise of China
Uses evidence provided by China's recent wars and her industrial development to analyze her effect on world peace. Examines the United States policy of…
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Decorating Dave's Office (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 21 March 1963 (Season 11, Episode 21). [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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Open Window
Examines art works of the 15th through the 19th centuries, covering various approaches to landscape painting by great masters from Belgium, France, Luxemburg,…