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2,785–2,832 of 22,401 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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Slime Molds: 1 Life Cycle
Slime Molds: 1 Life Cycle Takes the viewer into the field and laboratory to present the techniques involved in collection, cultivation, and use of the…
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Himalayan farmer.
Produced by John Hitchcock Depicts from a single high-status farmer's position some of the problems encountered in a stressful environment. In Musuri, Bhuji…
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Adventures in Art: Basic Art
Introduces basics of art. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC .
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I've Got A Secret - 17 January 1966
An episode of a lighthearted U.S. game show hosted by Steve Allen with panelists Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen, Bess Myerson, and Henry Morgan. Contestants…
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Cautious Twins, The
Animated "don't talk to strangers" film that rhymes. Cartoon propaganda fodder. Not in Locis or the book. Story of a boy and girl who are sent to the store…
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'Skate Board' by Piccola Pupa + ' Lonesome Mood' by The Vocals, Live on Shindig June 9 1965
Fun song 'Skate Board' sung live by Piccola Pupa on Shindig, June 9, 1965. Great song. Also known in USA as Little Pupa, real name Giuliana Coverlizza. Plus a…
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Behavior theory in practice. [motion picture]
Covers generalization, discrimination, positive and conditioned reinforcement, punishment and negative reinforcement, avoidance behavior, and intracranial…
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Making Wally Study (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 22 February 1962 (Season 10, Episode 19). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).]
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It Happens Every Day
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Volleyball drills and techniques.
Provides an analysis of correct techniques, demonstrates elementary and advanced drills, and shows game play Summary Shows elementary and advanced drills in…
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Diver Dan: Ep 27 Ghost Is Clear
Ep 27 Ghost Is Clear from the 1961 series Diver Dan
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Une Bombe Par Hasard
Musique, Pierre Alrand A cartoon on human avarice, in which a stranger enters a town deserted by its inhabitants because of a huge unexploded bomb lying in…
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Search For Truth
The Mormon take on Creation vs Evolution. re-enactment of Isaac Newton, the improbability of evolution, a dean of physics at BYU, Werner von Braun talks about…
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'Always Something There To Remind Me' By Dionne Warwick • AB Dancers October 12 1968
October 12, 1968. '(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me' by Dionne Warwick, beautiful, durable song with a great film clip. Opens with 'Naturally…
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Beş Kardeştiler, Turkish Movie
Beş Kardeştiler, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/6128/bes-kardestiler
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Russia - the unfinished revolution [motion picture]
Discusses the thesis that Russia's revolution is unfinished, since it has not yet come into harmony with the talents of the Russian people. Shows scenes of…
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Response to Mechanical Shock
Department of Energy Response to Mechanical Shock NTIS Price: $105.00 Your Price: $0.00 AVA15026-VNB1 The program illustrates several types of mechanical…
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Stump the Stars - 13 May 1963 (Marilyn Maxwell vs Dennis Weaver)
An episode of a lighthearted U.S. game show in which celebrities play charades with humorous phrases. Regulars Beverly Garland, Sebastian Cabot, Ross Martin,…
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The Chaperones (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 25 January 1961 (Season 9, Episode 18). [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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Voice of the Delaware Valley
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Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 67 06 25 1 20 Esther & Abi Ofarim, Jefferson Airplane (First Season Highlights)
Timecoded, broadcast version of S1E20 of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" as prepared (with original commercials) for CBS, in which the brothers take a…
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Crossing the Deleware (1961)
George Washington wants to cross the Delaware, but he has no boats. Hector's in the business of renting boats, but they all seem to have problems.
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Cuba: Bay of Pigs (1964)
Dramatizes the boredom of production - line work in a small papermill town in Quebec, Canada. A discussion of classical ballet by George Balanchine,…
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Kevin
Sponsor, Central New York Eye Bank Association Kevin Walsh Summary Presents a case study of a four - year - old boy afficted with cerebral palsy and…
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Art of the Middle Ages
New York Times' art critic John Canady discusses various aspects of several major medieval cathedrals of France, including Conques, Autun, Chartres, Amiens,…
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Face Of Disaster
Highlights some of the recent natural disasters in the United States, such as the Alaskan earthquake of 1964, the floods of 1965, and the tornados which…
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The Creative Person: The Art of Marie Cosindas
With fact sheet Producer and director, Fred Barzyk; editor, Michael Goodman Presents Marie Cosindas' color photographs with comments by museum visitors, art…
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Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 67 05 21 1 15 Sonny & Cher, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain
Broadcast version of S1E15 of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" as prepared (with original commercials) for CBS. It has been uploaded for Historical…
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Land Of The Book
Uses passages from the Bible, the Talmud, Josephus, and the Dead Sea Scrolls as the narration for the pictorial tribute to the beauty of the land and…
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MODERN MANUFACTURING -- COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Department of Defense PIN 26387 MODERN MANUFACTURING -- COMMAND PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATES USE OF AUTOMATION BY INDUSTRY TO REDUCE COSTS, IMPROVE QUALITY, AND…
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Introduction to drawing materials. [Motion picture]
Explains that drawing can express what one sees, knows, and feels; discusses the effects and special qualities of different kinds of drawing materials…
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Stump The Stars - 8 April 1963
An episode of a lighthearted U.S. game show in which celebrities play charades with humorous phrases. Regulars Hans Conried, Beverly Garland, Ross Martin,…
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Dr Leakey and the Dawn of Man (1966)
Dr Leakey and the Dawn of Man (1966) Uses actual photographs and movies to depict events in the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, following his military career…
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The Mosses: simple land plants
With guide Advisers, DeWolfe Merriam, Gary L. Smith Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Describes…
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Interpreting test scores realistically.
Dr. Scarvin B. Anderson discusses two guiding principles in test interpretation--any test score is only an estimate of a student's ability, and percentiles…
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Tennis: basic tactics for doubles
Describes and demonstrates such tennis strategies as how to move on a court with a partner in relation to where the ball is served, how to react to offensive…
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Fashion 「ファッション」
A short film by Yoki Kuri satirizing consumerism.
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ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE
Department of Defense ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE PIN 30190 1966 STORY OF THE 1964 ALASKA EARTHQUAKE AND ITS TRAGIC EFFECTS - THE STORY OF THE POST-DISASTER EFFORT TO…
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Carcassonne
Lesson 119 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here is outstanding cinematography of the ruined…
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Friendship Seven
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 45021 / Local Identifier 255-HQA-59 - Friendship Seven - National Aeronautics and Space…
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Among Your Souvenirs
Portrays the menace foreign plant and animal pests present to U S Agriculture and Public Health. Shows how tourists unwittingly bring serious foreign pests…
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Scatter radar: Space research from the ground
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37826 / Local Identifier 167.85 - Scatter radar: Space research from the ground - Department of…
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We Learn About The Telephone
Tells the history of communications, from smoke signals to telephones This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be…
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DNA: Molecule of Heredity
With teacher's guide Dr. George W. Beadle of the California Institute of Technology explains, with the help of photomicrography, animation models, and live…
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Fabricantes Mexicanas de Ollas
A wonderful film, depicting the making of ollas, large earthen jars, featuring Carmen Portillo of the Mayan village of Ubalama, firing clay above ground,…
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Games people play : the practice. [Motion picture]
Continues an interview with Dr. Eric Berne on transactional analysis during which he explains his use of the terms game, script and the others. Presents a…
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Poland: Communism's New Look
Produced by NET Surveys the many facets of modern Polish life. Traces Poland's history from World War II to the mid-1960's, contrasts life in Warsaw with…
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Cristobal Colon En La Facultad De Medicina(1962)
Cristóbal Colón en la Facultad de Medicina es una película cómica en blanco y negro argentina , estrenada el 8 de marzo de 1962, dirigida por Julio Saraceni ,…