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3,313–3,360 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Cuarenta Años De Novios (1963) 1963 · Feature Cuarenta años de novios es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Carreras sobre el guion de Abel Santa Cruz su obra teatral… Internet Archive La Calesita (1963) 1963 · Feature La calesita es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Hugo del Carril sobre el guion de Rodolfo Manuel Taboada según el tango homónimo de… Internet Archive Land Of The Book 1964 · Educational · 27 min This film brings alive the life and times of thousands of years ago in ancient Israel. Depicts the beauty of the land which gave birth to three religions, the… Internet Archive As The Twig is Bent 1968 · Educational · 25 min Focuses upon two upper - class kindergarten classrooms, one public and one private, to illustrate two basic teaching programs - - 'CURRICULUM - CENTERED,'… Internet Archive Music of Shakespeare's Time (1965) 1964 · Educational · 29 min Music of Shakespeare's Time (1965) Centers on the world of Kevin, an eleven-year-old English boy who was born without arms or legs because his mother took the… Internet Archive Cortege of Eagles 1969 · Educational · 35 min With Teacher's guide Also issued as videocassette Presents Martha Graham and her company in a dance performance of Queen Hecuba at the fall of Rome.… Internet Archive Johnny Carson 1964 01 14 Jonah Jones, Jack Douglas, Sam Levenson, And Hedda Hopper ( Encore Entertainment On Screen) 1964 · TV I'll upload my entire collection but in the meantime another fun early episode! This one has a better flow to it than the first episode I uploaded. Internet Archive Proud Conquest - Gemini VI and VII Rendezvous 1966 · Short · 29 min Astronauts Borman, Lovell, Schirra and Stafford tell about the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft. The unprecedented pad turnaround at Cape Kennedy and… Internet Archive Argentina, Los Caminos De La Liberacion (1969) 1969 · Feature Argentina, mayo de 1969: Los caminos de la liberación es una película documental en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Rodolfo Kuhn , Humberto Ríos ,… Internet Archive Bettina(1964) 1964 · Feature Bettina es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Rubén W. Cavallotti sobre el guion de Joe Makia y Diego Santillán , según la obra de… Internet Archive Convencion De Vagabundos (1965) 1965 · Feature Convención de vagabundos es una película de Argentina dirigida por Rubén W. Cavallotti según el guion de Hugo Moser que se estrenó el 10 de junio de 1965 y… Internet Archive Esto Es Alegria (1967) 1967 · Feature ¡Esto es alegría! es una película de Argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Enrique Carreras según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Julio Porter… Internet Archive Flor De Piolas (1969) 1969 · Feature Flor de piolas es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Rubén W. Cavallotti según el guion de Rodolfo Manuel Taboada que se estrenó el 28… Internet Archive Un Lugar Al Sol (1965) 1965 · Feature Un lugar al sol es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Dino Minitti según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Agustín Mahieu que… Internet Archive The Seaport 1962 · Educational · 15 min Describes the procedure by which a seaport receives cargo for distribution. Shows conveyor systems, pumps, and electromagnets used in handling goods; and… Internet Archive Tahtonka 1966 · Educational Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management Staff. (1986) ARC Identifier 13496 / Local… Internet Archive Nils Petter Sundgren Interviews Buster Keaton 1960 · Feature 1960 Interview Internet Archive 1960 behind the scenes TV footage (2) 1960 · TV · Subtitles From 1960, a very brief bit of silent behind the scenes footage from the production of episode "Well Turned Worm" of the sitcom "The Larkins", which aired on… Internet Archive Sea River 1965 · Film Documents the scientific measurement of the Amazon River, conducted in 1963 by a geological survey team. Includes scenes of the river, rain forests and… Internet Archive 64 10 30 The Jack Benny Program S 15e 06 Hillbilly Sketch 1964 · TV In his monologue, Jack confesses that his producer has been using raffle tickets to get the audience members to stay in their seats through the end of the… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 5 February 1966 1966 · TV · 52 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode features American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary performing a concert at Festival Hall… Internet Archive The Louvre 1966 · Educational Traces the history of the Louvre as a fortress, palace, theater, and public museum of art, with flashbacks showing its connection with French history and… Internet Archive Del Brazo Con La Muerte(1966) 1966 · Feature Del brazo con la muerte es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Lao según su propio guion que se estrenó el 8 de septiembre de 1966… Internet Archive Homenaje A La Hora De La Siesta (1962) 1962 · Feature Homenaje a la hora de la siesta es una película en blanco y negro coproducción de Argentina , Brasil y Francia dirigida por Leopoldo Torre Nilsson sobre su… Internet Archive Civilisation: 5 -- The Hero as Artist 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization in Italy beginning in 1500 as evidenced in the… Internet Archive Spark in Time In The Firing Line 1962 · Film This animated FILM ILLUSTRATES THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINES IGNITION SYSTEM. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the… Internet Archive Rice 1965 · Educational · 25 min Stresses the world - wide importance of rice and describes methods of growing it. Shows measures taken to improve the quantity and quality of rice. Stresses… Internet Archive Image Makers: The Glory Trail (1965) 1965 · Educational · 29 min Discusses the artistic and photographic efforts of John Stanley, Frederick Remington and Charlie Russell. A film about the poet Theodore Roethke in which he… Internet Archive Time of Their Lives 1962 · Educational Shows views of one single session of a kindergarten in action, picturing the warmth, the laughter, and the educational values that are found there Internet Archive KNTV Channel 11 News Reels (August 30, 1968) 1968 · TV Reels A-G of original camera footage edited for broadcast on KNTV Channel 11 San Jose for August 30, 1968. Some segments may be silent. No broadcast script… Internet Archive Moon Shot Footage - Apollo 12 1969 · Film Color silent NASA footage of a moon shot. Internet Archive What Is a Mammal? 1962 · Educational · 15 min With teacher's guide Uses a detailed comparison of the basic structural characteristics of reptiles and mammals to present evidence of the mammal's… Internet Archive Organelles in Living Plant Cells (Second Edition) 1965 · Educational · 25 min A microphotographic record of the intense movement, remarkable behavior, and continual interaction of the organelles contained in protoplasm of living leaf… Internet Archive Thoroughly Modern Millions 1969 · Film Look at the wasteful consumer culture - planned obsolescence, packaging, commercialization of holidays. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality… Internet Archive El Asalto(1960) 1960 · Feature El asalto es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Kurt Land según la guía de Ariel Cortazzo sobre el libro de Enrique Silberstein que se… Internet Archive Los Venerables Todos( No Estrenado 1962) 1962 · Feature Los Venerables todos es una película argentina dramático de 1962 escrita y dirigida por Manuel Antín , según la novela homónima de su autoría. Está… Internet Archive Rouge, The 1962 · Film Shows the men and machines at the Rouge plant of the Ford Motor Company at Dearborn, Mich., describing the major steps in the manufacture and assembly of… Internet Archive Civilisation: 12 -- The Fallacies of Hope 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization during the late 1700's and the 1800's when the… Internet Archive LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration LIBRARY OF CONGRESS U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47097 / Local Identifier 306.307.… Internet Archive Angel 1966 · Educational Tinted stock Producer, Guy Glover; director and writer, Derek May; music, Leonard Cohen; cameraman, Martin Duckworth In this short film, a young man, a girl… Internet Archive Blind bird [motion picture] 1969 · Educational · 45 min Magnetic sound track Directors and writers, Boris Doline, Anatoli Jedan Dramatizes the story of a boy and his blind pet pelican who is unsuccessfully… Internet Archive The Changing Face of Florida 1965 · Film Discusses how Florida's phenomenal development is due to her growing network of modern industrial parks supplied with electrical power, water reserves,… Internet Archive Infant And Child Care 1960 · Film Discusses improvised methods for infant and child care in a disaster situation. Emphasizes the difficulty resulting from confinement and the lack of the usual… Internet Archive John Quincy Adams 1964 · Educational A dramatization of John Quincy Adams' support of President Thomas Jefferson's embargo, despite its adverse effect on the shipping economy of New England. From… Internet Archive Racconto (1963) 1963 · Feature Racconto es una película Argentina dirigida por Ricardo Becher según su propio guion, escrito en colaboración con Dalmiro Sáenz . El largometraje está basado… Internet Archive Sombras En El Cielo(1964) 1964 · Feature Sombras en el cielo es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Juan Berend según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Solly Schroder y… Internet Archive Neurological Examination of the Newborn (1960) 1960 · Educational · 29 min Establishes standards in neonatal examination. Shows normal and abnormal responses to a series of tests. For professional use only. Describes postdelivery… Internet Archive What They Want to Produce, Not What We Want to Become 1969 · Educational Discusses how school systems, within normal society, dictate and set standards for students to meet. These standards or goals are not always what the students…