The world's archives
3,601–3,648 of 22,400 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| 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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage. |
Internet Archive
Golden Age of Greece
Eric Sevareid conducts a tour of the Parthenon and discusses it as a symbol of the great flourishing age of ancient Greece
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The Road to Santiago: France
Director, photographer, and editor, Mary Kirby; script and research, Catherine Blue Describes the road traveled by pilgrims in the 12th century through…
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Home Movie: 71154: Unidentified Detroit Family
To come.
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64 10 09 The Jack Benny Program S 15e 03 Andy Williams Show
Guest Andy Williams sings "On the Street Where You Live." for the little old ladies of Jack's fan club. On the premise it will be good for his career, Jack…
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Ratio, Rate, Percent (Part XXIV)
Produced by School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). In series A Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. With Stewart Moredock. Film…
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Nursing Care Of Sick And Injured
Discusses general care of illness and long-term care of injuries. Stresses the treatment of symptoms using medications found in the public shelter medical kit…
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Dark Shadows Disc 6
Original Dark Shadows TV Series
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061. Premis Nit de Santa Llúcia (1967)
Reportatge sobre l'acte de concessió a l'Hotel Ritz de Barcelona dels Premis Santa Llúcia del 1967. Pictures of the award ceremony at the Ritz Hotel in…
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Telecomicos (1964-65) Incompleto
Telecómicos fue un programa humorístico argentino en blanco y negro transmitido desde 1960 hasta 1974, con guion y puesta en escena de Aldo Cammarota y…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 19 October 1968
An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Performers in this episode include Cilla Black (who lip-syncs eight songs), Don Spencer, George Golla…
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Information Program Within Public Shelters
Discusses the role of information in keeping fallout shelters functioning and in keeping shelter occupants busy and calm. We digitized and uploaded this film…
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Men in Cages
Executive producer, Palmer Williams; reporters, Roger Mudd, Warren Wallace Views of some of the penal institutions in the United States. Includes interviews…
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NIM and Other Oriented Graph Games
Producer, Richard G. Long; director, Allan Hinderstein Professor Andrew M. Gleason lectures on nim and other oriented-graph games all of which are affected…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 29 January 1966
An oddity: an episode of an Australian television pop music series, but this episode consists of footage sourced from two British television specials, with…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 29 October 1966
An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode features songs requested by soldiers serving in Vietnam. Guests include Col Joye, Little…
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Tobor the 8th Man (Rare English dub of 8 Man)
Here's the rare English dub of 8 Man, known as Tobor the 8th Man. This dub, made by T.A. Productions, was previously only avaliable through the shady…
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Home Movie: 10295: Prelinger Collection
To come.
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Hombres Y Mujeres De Blanco (1962)
Hombres y mujeres de blanco , que tuvo como título alternativo el de Héroes de blanco es una película en blanco y negro coproducción de Argentina y España…
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U-2 Affair
Televised on NBC in the White paper series Examines events leading up to and following the fateful flight of an American U-2 aircraft over Russia, and…
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Sing A Song Of Sex
In Oshima’s enigmatic tale, four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing…
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At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 1
Cameras follow the men on a seal hunt. Each man with his dogs explores the white waste seeking scent of a seal's breathing hole. Then he waits in the cold to…
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Wojciech Siemion i 140 rozbojnikow
"Wojciech Siemeon and the Hundred and Forty Rascals". Lights, cameras, and action. A professional feature film is being made in small town Bielsko Biala, and…
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Home Movie: 97201: Spring and Summer
To come.
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The Early Years
Presents Dr K Lovell of the institute of Education, University of Leeds, who discusses the importance of the early years of childhood with Dr C B Hindley of…
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Home Movie: 97068: Florida Vacation 1967
To come.
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Innocent Fair
Television documentary of the San Francisco 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. Includes rare film and photographic images of the people, exhibits…
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Opening Speech: McLaren
Also known as Norman McLaren's opening speech CREDITS: Producer, Tom Daly; director, Norman McLaren; camera-man, Eugene Boyko SUMMARY: Invited to host the…
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Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens
With teacher's guide Producer, John Barnes; director, Douglas Campbell; editor, Robert Johnson Clifton Fadiman discusses Victorian England--the civilization…
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Home Movie: 97213: Trip to California 1967
To come.
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The Germany of Today
Surveys the history of Germany's political systems from Charlemagne to modern times. Looks at the regional differences that were the inheritance of the…
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Tato Siempre En Domingo (1962)
A través del humor, dijo lo que nadie podía o quería decir. La sagacidad de sus comentarios, la crítica sutil que evitaba la censura cautivó a los…
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60 11 06 The Jack Benny Program S 11e 04 Hong Kong Suit
Jack goes to Andre's Barber Shop but no barber, manicurist, or shoe shine man wants to work on him. They all grouse about how he's stiffed them on tips in the…
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Dark Shadows Disc 7
Original Dark Shadows TV Series
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German Farm Town
Portrays life of a farm family in a German village near the market town of Nordlingen. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email…
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Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate: Labor Relations
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada Story of an aging local union leader who, unable to keep up with changing attitudes in his mill, faces employee…
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Philosophies of Education: Experimental Approach to Education (1961)
Philosophies of Education: Experimental Approach to Education (1961) Describes village life on the coast of Ghana, the newest independent member of the…
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Hidden Earth
Produced in cooperation with the WGBH Educational Foundation With teacher's guide Traces the history of man's endeavors to study the earth's interior and…
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Vista Stock Shots: Bay Bridge
Skeletal Entry
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Bicho Raro (1965)
Bicho raro es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina producida por Héctor Bailez, dirigida por Carlos Rinaldi según el guion de Abel Santa Cruz que se…
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Nacidos Para Cantar (1965)
Nacidos para cantar es una película coproducción de Argentina y México dirigida por Emilio Gómez Muriel según el guion de Alfredo Ruanova que se estrenó el 5…
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Composers: the "American" Tradition
Composers: the "American" Tradition University students illustrate, by using student photographs, old and new theories of photography and how to combine them…
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TV Graphics: A Training Program (1960s)
Commentary by Tom Singleton Devised by Muhip Babalik ; produced by the CETO staff
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1961 Janeiro 17
Virou Bagunça Estréia 17 de Janeiro de 1961 Trio Irakitan Zezé Macedo
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Creating with Clay
A junior high teacher demonstrates to a class various techniques and tools for handling clay. Some methods covered are: wire and spiral wedging, pounding and…
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Why Vietnam?
Department of Defense Why Vietnam? AVA08194VNB1, 1965 The program outlines U.S. policy as stated by President Johnson. Includes Secretary of State Dean Rusk…
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The Love Statue
In 1965, he directed his first feature film which dealt with LSD use.
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Perry Como Show -March 31, 1960 (Jane Morgan)
Season 12 Episode 23. March 31, 1960 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. Guests are Peter Lawford, Jane Morgan, Elaine Dunn and The Four Lads. The theme is A Day…
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Maternidad Sin Hombres (1968)
Maternidad sin hombres es una película de Argentina filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Rinaldi sobre el guion de Ulyses Petit de Murat que se…