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3,697–3,744 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 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 Time is 1964 · Educational · 29 min Presents the major historical developments of the concept of time. Internet Archive Man of Kintail (1966) 1968 · Educational · 29 min Man of Kintail Covers the discovery of Carborundum, the water power from Niagara Falls used to manufacture it, manufacturing processes, and its uses. Internet Archive Adagio: Fred Mogubgub 1969 · Educational · 4 min Expressed in child-like Crayola drawings, Fred Mogubgub's (1928-1999) jump cut protest film reveals images reminiscent of Picasso's "Guernica" painting. The… Internet Archive Introducing Rational Numbers (Part XVIII) 1963 · Educational Part of A Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. Produced by School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). With Stewart Moredock. Film scanning… Internet Archive The Devil to Pay 1960 · Short · 27 min A short sponsored film about the importance of wholesalers. Starring Buster Keaton as the devil. A very strange film. Ripped from a commercially released DVD,… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10976: California to Nebraska 1964 · Home movie Can marked: Callf. to Nebr. 1964 Internet Archive Rise of Organized Labor 1960 · Educational With guide Correlated with The challenge of democracy, by Blaich and Baumgartner; America: its history and people, by Faulkner and Kepner; and Economics, by… Internet Archive Walt Whitman 1968 · Educational Lee Leister, Richard Haas, Greg Davis U-matic format Members of the University of Utah Speech Department read the poetry of Walt Whitman Internet Archive El Ciclo ( 1964) 1964 · Feature Título original El ciclo Año 1964 Duración 12 min. País Argentina Dirección Raymundo Gleyzer Guion Raymundo Gleyzer Reparto Alberto Baldo , Osvaldo Mantignan… Internet Archive 64 04 14 The Jack Benny Program S 14e 27 Harlow Gets A Date 1964 · TV Don has arranged for Harlow to take the sponsor's daughter on a date. That gives Jack and Don just three days to change his clod of a son into a suave man of… Internet Archive Flight 108 1961 · Educational · 27 min Part of the United Nations film series International Zone about how the UN is helping with growing international air commercial travel traffic. Hosted by… Internet Archive Safety On The Street (2nd ed) 1965 · Film Points out the correct way of crossing the street and how policemen, safety patrol members, traffic lights and stop signs aid the pedestrian. Internet Archive Daniel Webster 1964 · Educational Televised on NBC in the series Profiles in courage Based on the book Profiles in courage, by John F. Kennedy Historical researcher, Allan Nevins A… Internet Archive The Process of Communication 1966 · Educational Pictures an animated theoretical model of the communication process and presents illustations of communication from industry training models, military models,… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97308: Miscellaneous Family 1965 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Lu Ryden interviews Howard Duff on KNTV, circa 1967 1967 · TV Lu Ryden interviews actor Howard Duff on the set of his television show "Felony Squad," in a segment from Ryden's show on San Jose's KNTV Channel 11. Seated… Internet Archive Edvard Munch: Paintings 1968 · Educational Examines the life and works of Norwegian-born artists Edvard Munch, accompanied by excerpts from his letters and writings. Illustrates important stages of his… Internet Archive The Rise of Labor 1969 · Educational · 29 min Collaborator, James P. Shenton Traces the history of the American labor movement. Discusses the working conditions from the 1800's to the present, the… Internet Archive Princess Knight (1967) - English dub 1967 · Cartoon The Princess Knight anime series was produced by Mushi Production and had Osamu Tezuka as executive director, and Chikao Katsui and Kanji Akabori as chief… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98942: Mackinac Island 1968 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive DC MOTORS AND GENERATORS 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29942 DC MOTORS AND GENERATORS DESIGN, APPLICATION, AND OPERATION OF BASIC, SERIES, SHUNT, AND COMPOUND WOUND TYPE DC GENERATORS AND… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand 24 July 1965 1965 · TV · 47 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Normie Rowe, Judy Stone, Dig Richards, Tarrlita Kwan, Lucky Starr, Norma Shirlee, Neal… Internet Archive Reading, the language experience approach. 1962 · Educational · 17 min Photographed in regular kindergarten, first-, second-, third-, and sixth-grade classes. Shows teachers using the language experience approach to help children… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 21 December 1963 1963 · TV · 45 min A slightly incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. This particular episode features mostly Christmas songs, both pop and religious.… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 3 July 1965 1965 · TV · 48 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This particular episode is a clip show with segments from earlier editions of the show. Includes… Internet Archive People and Particles 1967 · Educational · 26 min Follows physicists at the Cambridge electron accelerator as they design, construct and assemble equipment for an experiment in high energy physics. Internet Archive The Nature of Language and How It Is Learned 1962 · Educational With work paper Writer, Theodore B. Karp; educational consultant, Charles A. Ferguson Discusses the nature of language, how it is learned, and the validity… Internet Archive Truman Years 1961 · Educational · 18 min With teaching guide Uses documentary footage to present an overview of the principal events of the administration of President Truman, stressing the national… Internet Archive ULTRAMAN 1966 (Eng dub), phase C 1966 · Cartoon Ultraman, defender of the universe, comes from Nebula M78 to protect humanity from destructive Kaiju and evil aliens who seek our destruction In these final… Internet Archive Exploring Art Series: Torn Paper 1966 · Educational SERIES GUIDE MAY BE VIEWED HERE (LINK) Synopsis on container Demonstrates a new kind of art expression. First using newspaper as practice material and then… Internet Archive Panama: Danger Zone 1962 · Educational History of the development of the canal, uprising of 1959, and the methods applied by the U.S. to ease the situation Internet Archive Family of Man (1966) 1966 · Educational · 25 min Family of Man (1966) Presents highlights of the flight of Apollo 11, from the launching of the Saturn V-Apollo vehicle, through the exploration of the lunar… Internet Archive 61 02 05 The Jack Benny Program S 11e 16 Jack Goes To A Gym 1961 · TV To impress an attractive receptionist at the studio, Jack decides he needs some muscles. He joins a gym and, to keep from paying full price for membership, he… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98215: Railroads 1960 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Berlin, 1961/08/31 1961 · Newsreel · Subtitles News in Brief story on Berlin, showing pictures of US soldiers and tanks and British troops who convoy boy going to school, building Berlin Wall, young couple… Internet Archive The American Film: From the White House Festival of the Arts 1966 · Educational The directors were selected from recommendations by these American film critics: John Beaufort The Christian Science Monitor, Richard L. Coe The Washington… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 19 November 1966 1966 · TV · 49 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Bill & Boyd, Laurel Lea, Little Pattie, Janice Slater, Rim D. Paul, and The Flanagans.… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 22 July 1967 1967 · TV · 49 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode features the cast performing Frank Sinatra songs. Guests include Lucky Starr, Rim D.… Internet Archive Royal Ballet of Cambodia 1965 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Royal Ballet of Cambodia U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 52434 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive La Famille Francaise Brunel 1960 · Educational Study of French family life provides the opportunity for a better understanding of French culture as well as for practice in aural comprehension,… Internet Archive Tute Cabrero (1968) 1968 · Feature Tute Cabrero es una película de argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Juan José Jusid sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Roberto Cossa sobre… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 14 May 1966 1966 · TV · 50 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Dinah Lee, Terry Dean, Sylvia Penzès, Grantley Dee, Lynne Randell, The Greenwood… Internet Archive Paul Taylor and Company: An Artist and his Work (1968) 1968 · Educational · 32 min Paul Taylor and Company: An Artist and his Work (1968) Shows the traditions and customs of middle-class Chinese life, with emphasis on the struggles of an… Internet Archive Heroine Of The Week 1960 · Film A fire chief tells a reporter about how a young teen girl who realizes that a fridge is on the fire. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality… Internet Archive Life Cycle of the Jew 1965 · Educational · 28 min Produced by the Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith Explains how Jewish moral and ethical values are reflected in rituals related to birth, education,… Internet Archive Michelangelo: The Last Giant 1967 · Educational The 15th century witnessed the advent of such artistic giants as Botticelli, Ghiberti, and Da Vinci. Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, architect,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Words Come to Life" 1967 · 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 WHY VIETNAM? 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 46000 WHY VIETNAM? THE FILM OUTLINES THE UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO SOUTH VIETNAM AS STATED BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN AN…