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3,745–3,792 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 Operacion "G" (1962) 1962 · Feature Operación "G" es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Ralph Pappier sobre el guion de Miguel Cimoreli adaptado por Miguel Cimoreli y… Internet Archive Salmon--catch to can. 1960 · Film Discusses the life of the Pacific salmon and describes the commercial fishery activities involved in taking it from the sea and putting it into a can for use… Internet Archive The Farthest Frontier 1966 · Educational An introduction to the chemical composition of the brain, followed by an illustration of the use of chemicals to change behavior in rats and cats. Explains… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97452: Texas, Virginia and Travel 1961 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Small Town Espionage 1960 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 896138 / Local Identifier 263.3153 - Small Town Espionage - National Security Council. Central… Internet Archive Remedy for a Riot 1967 · Educational Outlines basic causes and events that have precipitated inner-city riots together with steps taken by some cities to alleviate these conditions. Also points… Internet Archive Lu Ryden interviews Ed Ames and Peter Nero on KNTV, circa 1968 1968 · TV Lu Ryden interviews singer Ed Ames and pianist Peter Nero on two segments from Ryden's show on San Jose's KNTV Channel 11. The dressing room they are… Internet Archive Formation of Raindrops (1964) 1967 · Educational · 52 min Describes and develops two mechanisms, coalescence and glaciation, which are responsible for the growth of cloud droplets to the size of raindrops. Internet Archive Where Is Prejudice? 1968 · Educational A presentation of slot car racing, covering the history of the sport, equipment, choosing components and planning a system, electric power, operating… Internet Archive The Hole in the Ground 1962 · Documentary · 28 min A 1962 British short film featuring a dramatised nuclear attack, and the monitoring of fallout. Yes, I realise the file is misspelled! Produced by R.H.R.… Internet Archive Cornet at Night 1964 · Educational French version released under the title Un et́e ́meḿorable Based on a story by Sinclair Ross Producer, Peter Jones; director and writer, Stanley Jackson;… Internet Archive Earthworm Anatomy 1961 · Educational Educational authors, Theodore W. Torrey, Paul Klinge, Brother H. Charles, Charles F. Lytle Uses live and freshly anesthetized earthworms in describing the… Internet Archive Daniel Webster, Profiles In Courage series episode #13 1964 · Educational WITH STUDY GUIDE A documentary profile of Daniel Webster. Dramatizes the Senate speech Daniel Webster delivered in support of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850.… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 18 September 1965 1965 · TV · 50 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Merv Benton, Normie Rowe, Lynne Randell, Tony Worsley, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs,… Internet Archive The Fight Against Microbes 1966 · Educational · 27 min Depicts the progress of the fight against disease-causing microbes in man, animals, and plants since the time of Van Loeuenhock. Shows how microbes multiply Internet Archive El Encuentro(1964) 1964 · Feature El encuentro es una película de Argentina dirigida por Diego Minitti según su propio guion sobre argumento de Juan José Saer que fue producida entre 1964 y… Internet Archive Tiernas Ilusiones(1961) 1961 · Feature Tiernas ilusiones es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Dino Minitti sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con César Jaimes que… Internet Archive Brazil: The Rude Awakening 1962 · Educational Covers causes and consequences of social unrest, feudal conditions in the Northeast, and prosperous modern cities; includes interviews with leaders Internet Archive The Orator 1969 · Educational Director, Bretislav Pojar A puppet film about a man who takes great care to prepare his speech, only to send the audience to sleep Internet Archive Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Part 2: Basketry, Stone, Wood, and Metals 1961 · Educational · 10 min Revised version of the motion picture entitled Arts and crafts Also issued in b&w With teachers guide Views of modern-day Mexico that stretch back into… Internet Archive Ozzie & Harriet: A Trap for Ricky (1960) 1960 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Aired 24 February 1960 (Season 8, Episode 19). Internet Archive Meaning in Modern Painting, Part I (1967) 1967 · Educational · 22 min Meaning in Modern Painting, Part I (1967) Tells the story of the 369th infantry regiment in World War I. Explains that it was composed of Blacks, who brought… Internet Archive Tensile and Compressive Structures 1969 · Educational · 26 min "With support from the National Science Foundation." This program describes different types of instability Internet Archive Reading and Writing 1964 · Educational · 29 min Eric Hoffer reaffirms his belief in the benefit of reading a great number of books on a variety of subjects. He describes his continual visits to public… Internet Archive Pine School 1965 · Educational · 28 min Shows part of a research program devoted to the study of mentally retarded children, ages three to six years, from underprivileged homes where facilities for… Internet Archive [Home movie: 098942: Mackinac Island, 1968] 1968 · Home movie Tourism at Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1968 Internet Archive Design for disaster 1962 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 13356 / Local Identifier 95.60 - Design for disaster - Department of Agriculture. Forest… Internet Archive Soviet Man in Space 1961 · Educational National Archives - Soviet Man in Space - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This silent film shows Soviet… Internet Archive SINGER PRESENTS ELVIS - original NBC air cut Singer ads 1968 · Commercial · 59 min The original 12/3/1968 version of SINGER PRESENTS ELVIS with the NBC logos, tags and Singer commercials. Television special directed by Steve Binder Internet Archive Gente Conmigo (1965) 1965 · Feature Gente conmigo es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Jorge Darnell sobre el guion de Jorge Masciangoli según la novela homónima de Syria… Internet Archive Luna Park (1960) 1960 · Feature Luna Park es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Rubén W. Cavallotti sobre el guion de Wilfredo Jiménez según un argumento de Sixto… Internet Archive Vision of Juazeiro 1969 · Educational Portuguese dialog with English subtitles, some narrative in English Latin American Film Project A documentary account of the transformation of a small town… Internet Archive Maestros de la Pintura 1965 · Educational With teacher's guide Another issue. b&w Camon Aznr, director of the Museum Lazaro Galdiano, discusses the historical and cultural backgrounds of some of the… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10991: Flying in Small Plane 1960 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive MAN AND SAFETY - PHYSIOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27621 MAN AND SAFETY - PHYSIOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS THIS OUTLINE OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL MAKEUP OF MAN SHOWS THE BOUNDARIES BEYOND WHICH… Internet Archive Growth and Development of a Multiply-Handicapped Infant 1969 · Educational Title on container: Growth and development of a multi-handicapped infant Presents a longitudinal record of a profoundly retarded blind infant's first 3 and… Internet Archive Playing Together 1968 · Educational · 28 min Produced by the BBC Explains that three- and four-year-old children need to be surrounded with materials that develop notions of shape, size, weight,… Internet Archive A Study in Maternal Attitudes 1960 · Educational · 29 min With discussion guide Director, Herbert Kerkow; script, Robert Anderson Explains why the study and treatment of the emotional life of children and their… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97209: Unidentified 1961 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Flaherty Meeting 1960 1960 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-25A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26977 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-25A VIETNAM - JUNE 1966 - 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE; ARMY PROCUREMENT AGENCY IN… Internet Archive Help Prevent Fires 1963 · Educational · 11 min · Subtitles Cleverly animated texts of everyday use which performs their daily actions without the aid of people. Although the very few words spoken are French, the film… Internet Archive Quema (1962) 1962 · Feature Título original Quema Año 1962 Duración 10 min. País Argentina Dirección Alberto Fischerman Guion Alberto Fischerman Reparto Documental Fotografía Carlos… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 23 November 1968 1968 · TV · 42 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include The Bachelors, Freddie Parris, Maria Dallas, and Tony Williams. A kinescope recording… Internet Archive Anti Vietnam War March 1969 LLSF 2016 20 Mbps 1 1969 · Film from "Lost Landscapes 11, 2016" courtesy Prelinger Archives Footage from an anti-Vietnam War march to Kezar Stadium, probably 1969. Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-12A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26961 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-12A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITY, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, 1966 - 25TH INFANTRY, 1ST AIR CAVALRY,… Internet Archive Metric Properties Of Figures (Part XV) 1963 · Educational From the School Mathematics Study Group: A Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. With Stewart Moredock. Film scanning by Ashley… Internet Archive The Gold Dust Bandit (1964) 1966 · Feature The Gold Dust Bandit is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Art Bartsch.