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4,129–4,176 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. |
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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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage. |
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[Women In European Manufacturing Plant]
[Women In European Manufacturing Plant] This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes.…
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The Older Infant: Four Months to One Year (Nairobi Park)
Credits: Producer, Quentin Brown; Editor, Michel Chalufour;Photographer, Ken Nelson; Writer, Irven De Vore A visual observation of baboon development in Africa
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United States Army Helicopter Operations in Vietnam
National Archives - United States Army Helicopter Operations in Vietnam - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). -…
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Madeline's Dream
Frederick Perls The Gestalt method of dream analysis is demonstrated
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Neurological Examination of the One-Year-Old
Establishes standards for examination of infants at the age of one year. Shows normal and abnormal responses to tests Adviser, Richard S. Paine
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Turkey
National Archives - Turkey - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers the history, geography,…
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STAFF FILM REPORT 66-1OA
Department of Defense PIN 26958 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-1OA VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITY, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1966 - 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 101ST…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 17 November 1962
An incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Johnny Rebb, Judy Stone, Adam Faith, and John Leyton. Additionally, there…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - Unknown airdate No. 1
An incomplete episode of an Australian pop music television series. Guests include The De Kroo Brothers, Pam Liversidge, Colin Cook, The Delltones, The…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 11 March 1961
An episode of an Australian pop music television series. Guests include Lonnie Lee, Jay Justin, Ray Melton, Belinda Holden, Bart Latour, Jimmy Little, The…
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Death of a Regime
National Archives - Death of a Regime - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film documents the events…
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Speakers with Cleft Palates (1964)
Uses X-ray photography to show the physiological characteristics of the speech of those with cleft palates. Depicts the effect on speech of deviations in the…
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Outfit Cooking For Small Detachments (1961)
TF 10-3119 // Features transport, installation and use of unit, proper cooking and serving procedures, disassembly and packing of unit for move to new area.
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STAFF FILM REPORT 66-29A
Department of Defense PIN 26981 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-29A VIETNAM - JULY 1966 - 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN "OPERATION EL PASO,'' US ARMY AIR TRAFFIC PIER…
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Opus
A 1967 documentary about British art (not just things like theatre and paintings, but also things like architecture and fashion). Note: this copy is a…
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Combat Operations, Hoi An, South Vietnam
National Archives and Records Administration Combat Operations, Hoi An, South Vietnam ARC Identifier 31781 / Local Identifier 111-LC-52531 1968 Department of…
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ARVN Airborne repell Vietcong attack, Saigon, South Vietnam
National Archives and Records Administration ARVN Airborne repell Vietcong attack, Saigon, South Vietnam ARC Identifier 31921 / Local Identifier 111-LC-52748…
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Magic Rites: Chicken Sacrifice
No narration; natural sounds only Producer, Julien Bryan Rites performed by the Dogon people of Mali. Chicken is sacrificed, then cooked and eaten by males…
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Pottery Techniques of Maria [Martinez] of San Ildefonso
Shows 90-year-old Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso making pottery along with her sister Clara, daughter-in-law Santana, and oldest son Adam.
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Home movie: 000419: 1960s Pennsylvania farm
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Danish Design
print Produced by The Danish Government Film Office at Miverva-Film A/S HFA Item no. 12800
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The Loretta Young Show: The Long Night
Aired 18 Sep. 1960. Season 8, Episode 1
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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND SEMIANNUAL FILM REPORT
Department of Defense PIN 20791 STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND SEMIANNUAL FILM REPORT MITO PROCEDURES; GIANT PLOW, GLASS POLE AND CRESTED ICE PROJECTS; BUNKER HILL AIR…
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Berlin Border Action
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC…
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Ozzie & Harriet: David Takes a Client to Dinner (1963)
Aired 30 Oct. 1963 (season 12, episode 7).
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The Face of Jesus
Harry Reasoner surveys one hundred generations of art and artists to show individual interpretations of what Christ looked like. Suggests the idea of Christ…
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A Law Is Made
Narration by Senator Joseph Clark and an animated chart explain the steps through which a bill progresses to become a law. Follows the Housing act of 1959…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - Unknown airdate No. 5
An incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Frankie Davidson, The Allen Brothers, Jimmy Little, Lana Cantrell, Lionel…
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Evan's Museum
Presents the story of a boy named Evan, who visits the city museum and is motivated to start a collection of his own. Filmed at the Los Angeles County Museum…
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Reading Improvement: Word Recognition Skills
"With annotated listing of bulletins, 1895-1959."--Cover Supplements the Bureau's Bulletin no. 174, Subject index ... up to May 1, 1915
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Why Do We Still Have Mountains
Why Do We Still Have Mountains Examines the psychological causes of wife beating and the emotional, as well as physical, repercussions on women and their…
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Summer of '63
Venereal disease among the young. A short version of Davis's feature film V.D. Excellent stock shots of early-1960s youth culture in Los Angeles. 02:00:16:03…
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A Game Of Chance
A 1961 British short film about farm safety. Produced by British Films for the Central Office of Information.
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IN A DARK TIME
National Archives and Records Administration IN A DARK TIME U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 53888 / Local Identifier 306.7935.…
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OPERATION YELLOWSTONE (25TH INFANTRY DIVISION)
National Archives and Records Administration OPERATION YELLOWSTONE (25TH INFANTRY DIVISION) ARC Identifier 32804 / Local Identifier 111-LC-54518 1968…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - Unknown airdate No. 3
An (incomplete?) 1962 episode of an Australian television pop music series. Performers include Geraldine Fitzgerald, The Allen Brothers, Lucky Starr, Wayne…
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Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 13 January 1962
A heavily incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Digger Revell and the Denvermen, Andy Ellis, Judy Stone, Bobby…
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Umeboshi Denka (1969)
The goofy tales of a king and his family who make their way to Earth after their planet explodes. https://discord.unclebane.xyz
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ROAD AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
National Archives and Records Administration ROAD AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ARC Identifier 33014 / Local Identifier 111-LC-54811 1969 Department of Defense.…
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Madame And Her Niece, Madame Und Ihre Nichte
Another German sex comedy but with Edwige Fenech. Very busy girl, Ms Fenech, with about 80 movies listed at IMDb. At any rate, no subs for this one. The only…
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BRIDGE AT REMAGEN - PART I
Department of Defense BRIDGE AT REMAGEN - PART I PIN 30185 1965 EVENTS SURROUNDING CAPTURE OF BRIDGE AT REMAGEN BY AMERICAN TROOPS, 7 MARCH 1945, GIVING U.S.…
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Brebner Talent Agency segment on KNTV Channel 11 (circa 1969)
Silent, black and white clip from a KNTV Channel 11 San Jose show circa 1969 that starts with a view of San Francisco and then cuts to a series of shots of…
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AIR FORCE NEWS REVIEW 142 -- AIR FORCE 20 - 1947 -1967
Department of Defense PIN 20203 AIR FORCE NEWS REVIEW 142 -- AIR FORCE 20 - 1947 -1967 TRACES THE HISTORY OF U.S. AIR POWER FROM ITS OFFICIAL BEGINNING IN…
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Overcoming Resistance to Change
Outlines how various people react to proposed changes and shows how each is guided to learn to deal with change effectively. Presents a business situation…
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Puss in Boots (1969)
This classic movie is literally "classical" but the main character is now a Toei Animation's logo and a mascot. I do not own anything. Copyrights to Toei…
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Ketcham Home Movies: Europe 1961
1961 Ketcham family trip to England, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Austria. Rodney K. Ketcham Collection: This large collection of 8mm and…
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Queen Elizabeth II in Pakistan
A lighthearted 1961 British documentary about Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Pakistan. Produced by British Movietone for the Central Office of Information.
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Alaska
National Archives - Alaska - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is a documentary on the mineral…