The world's archives

6,769–6,816 of 14,130 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. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

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 themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Carnation Breakfast Bar Commercial ( 1979) 1979 · Commercial Ad Internet Archive Folger's Crystals Instant Coffee Commercial ( 1979) 1979 · Commercial Ad Internet Archive Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (1978) TV Spot Trailer 1978 · Commercial http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. TV spot trailer for the 1978 spoof horror monster movie Attack Of The… Internet Archive Three on a Meathook 1972 · Commercial Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm, where he lives with his… Internet Archive Wang Yu, King of Boxers (1972) Trailer 1972 · Commercial http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1972 martial arts action film Wang Yu, King of Boxers,… Internet Archive Terror In The Wax Museum (1973) Trailer 1973 · Commercial http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1973 horror film Terror In The Wax Museum, directed by… Commons Man Belongs to the Earth opening 1974 · Documentary · 2 min · Subtitles 16mm scan of Man Belongs to the Earth, a 1974 short documentary film by IMAX Corporation and released by the US Pavillion for screening at Expo '74, Spokane.… Commons Annibale Bugnini reads Pope John Paul II letter to Khomeini - 1979-11-10 1979 · Short · 4 min Emam_com_1358-08-19_720p_قرائت_نامه_پاپ_به_امام_خمینی_توسط_اسقف_هانیبال_بوگینینی Commons Voyager 1 Launches 1977 · Short · 1 min The launch of Voyager 1, which occurred after the launch of Voyager 2, on September 5, 1977. Commons 蔣總統茶會款待駐華使節暨在台美軍官員 1971 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles ​民國60年4月30日,總統蔣中正在陽明山中山樓以茶會款待各國駐華使節、聯合國駐華官員及外籍教授們。5月1日蔣總統在中山樓舉行茶會,招待在華服務的美軍官員及眷屬,並慶祝美軍顧問團成立20週年。 Commons US DoD DSCS Overview-1977 1977 · Short · 3 min Historical US Air Force film on the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) II Commons JPL-19790709-VOYAGEf-0001-AVC2002151 Voyager 2 at Jupiter 1979 · Short · 2 min Voyager 2's encounter with Jupiter shown in animations and imagery from the spacecraft. Commons Herttoniemen-maki.1976 1976 · Short · 1 min Ski jumping at the old Herttoniemi Majavatie ski jumping tower in 1976. Digitized from a home movie. Commons Remarks by Vahid Afrakhteh in court martial (1) 1975 · Short · 8 min چهارم بهمن‌ماه ۱۳۵۴ نه نفر از اعضای سازمان مجاهدین‌خلق که عامل ترور مستشاران آمریکایی در تهران بودند اعدام شدند. دادگاه آنها آخرین روزهای دی ماه برگزار شده… Commons JPL-19790305-VOYAGEf-0001-AVC2002151 Voyager 1 Flies by Jupiter 1979 · Short · 3 min Voyager 1's encounter with Jupiter shown in animations and imagery from the spacecraft. Commons Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song (1971) - 16mm Trailer 1971 · Short · 2 min Original release trailer for the 1971 film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Commons Apollo 14 footage of the astronauts climbing down from the lunar lander and planting an American flag 1971 · Short · 2 min In this iconic NASA footage from Apollo 14, Edgar D. Mitchell climbs down from the lunar lander, filmed by Alan B. Shepard, Jr. They proceed to plant an… Commons Mean Streets (1973) - trailer 1973 · Short · 3 min Original theatrical trailer for the film Mean Streets (1973), directed by Martin Scorsese. Commons IntroductionToHolography1972 1972 · Documentary · 16 min · Subtitles This film examines the process of holography, types of holograms, and the uses of the hologram for artistic and scientific purposes, as demonstrated by Tung… Commons Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) - Trailer 1971 · Short · 2 min Original release trailer for the 1971 film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Commons 中製新聞第728號:記者團訪問陸軍部隊 1970 · Short · 6 min · Subtitles ​陸軍為了介紹其奉行總統首頒,訓練軍人12要項的顯著成效,特邀請各新聞單位記者訪問所屬部隊,陸軍各級單位由於數年來對政治教育實施方式的不斷革新,在做法上優能利用中山市工作委員會輔導進修,並穿插小型康樂節目,確實做到育教育樂的效果;化生放作業是陸軍部隊訓練的重要項目之一,其目的在使每一個官兵具有化生放作業的知識和訓練,… Commons Developing and Producing the B-61 Thermonuclear Bomb 1970 · Short · 26 min On the development and production of the primary US H-Bomb, the B-61 Thermonuclear Bomb. The B61 is of the variable yield ("dial a yield") design with a yield… Commons Die Waldnachbarschaft in Bladersbach. Teil 3 Herstellen eines Schienenkorbes 1976 · Short · 17 min Die Waldnachbarschaft in Bladersbach. Teil 3 Herstellen eines Schienenkorbes Bladersbach / Waldbröl 1976 – 18 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Schnitt: Ayten… Commons Man Belongs to the Earth 1974 · Documentary · 21 min · Subtitles 16mm scan of Man Belongs to the Earth, a 1974 short documentary film by IMAX Corporation and released by the US Pavillion for screening at Expo '74, Spokane.… Commons Das Handwerk der Beller Backofenbauer - 1. Gewinnung des Tuffsteins 1976 · Short · 29 min Das Handwerk der Beller Backofenbauer - 1. Gewinnung des Tuffsteins Bell / Mendig 1976 – 30 min (SW) Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Schnitt/Kommentar: Elisabeth… Commons SAVAK press conference about Siahkal attack 2 1971 · Talk · 33 min تصاویری از کنفرانس مطبوعاتی مقام امنیتی (پرویز ثابتی، رئیس ادارهٔ کل سوم ساواک) درباره دستگیری چریک‌های فدایی خلق که به پاسگاه ژاندارمری سیاهکل حمله کرده… Commons Nichelle Nichols 1977 Recruitment Film 1977 · Short · 5 min Not only did Nichelle Nichols portray a character (Nyota Uhura) that was an incredible role model, but in 1977, she also partnered with NASA to recruit… Commons Médici na Transamazônica 1971 · Short · 6 min Presidente Médici inaugura, em Altamira (PA), placa que marca o início da construção da rodovia (data: 9/10/1970). Percorre Agrovilas instaladas pelo… Commons Chicago Scenes (ca. 1974) 1974 · Short · 11 min This film is silent. National Archives Identifier: 102035808 Local Identifier: 306.572A /save/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/102035808 Creator: United… Commons Lohschälen im Eichenwald 1976 · Short · 5 min Lohschälen im Eichenwald Bladersbach/Waldbröl 1976, Neubearbeitung 2018 Ausschnitte aus "Die Waldnachbarschaft in Bladersbach. Teil 2: Nutzung des… Commons Bäuerliche Leinenweberei - 3. Aufbäumen, Anknüpfen und Schlichten der Webkette 1978 · Feature · 41 min · Subtitles Bäuerliche Leinenweberei - 3. Aufbäumen, Anknüpfen und Schlichten der Webkette Dickenschied 1978 – 44 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Schnitt: Ayten Fadel,… Commons Bäuerliche Leinenweberei - 4. Die Herstellung von Leinwand 1978 · Short · 38 min · Subtitles Bäuerliche Leinenweberei - 4. Die Herstellung von Leinwand Dickenschied 1978 – 39 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Schnitt: Ayten Fadel, Gabriele Harzheim;… Commons The Guy From Harlem (1977) by Rene Martinez, Jr., trailer 1977 · Short · 1 min The Guy from Harlem is a 1977 American Blaxploitation film directed by Rene Martinez, Jr. The film is also known as The Good Guy from Harlem. Tough streetwise… Commons Der Bartmannskrug 1979 · Short · 14 min Der Bartmannskrug Speicher/ Eifel 1979 – 15 min Aufnahme: Konrad Grunsky-Peper, Gabriel Simons; Schnitt/Kommentar: Ayten Fadel Die Krugbäcker der… Commons Analyzing Advertising (1973) by Centron Educational 1973 · Documentary · 12 min A schools film made in the US to teach children about Advertising and media. The film looks at the different ways companies publicise their products and… Commons The Dragon Dies Hard Trailer (1975) - 35mm - Flat - Mono 1975 · Short · 2 min This should have been titled - "Exploit Bruce Lee" - I'm not sure what this trailer was except that Bruce Lee had already passed when this was made. Comment… Commons Pleasure of Your Company (1970) 1970 · Educational · 13 min US Army educational film on military etiquette and grooming. Describes proper selection of clothes, table manners, ordering in a restaurant, introductions,… Commons Die Korbmacher in der Rurniederung - Grauflechten 1974 · Short · 17 min Die Korbmacher in der Rurniederung - Grauflechten Myhl 1974 –18 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Kommentar: Ulrich Tapper In Myhl hat die Graukorbflechterei… Commons Rheinfischerei. Teil 2 Zegennetz 1974 · Short · 15 min Rheinfischerei. Teil 2 Zegennetz Grimlinghausen / Neuss 1974 – 15 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Kommentar: Elisabeth Höhnen Mit dem Niedergang der… Commons Rheinfischerei. Teil 3 Geilnetz, Tütebell, Hamen 1974 · Short · 14 min Rheinfischerei. Teil 3 Geilnetz, Tütebell, Hamen Grimlinghausen / Neuss 1974 – 15 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Kommentar: Elisabeth Höhnen Zu den bis zum… Commons Besenbinden in der Königshardt 1979 · Short · 23 min Besenbinden in der Königshardt Oberhausen-Sterkrade 1979 – 25 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Schnitt: Alois Döring, Iris Jakob; Kommentar: Iris Jakob Auf… Commons Der Klompenmacher. Werkstatt Jakob Hermanns 1977 · Short · 21 min Der Klompenmacher. Werkstatt Jakob Hermanns Porselen 1977 - 22 Min. Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Kommentar: Heinke Jopp Der Film zeigt, wie ein Holzschuh… Commons Heritage of the Corps 1970 · Short · 26 min Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. (12/1/1959 - ca. 1998) (Most Recent) Record Group 428: General Records… Commons Die Waldnachbarschaft in Bladersbach. Teil 1 Winterarbeiten im Lohwald 1976 · Short · 15 min Die Waldnachbarschaft in Bladersbach. Teil 1 Winterarbeiten im Lohwald Bladersbach / Waldbröl 1976 – 18 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons; Schnitt: Ayten Fadel,… Commons Karneval in Blankenheim. Die Jäken Böönchen 1979 · Short · 11 min Blankenheim / Eifel 1979 – 12 Min. Aufnahme/Schnitt/Kommentar: Gabriel Simons Die Jäken Böönchen sind als Herolde im närrischen Hofstaat dem Prinzen… Commons Stay Alert, Stay Alive (1971) 1971 · Short · 22 min FBI Training film: Proper and improper arrest procedures are portrayed.FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover inviting law enforcement officers and other such agencies… Commons Die Rechenmacher 1978 · Short · 20 min Die Rechenmacher Rurberg / Simmerath 1978 –20 min Aufnahme: Gabriel Simons Während der Wintermonate stellen zwei Rechenmacher in einer kleineren Werkstatt… Commons Hammerverstählung 1979 · Short · 24 min Hammerverstählung Cronenberg / Wuppertal 1979 – 25 min Aufnahme: Konrad Grunsky-Peper, Gabriel Simons; Schnitt/Kommentar: Berthold Heizmann Bei der alten…