The world's archives

865–912 of 13,646 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 Journey to the Outer Limits 1974 · Educational · 7 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Shows students of the Colorado Outward Bound School as they confront themselves and some of nature's greatest challenges.… Internet Archive The Secrets of Isis EP1"The Lights Of Mystery Mountain" 1975 · TV A young teacher digs up an ancient medallion that gives her the power to become the goddess Isis. Internet Archive End of Part One 1979 · TV British television comedy sketch show written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, broadcast in 2 series of 7 episodes each in 1979 and 1980, starring Fred… Internet Archive All's Fair (Season 1) 1976 · TV All's Fair is an American television sitcom from Norman Lear that aired one season on CBS from 1976 to 1977. The series co-starred Richard Crenna as a… Internet Archive Triangulo De Cuatro ( 1975) 1975 · Feature Triángulo de cuatro es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Fernando Ayala según el guion de María Luisa Bemberg que se estrenó el… Internet Archive Jeannie E9 "The Sailors" (1973) 1973 · Cartoon · Subtitles Jeannie E9 "The Sailors" (1973) Internet Archive Bearcats - The Complete Series 1971 1971 · TV Bearcats! is an American Western television series broadcast on the CBS television network during the fall 1971 television season . It starred Rod Taylor and… Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 1, Episode 7) 1971 · TV Soul Train (Season 1, Episode 7) Featuring: Martha and the Vandellas ("Dancing In The Streets", "Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things" & "Bless You") Soul Train… Internet Archive Apollo 17: On The Shoulders Of Giants 1973 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles A 1973 documentary about the Apollo 17 mission to the moon during December 1972. Produced by A-V Corporation for NASA. The film was distributed both as an… Internet Archive Death Steps In The Dark 1977 1977 · Feature A fashion photographer is travelling on the Istanbul-Athens train when a woman is murdered with his letter-opener making him the main suspect. With the help… Internet Archive Yankee Doodle Cricket 1975 · Cartoon Uses animation in presenting a story about the experiences of a mouse, a cat, and a cricket during the American Revolution. For elementary grades. The War of… Internet Archive Benson - Season 7 1979 · TV Benson is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on ABC from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986. The show stars Robert Guillaume in the… Internet Archive Syntha Vision Sampler 1974 · Commercial Investigates applications of computer-generated films for advertising. Animation is handled in block colors with hidden lines removed Internet Archive The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1976) 1976 · TV The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau is an American documentary television series about underwater marine life, directed by Alan Landsburg and hosted by… Internet Archive QUARK (PILOT) EP 1 1977 · TV · Subtitles Quark (Richard Benjamin) is captain of a garbage scow in space. Internet Archive Con la rabbia agli occhi (1976) 1976 · Feature A professional killer is lured into a deadly double-cross when he agrees to assassinate a Mafia kingpin. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: The View from the Edge 1979 · Educational · 31 min · Subtitles Robert Hughes Profiles selected 19th century European and 20th century American and European artists, with emphasis on expressionism Internet Archive The Swiss Conspiracy (1976) 1976 · Feature A Swiss bank discovers some of its clients are becoming the victim of a brilliant blackmailer. The bank's president contacts David Christopher, a former agent… Internet Archive Last Vikings 1972 · Educational · 46 min · Subtitles Last Uikings Summary Explains that the Scandinavians of ten centuries ago were pirates and plunderers and points out that today their descendents are still… Internet Archive Heroina ( 1972) 1972 · Feature Heroína es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Raúl de la Torre sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Emilio Rodrigué según… Internet Archive Benson - Season 5 1979 · TV Benson is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on ABC from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986. The show stars Robert Guillaume in the… Internet Archive 240-Robert 1979 · TV Recovered from Halofan, the series focuses on the various missions of a specialized unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, known as… Internet Archive The Gatling Gun (1971) 1971 · Feature Doctor Gatling invented a war machine to beat all arrows, and guns. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-gatling-gun-1971/ Internet Archive Monster Squad Complete Series 1976 1976 · TV Monster Squad is a television series produced by D'Angelo-Bullock-Allen Productions that aired Saturday mornings on NBC from September 11, 1976, to September… Internet Archive The Nuer 1970 · Educational Presents the most important relationships and events in the lives of the Nuer, Nilotic people in Sudan and on the Ethiopian border. Demonstrates the vital… Internet Archive Wilmington 1970 · Film · Subtitles (Newsreel #30). "This documentary is about a 'company town.' The DuPont family controls the state of Delaware as if it were a private kingdom through the… Internet Archive The Lorax 1972 · Educational · 24 min With study guide Presents the story from the book The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss. A fanciful tale with a serious theme: clean up the environment before it's too… Internet Archive Chi sei? (1974) 1974 · Feature Jessica Barrett, wife and mother of two young children, begins to show signs of demonic possession while pregnant with her third child. As she seeks help from… Internet Archive Gyakushû! Satsujin ken (1974) 1974 · Feature Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he… Internet Archive A Horseman Riding By (1978 Ep01) 1902 Valley For Sale 1978 · TV · 51 min TV SERIES PLOT : Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late… Internet Archive La Tregua (1974) 1974 · Feature La Tregua es una película argentina dramática de 1974 dirigida por Sergio Renán y basada en la novela homónima del escritor uruguayo Mario Benedetti . Fue… Internet Archive The Shadow of Chikara (1977) 1977 · Feature Two former Confederate captains try to remove diamonds hidden in the Arkansas mountains, but a native spirit guards the sacred site against intruders. Watch… Internet Archive Track of the Moon Beast (1976) 1976 · Feature Professor "Johnny Longbow" Salina, a man who really knows his stews, introduces Paul Carlson to the practical-joking Kathy Nolan. Paul and Kathy seem to hit… Internet Archive AFVN Radio And Television Station 1970 · TV · 19 min Color, silent. April 08, 1970 "Summary: LS, tower and bldgs in radio and TV station area. MS, sign on roof: "AFVN." LS, TV van. Int, soldier editing motion… Internet Archive Paper Man (1971) 1971 · Feature A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that leaves three of them… Internet Archive The Displaced Person 1977 · Educational · 58 min · Subtitles An adaptation of the short story of the same title by Flannery O'Connor John Houseman Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Glenn Jordan Portrays… Internet Archive Madness and Medicine 1977 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Madness and Medicine Reel 1 Reel 2 available here A critical look at mental institutions and their diverse treatment programs which help some patients but… Internet Archive Blutiger Freitag (1972) 1972 · Feature Womanizing thug Klett is sprung from the courthouse by two accomplices, then sets about planning the big heist of a local bank, equipped with a cache of… Internet Archive National Drinking Game PSA 1970 · Short · 1 min The disembodied voice shows up a lively party and manages to make everybody feel bad about drinking by having them play the "National Drinking Game" - a quiz… Internet Archive Seven Alone (1974) 1974 · Feature A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the… Internet Archive The No Mercy Man (1973) 1973 · Feature A decorated Vietnam Vet returns to his father's ranch in Arizona just as criminally minded carnies begin to cause trouble. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Yuma (1971) 1971 · Feature A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new marshal (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's… Internet Archive Methodology: The Psychologist and the Experiment 1975 · Educational · 29 min Methodology: The Psychologist and the Experiment Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Shows various types of… Internet Archive Shoplifter 1975 · Educational · 19 min This film details the techniques used by amateur and professional shoplifters to steal over $6 billion in merchandise annually. Emphasizing how much of this… Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 1, Episode 11)(DVD Version) 1971 · TV Soul Train (Season 1, Episode 11) Featuring: Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff") The Delfonics ("Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" & "Hey Love" [cut]) Maurice… Internet Archive La Nueva Cigarra (1977) 1977 · Feature La nueva cigarra es una película argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Fernando Siro sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con José Dominiani… Internet Archive Romany Jones - Complete Series 1972 1972 · TV Romany Jones is a British sitcom made by London Weekend Television , broadcast between 1972 and 1975, involving the comic misadventures of two layabout… Internet Archive Agenten kennen keine Tränen (1978) 1978 · Feature This feature was shot in the midst of some of Europe's most stunning scenery. The story focuses on the efforts of an espionage agent, played by Italian…