The world's archives

1,105–1,152 of 14,122 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 America: 12--The First Impact 1972 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles America: 12--The First Impact reel 2 Reel 1 available here Presents a record of Alistair Cooke's impressions of the people, places, institutions, and… Internet Archive Funeral for an Assassin (1974) 1974 · Feature Michael Cardiff is a professional revolutionary highly trained in a variety of techniques of assassination, infiltration and evading law enforcement. After… Internet Archive Electra Woman and Dyna Girl "Glitter Rock" 1976 · TV · Subtitles They face a crazy rock star who wants to take over the world. Internet Archive Discovering line. 1978 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1963 under the same title Defines line in art as being a record of movement, explaining how it serves as a… Internet Archive Eagle in a Cage (1972) 1972 · Feature 1815. A soldier becomes the governor of St. Helena and jailer of Napoleon Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/eagle-in-a-cage-1972/ Internet Archive Joshua (1976) 1976 · Feature A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a… Internet Archive [Untitled: Anywhere But Here] 1970 · Film · Subtitles Teenagers c. 1970s wanting to leave home and boredom Internet Archive La Carpa Del Amor ( 1979) 1979 · Feature La carpa del amor es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Julio Porter según el guion de Gius sobre la idea original de Fernando… Internet Archive The Spanish Civil War 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation on the events of and the attitudes towards the Spanish Civil War Internet Archive Jeannie EP8 "Helen of Troy" (1973) 1973 · Cartoon · Subtitles Jeannie EP8 Helen of Troy (1973) Internet Archive Unicycle: Looking at My World 1976 · Educational · 14 min 'Unicycle: Looking at My World' (1976) 15m, dir. Dan Bessie. The world of 15 year old unicyclist Tony Marienthal includes visits to assist the elderly,… Internet Archive The Garbage explosion. 1970 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Documents amounts and types of solid wastes, shows disposal methods, both legal and illegal, and describes the sophisticated methods for… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "2. How To Get Syphillis" 1974 · 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 The Long Search 13 -- Reflections on the Long Search 1978 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Producer, Peter Montagnon Theater director Ronald Eyre presents some personal reflections on his pilgrimage throughout the… Internet Archive El Picnic De Los Campanelli( 1972)(resubido) 1972 · Feature El picnic de los Campanelli es una película argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Enrique Carreras según el guion de Jorge Basurto , Oscar Viale y Juan… Internet Archive The World at War: Part 7--On Our Way, U.S.A. 1939-1942 1974 · Educational · 34 min · Subtitles The World at War: Part 7--On Our Way, U.S.A. 1939-1942 reel 1 Covers the U.S. entry into the war. Roosevelt's speeches, shortages, rationing, blackouts, the… Internet Archive Land of The Lost "Tag Team" (1974) 1974 · TV Land of The Lost "Tag Team" (1974) Download all Episodes! https://fast32.com/search-movies/land%20of%20the%20lost%20.html Click video, then click play. Then… Internet Archive You in Public Service: Good Grooming 1970 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 4, Episode 13)(NHK Airing) 1974 · TV Soul Train (Season 4, Episode 13) Featuring: Dance Songs: "Boogie On Reagge Woman" by Stevie Wonder, "You're The First, The Last, My Everything" by Barry… Internet Archive Angel And Big Joe 1975 · Educational · 27 min For most of his life, Angel has been a migrant worker, helping his family as they move from place to place picking crops. When a phone won't work, Angel… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Home Safe Home" 1979 · 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 La Pelicula (1975) 1975 · Feature La película es un filme argentino dirigida por José María Paolantonio sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Ernesto Frers. Se estrenó el 2 de… Internet Archive Adventures of Nick Carter 1972 · Feature Robert Conrad, Shelley Winters, Broderick Crawford Internet Archive Diffusion and osmosis 1973 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Producer, Charles Finance Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Illustrates the… Internet Archive Nanook of the North 1977 · Educational · 1 h 2 min Nanook of the North Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Studies the communal life of the Eskimos and… Internet Archive Cooper: Just Like That [Complete 1978 Series] 1978 · TV Shortly after his 1977 heart attack in Italy, Tommy Cooper's money hungry agent saw fit to throw his, still ailing client, back on to television screens. Shot… Internet Archive Ways of Seeing: Women and Art 1974 · Educational · 31 min Produced by the BBC Art critic John Berger discusses the representation of women in art, inquiring whether paintings and visual media celebrate or exploit… Internet Archive Purely Coincidental 1970 · Film This film, aimed at food factory employees, lays on the heavy melodrama to make its point about the food safety. Guilt, assembly lines of food products and a… Internet Archive The Long Search: 12 -- Alternative Life Styles in California 1978 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Producer, Peter Montagnon; narrator, Ronald Eyre Visits the San Francisco Bay area to examine the new religious concerns of… Internet Archive The Pleasure of Your Company: Military Etiquette and Grooming 1970 · Educational Department of the Army The Pleasure of Your Company: Military Etiquette and Grooming AVA20403VNB1 - 1970 Describes proper selection of clothes, table manners,… Internet Archive Archies Funhouse EP2 (1970) 1970 · Cartoon Archies Funhouse EP2 (1970) WATCH AND DOWNLOAD ALL EPISODES! https://www.wco.tv/anime/archies-funhouse Internet Archive Ascent of Man: 10--The World Within World Part1 1973 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Ascent of Man: 10--The World Within World Part 1 Explores the world within the atom and traces the history of the men and ideas that have made 20th century… Internet Archive La Sonrisa De Mama (1972) 1972 · Feature La sonrisa de mamá es una película argentina de 1972, dirigida por Enrique Carreras , con guion de Abel Santa Cruz y música de Tito Ribero y Palito Ortega. Es… Internet Archive Social Seminar: The Community In Quest 1971 · Film · Subtitles Analyzes a community trying to solve its problems through the confrontation techniques of role playing. Illustrates the fears and resistance to change on the… Internet Archive Xiao quan wang (1972) 1972 · Feature A King Boxer named Chow (Meng Fei) visits a friend in Thailand. She introduces him to her boyfriend, who's a Thai boxer. Chow saves the Thai boxer from some… Internet Archive African Sanctus 1977 · Educational · 49 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Retraces composer David Fanshawe's African odyssey which inspired his musical composition entitled African sanctus Internet Archive Flambards (1979-01-26 S01E01 by Alan Plater) CHRISTINA 1979 · TV · 51 min PLOT : In the early 1900's in England, young Christina is orphaned and goes to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has… Internet Archive Roots: 10 -- The War 1977 · Educational This is the ABC-TV production based on the book of the same title by Alex Haley Written by M. Charles Cohen; directed by Gilbert Moses Chicken George… Internet Archive The World at War: Part 1--A New Germany 1933-1939 1974 · Educational · 55 min The World at War: Part 1--A New Germany 1933-1939 Grievous conditions which allowed the rise of Hitler are reviewed and the nature of the public enthusiasm,… Internet Archive Encore un Hiver 1979 · Educational · 15 min This wonderful film focuses on an older woman waiting on a park bench on a cold winter day for a lover who returns every year. Directed by Françoise Sagan,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Unit I: Parts Of Speech" 1978 · 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 Soul Train (Season 4, Episode 1)(WGN Airing) 1974 · TV Soul Train (Season 4, Episode 1) Featuring: Dance Songs: "Live It Up" by The Isley Brothers, "My Thang" by James Brown, "Boogie Joe The Grinder" by Quincy… Internet Archive The Great Whales 1978 · Educational · 58 min Also issued as videorecording A documentary on whales, including information on their anatomy and communication and migration patterns Internet Archive El Santo De La Espada(1970) 1970 · Feature El Santo de la espada es una película argentina histórica - épica de 1970 dirigida por Leopoldo Torre Nilsson y protagonizada por Alfredo Alcón , Evangelina… Internet Archive I Like Bikes... 1978 · Educational This quirky film educates young drivers to try to share the road with bicyclists. We follow the growth of Lisa from a pig-tailed bicyclist to a teen driver… Internet Archive His Name Was Sam Walbash, But They Call Him Amen (1971) 1971 · Feature Sam is wounded by the Mash Flanigan gang who enters a saloon and kills everybody in sight including his brother. Walbash chases Flanigan to Golden City for… Internet Archive Arım Balım Peteğim, Turkish Movie 1970 · Feature Arım Balım Peteğim, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/1419/arim,-balim,-petegim Internet Archive Dummy 1979 ( Le Var Burton, Paul Sorvino) 1979 · TV Based on a true story, a court-appoint. LeVar Burton & Paul Sorvino deliver two stunning performances as a deaf mute accused of murder and the deaf lawyer who…