The world's archives

1,201–1,248 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 QUARK EP3 "The Old And The Beautiful" 1978 · TV · Subtitles Quark (Richard Benjamin) is captain of a garbage scow in outer space. Internet Archive Special Branch - Complete Series 1969 1976 · TV Special Branch is a British television series made by Thames Television for ITV and shown between 1969-1970 and 1973-1974. A police drama series , the action… Internet Archive The Pacemakers - Biba 1970 · TV · 13 min · Subtitles A series produced in Britain for international distribution. This episode is about clothing store Biba. Several online sources refer to this as being from… Internet Archive At Your Fingertips: Boxes 1970 · Educational Reveals the supermarket as a source for every imaginable box, carton and container. Explains that these same receptacles, once they find their way to the… Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 2, Episode 16)(Partially Full Episode) 1973 · TV Soul Train (Season 2, Episode 16) Featuring: Stevie Wonder ("Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," "Superstition" & "Soul Train (All The Brothers And Sisters… Internet Archive The Dukes Of Hazzard S01 E02 Daisy's Song 1979 · TV Daisy learns that Jessi Colter has recorded a song she wrote. One problem: Where's the royalties she's due? That's what Bo and Luke try to find out as they… Internet Archive Dan före dan (1972) 1972 · Feature Stressa ner i lackandet och rimmandet och kakbaket. Medverkande: Isa Quensel, Olle Norell, Monica Nielsen, Jan Malmsjö, Bibi Langer, Pekka Langer, Håkan… Internet Archive Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights for Life 1973 · Educational United States Navy Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights for Life AVA19833VNB1 - 1973 A motivational film for Navy personnel on the prevention of fire and for… Internet Archive I-Hotel Riot 1977 · Film Hundreds of police attack the I-Hotel on Kearny in 1977 to evict the remaining tenants. Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Scooby-Doo Gang in "Matthew Henson, Black Explorer"" 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 Eight Faces of Age 1979 · TV This one-hour television documentary looks at eight senior citizens who are taking a positive attitude toward dealing with the later years of life. They show… Internet Archive The San Andreas Fault 1974 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Produced in cooperation with the American Geological Institute With teacher's guide Producer, Bert van Bork; collaborators, William H. Matthews, John S.… Internet Archive [Home Movies: "Wyoming Vacation 1978", Part 1] 1978 · Home movie · Subtitles [Home Movies: "Wyoming Vacation 1978", Part 1] Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 3, Episode 26)(MyQ2 Airing) 1974 · TV Soul Train (Season 3, Episode 26) Featuring: Al Green ("Sweet Sixteen","Jesus Is Waiting", "Livin' For You" & "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)") Soul Train… Internet Archive Sociobiology: The Human Animal 1977 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Sociobiology: The Human Animal, Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Focuses on sociobiology, a new and controversial science which holds that behavior is… Internet Archive Patriotism 1972 · Film "Good people make a good country" wholesome Bob Crane (Hogan's Heroes, Super Dad) explains in this film that spells out the basics of patriotism for young… Internet Archive The Aging of lakes 1971 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Traces the aging process of lakes, showing how man's interference with the environment causes critical changes in the natural ecology. Describes efforts to… Internet Archive Witches [motion picture] : new fashion, old religion 1977 · Educational · 40 min A businessman who studies witchcraft as a hobby and a businesswoman who heads a coven are interviewed about their beliefs and practices. Shows the initiation… Internet Archive The Fisherman and His Wife 1977 · Cartoon Producers, Nick Bosustow, C. B. Wismar; director, Sam Weiss; voices, Hans Conreid, June Foray; music, Larry Wolff; editor, Lars Floden An animated film about… Internet Archive Angela - Sofia Loren 1977 · Feature KCAL (channel 9) broadcast Internet Archive Shaw vs. Shakespeare II: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 1970 · Educational · 30 min In maintaining that Brutus was the least morally-reprehensible character in Shakespeare’s play, Shaw here plays the critic, offering analysis to the scenes… Internet Archive Pollution is a Matter of Choice 1970 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles Pollution is a Matter of Choice reel 1 Examines the environmental dilemma of modern man who has it in his power to preserve or ruin his environment. Uses the… Internet Archive Mission Mind Control 1979 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37950 / Local Identifier 170.110 - Mission Mind Control - Department of Justice. Drug… Internet Archive Q'eros: the shape of survival, a film 1979 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Robert Gardener, Caitlin FitzGerald Edited by Paul Justman ; sound by Emilio Rodriquez Summary Looks at the lifestyle of the Qeros Indian who have lived in… Internet Archive Development of the child: infancy. 1972 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Examines behavior and cognitive patterns which are characteristic of the first eighteen months of life, including object permanence, stranger and separation… Internet Archive Signs of the times. 1971 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Videotape on reel and videocassette also issued With teacher's guide by Alice M. Schwartz and learning resources kit Traces the development of signs and… Internet Archive You in Public Service: Applying for a Public Service Job 1970 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 3: Features and Editorials" 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 FAR OUT SPACE NUTS "Birds of a Feather" 1975 · TV FAR OUT SPACE NUTS "Birds of a Feather" 1975 Download all episodes for free! https://mega.nz/#F!Oy5lCaxB!Ff64TDGoYUxunRSaviaM0g Internet Archive Discovering Electronic Music 1970 · Educational Portrays the physical basis of music and shows how music can be created and altered by electronic means. Includes music from a sound synthesizer and… Internet Archive FAR OUT SPACE NUTS "Tower of Tagot" 1975 · TV Two astronauts crazy adventures on other planets. Download all episodes for free! https://mega.nz/#F!Oy5lCaxB!Ff64TDGoYUxunRSaviaM0g Internet Archive F.D.R. and Hitler, the dynamics of power. 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Producers, William T. Cartwright and Kenneth Koerner; writer, Anthony Potter; narrator, Eric Sevareid Both Hitler and Roosevelt appreciated the value of mass… Internet Archive Preparation of oxygen.: seven demonstrations 1970 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Demonstrates basic methods for isolating one element from other elements. Experiments include: the reaction of sodium peroxide and water, catalytic… Internet Archive Custodio De Señoras (1979) 1979 · Feature Custodio de señoras es una película cómica argentina , cuyos protagonistas principales son Jorge Porcel y Graciela Alfano , estrenada el 5 de abril de… Internet Archive Brian's Song 1971 · Educational Based on the book I am third, by Gale Sayers Producer, Paul Junger Witt; director, Buzz Kulik; screenplay, William Blinn; music, Michel Legrand James Caan,… Internet Archive Minder (1979) SE1 - EP2 Bury My Half At Waltham Green 1979 · TV Minder (1979) SE1 - EP2 Bury My Half at Waltham Green [5 th Nov 1979] Terry guards Albert Stubbs, a newly released bank robber, until he can retrieve the… Internet Archive Staggerlee: A Conversation with Black Panther Bobby Seale 1970 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco County Jail, February 13, 1970 Internet Archive The fat fighters. 1971 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Director of photography, Robert W. Stum ; editor, Peter G. Czerny 756 ft A group of women is introduced and followed as members of a behavior modification… Internet Archive Little Red Riding Hood 1979 · Cartoon · 13 min · Subtitles Little Red Riding Hood An animated version of the Brothers Grimm tale about Little Red Riding Hood who, in defiance of a promise to her mother, strays off the… Internet Archive Digestive systems in animals. 1971 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Author and editor, George Vuke; photographers, George Vuke, Tom Held Compares the digestive systems of a variety of phyla, examining digestive cavities and… Internet Archive Consumer power: advertising 1971 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and advertising executive Ted Factor discuss the morality of advertising, the role of private and public consumer protection… Internet Archive The Dukes Of Hazzard S01 E05 High Octane 1979 · TV Boss gets Uncle Jesse to enter a contest for a new type of fossil fuel, saying that moonshine is the perfect way to cut down on pollution. However, Boss has… Internet Archive The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees 1970 · Educational · 55 min With teacher's guide Introduces Norman McLaren and his work. Shows examples of his multiple exposure effects. Demonstrates how he makes moving pictures… Internet Archive Bushmen of the Kalahari 1975 · Educational · 50 min Also issued as videocassette Shorter version (24 min.) issued under title: The Kalahari Desert people Producers, Dennis B. Kane, Nicholas Clapp; directors… Internet Archive Minder (1979) SE1 - EP3 The Smaller They Are 1979 · TV Minder (1979) SE1 - EP3 The Smaller They Are [12 th Nov 1979] Scotch Harry, a sneak thief, grabs a suitcase full of cash, which proves to be counterfeit. He… Internet Archive Sociobiology: The Human Animal 1977 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Sociobiology: The Human Animal, Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Focuses on sociobiology, a new and controversial science which holds that behavior is… Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 6, Episode 34)(MyQ2 Airing) 1977 · TV Soul Train (Season 6, Episode 34) Featuring: Dance Songs: "The Pride" by The Isley Brothers, "I Gotta Keep Dancin'" by Carrie Lucas, "Disco Inferno" by The… Internet Archive Coyote Behavior: Summer 1978 1978 · Film · Subtitles