The world's archives

1,393–1,440 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 Tut the Boy King 1977 · Educational · 50 min Tut the Boy King Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Offers a view of 55 of the treasures from the… Internet Archive Turn off pollution 1971 · Educational · 11 min · Subtitles Producer, Alan Spencer Elementary grade children take active steps to eliminate pollution from their community and in the process they identify pollution's… Internet Archive Los Chantas(1975) 1975 · Feature Los chantas es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por José Martínez Suárez según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Gius… Internet Archive Meng nan da zei yan zhi hu (1978) 1978 · Feature A band of counterfeiters wants to make Hong Kong their new territory. The disgraced leader of the Special Squad will have to team-up with a group of Hong Kong… Internet Archive Concorde - The 24 Hour World 1973 · TV A British documentary on the Concorde aircraft. This short was produced solely for overseas broadcast by the London Television Service, which was part of the… Internet Archive Bakhtiari Migration: The Sheep Must Live 1973 · Educational Summary: Many of the Bakhtiari people of southern Iran are nomads who are dependent on their flocks of sheep, goats and cattle. Every year the needs of their… Internet Archive What's the presidency all about? 1973 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Narrated by Dan Rather Examines the office of the presidency, some of the men who have filled it, their major responsibilities, and the system of checks and… Internet Archive The Krofft Supershow S1 EP 8 (1976) 1976 · TV · Subtitles The Krofft Supershow complete like it's meant to be! Internet Archive Ricky Raccoon Shows The Way 1978 · Educational · 14 min Shows kindergarten to third grade students the correct and safe ways to get to and from school. A lesson in how to correctly respond to traffic lights and… Internet Archive African soul, music, past and present. 1971 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Produced by WCAU. Hosts, Babatandu Olatunji and Dallie Traces the development of music from its primative origins to the 20th century; for example, pointing… Internet Archive Keep America Singing 1978 · Educational · 46 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Documents the activities at the 36th annual convention of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop… Internet Archive Liquor By The Drink PSA 1978 · Film This public service announcement urged North Carolina voters to vote against a law giving individual counties the ability to allow "liquor by the drink" (the… Internet Archive Mole and the Green Star 1970 · Educational · 7 min The mole finds a beautiful, glittering stone which he thinks is a star, and he tries to fix it in the sky. Internet Archive The Ascent of Man: 5 -- Music of the Spheres 1974 · Educational Also issued as videotape Producer and director, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski Presents the evolution of mathematics and its… Internet Archive Hou fu ma (1978) 1978 · Feature The emperor's right hand man frames the princess's fiancé, King Chi, who goes into hiding for ten years, vowing revenge. Meanwhile, the princess is married to… Internet Archive Adventure In Venice 1974 · Educational · 24 min Presents aspects of day-to-day life in Venice, a city that is most renowed for its historic sites and large tourist trade. Tells a story about a boy who loses… Internet Archive Oedipus Rex: 4 - The Recovery of Oedipus 1970 · Educational · 29 min The final lesson on Oedipus the King by Sophocles. Bernard Knox shows the change that comes over the hero after he learns the truth about the prophecy of… Internet Archive Zehra, Turkish Movie 1972 · Feature Zehra, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/3693/zehra Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 1, Episodes 1, 7, And 10)(NHK Airing) 1971 · TV Here they are, the original NHK airings of the 1st, 7th, and 10th episodes of Soul Train. Featuring Gladys Knight and the Pips The Honey Cone Bobby Hutton… Internet Archive The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs 1976 · Educational · 49 min Also issued as videocassette Discusses recent discoveries that have shed light on the mystery of how dinosaurs lived. Argues that dinosaurs did not die out,… Internet Archive Destination America:5 -- City of the Big Shoulders 1976 · Educational · 55 min · Subtitles The essence of the Polish immigration experience is captured in interviews with stockyard and steel mill workers in Chicago, a city of 800,000 Poles, more… Internet Archive Anxiety: the Endless Crisis 1976 · Educational · 59 min Anxiety: the Endless Crisis SummaryExamines a wide range of anxiety - producing situations and discusses the difference between state anxiety, which is… Internet Archive Grids and plates. 1971 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Thirty demonstrations illustrate the behavior of structures consisting primarily of grids of beams and flat or folded plates. Shows load-carrying mechanisms… Internet Archive Desafio Al Coraje (1975) 1975 · Feature Desafío al coraje es una película argentina dramática de 1982 escrita y dirigida por Julio Garven (seudónimo de Julio García Ventureyra) y protagonizada por… Internet Archive Mole as a Painter (Krtek malirem) 1976 · Educational The twelfth episode of the famous children cartoons about little Mole. In this one Mole finds a set of colors, paints the fur and feathers of all animals and… Internet Archive Primal Therapy: In Search of the Real You 1973 · Educational · 19 min Presents psychiatrist Arthur Janov's theory concerning primal therapy for use with neurotics. Contains excerpts of actual therapy sessions Internet Archive A Horseman Riding By (1978 Ep04) 1905 Birth And A Death 1978 · TV · 51 min STORYLINE : 1905 Birth and a Death - When Grace returns from London, there is a tragedy in the Valley and Paul has a most difficult decision to make. —IMDb by… Internet Archive The Ascent of Man: 7 -- The Majestic Clockwork 1974 · Educational · 52 min In Spanish Also issued as videorecording Producer and director, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski Focuses on the contributions of Newton… Internet Archive The Very Remarkable Yamato Family. 1975 · Educational · 31 min · Subtitles Produced by NET Examines many institutions of Japanese life, including the work ethic, group identification, traditional ceremony, the structure of the home,… Internet Archive Meraklı Köfteci, Turkish Movie 1976 · Feature Meraklı Köfteci, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4558/merakli-kofteci Internet Archive The Happy Prince 1974 · Educational Based on the story of the same title by Oscar Wilde With study guide Producers, Murray Shostak, Michael Mills; director, Michael Mills; narrators,… Internet Archive ABBA - People Need Love 1972 · TV · 3 min A clip of ABBA lip-syncing their song People Need Love on Swedish television program Vi i femman . The introduction by the host is in Swedish, but the song… Internet Archive The Spoils Of Poynton (Period Dramady Ep 3 of 4 ~ 1971-04-18) Trial Of Strength 1971 · TV · 43 min PLOT : Fleda visits Mrs Gereth at Ricks and finds she has furnished it with all the best furniture and pictures from Poynton. Mona Brigstock is angry with… Internet Archive Cruel and unusual punishment. 1972 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Director, Charles J. Bailey Questions the use of capital punishment from the viewpoint of those most closely involved: governors, execution squad members,… Internet Archive R.D. Laing's Glasgow 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued in 1978 in longer version (51 min.) A foreign film (Canada) Intended audience: Senior high school through adult Psychiatrist… Internet Archive Seagrams Nightmare 1970 · Short · 11 min An odd comedy skit/salespitch for Seven Crown liquor for bar owners. While this film doesn't have a proper title, the tail leader says "Seagrams Nightmare".… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Exercise and Rest" 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 Between the wars. 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Narrated by Eric Sevareid Opposed by isolationists in Congress, President Woodrow Wilson took his case for the establishment of the League of Nations to the… Internet Archive Respiratory systems in animals. 1971 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Photographers, George Vuke, Tom Held Covers movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide across a moist permeable membrane; evolution of transport systems for… Internet Archive Murrain (Against The Crowd, 1975) 1975 · TV The only publically available episode of the Against the Crowd , an anthology drama series about society's outsiders. The series was produced by ATV for ITV,… Internet Archive The Spoils Of Poynton (Period Dramady Ep 2 of 4) Sharp Practice 1971 · TV · 40 min PLOT : Owen asks his friend Fleda Vetch to help him to persuade his mother to clear out of Poynton. Mrs Gereth decides to move to another house on the estate,… Internet Archive Avanak Apdi, Turkish Movie 1978 · Feature Avanak Apdi, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4583/avanak-apdi Internet Archive Ren hu lian (1977) 1977 · Feature A young couple in love is running away from her father, who is forcing her to marry her cousin, when they are confronted by the father and his henchmen. The… Internet Archive World of Light: A Portrait of May Sarton 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producers and directors, Marita Simpson, Martha Wheelock; camera and editor, Marita Simpson Filmed on location on the coast of Maine,… Internet Archive Spooner's Patch pilot outtake - Section 5, Take 1 1978 · TV · 1 min · Subtitles An outtake from the production of the pilot of British sitcom Spooner's Patch . The series aired on the ITV network, but the pilot was never aired. As far as… Internet Archive Explosives - Tool for Progress 1970 · Short · 22 min Demonstrates the essentiality of explosives to the nation's life. Illustrates how our daily living is touched by explosives constructively, efficiently,… Internet Archive Great Sea Farm 1971 · Educational · 9 min · Subtitles Shows mariculture techniques that are being developed for the cultivation of plant life under the sea Internet Archive The Last Dinosaur Intro (1977) 1977 · Feature The Last Dinosaur Intro (1977)