The world's archives

1,633–1,680 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 Mr. Symbol Man 1974 · Educational Also issued with magnetic sound track Producers, Bruce Moir, Bob Kingsbury Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by… Internet Archive Volcano: Birth Of A Mountain 1977 · Educational · 23 min Examines geological forces causing the formation of a shield volcano. Shows how the massive lava flow from Mauna Ulu volcano, the first new mountain in the… Internet Archive İşte Hayat, Turkish Movie 1975 · Feature İşte Hayat, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/5306/iste-hayat Internet Archive Las Venganzas De Beto Sanchez (1973) 1973 · Feature Las venganzas de Beto Sánchez es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Héctor Olivera según el guion de Ricardo Talesnik que se estrenó el… Internet Archive Gold! 1978 · Educational · 58 min Produced by the National Geographic Society Relates the story of gold, the precious metal regarded by man for centuries as a symbol of supremacy worth… Internet Archive Metrics For Measure 1975 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Metrics For Measure Uses an animated story about an inchworm in order to introduce the background and characteristics of the metric system. Search Educational… Internet Archive El Gordo Catastrofe (1977) 1977 · Feature El Gordo Catástrofe es una película cómica argentina , protagonizada por Jorge Porcel , estrenada el 8 de septiembre de 1977.(Wikipedia) Argumento Catrasca (… Internet Archive Frank Film 1973 · Educational Voiceover on both soundtracks: Frank Mouris For use with 16mm film projector Combines animated sequences with two narrative sound tracks to create a series… Internet Archive Almos' a Man 1978 · Educational Sound accompaniment compatible for manual and automatic operation Adapted from the motion picture of the same title Script adaptation, Richard P. Creyke An… Internet Archive Spooner's Patch pilot outtake - Section 4, Cut in Shot 250A, Take 1 1978 · TV · 1 min · Subtitles Footage from the production of the pilot of British television series Spooner's Patch . The series aired on the ITV network, however the pilot was never… Internet Archive The Secret World of Odilon Redon (1840-1916) 1973 · Educational First released in Great Britain Examines the life, work, and techniques of nineteenth-century artist Odilon Redon. Includes Redon's own comments on his work Internet Archive Elvis 1977 · Educational This is a filmed version of a television special directed by Steve Binder Elvis Presley is shown in concert performing some of his great songs such as "Love… Internet Archive The World Of Enrico Fermi 1970 · Educational A documentary which portrays the life and work of the nearly contemporary physicist, Enrico Fermi, whose work helped to transform not only physics and the… Internet Archive La Hora De Maria Y El Pajaro De Oro (1975) 1975 · Feature La hora de María y el pájaro de oro es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Rodolfo Kuhn según el guion de Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer… Internet Archive Nine States 1976 1976 · Home movie · Subtitles Nine States 1976 Internet Archive Lorang's Way 1977 · Educational · 1 h 6 min Note: With English subtitles 2359 feet Credits; Producers, directors, David MacDougall, Judith MacDougall; photographer, David MacDougall; sound Judith… Internet Archive Monet. 1970 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Recommended for junior high through college and other adult groups Images, Jean Serge Bourgain, Équipe Arcady; montage, Bella Brodsky; musique, Maurice… Internet Archive Strange Creatures of the Night 1973 · Educational · 50 min Also issued as videocassette Shorter version (25 min.) issued under title: The world of darkness Uses night-vision camera devices in presenting detailed… Internet Archive The Dukes Of Hazzard S01 E03 Mary Kaye's Baby 1979 · TV Bo and Luke help family friend Mary Kaye Porter elude a crime boss, who's after the $100,000 trust fund for Mary Kaye's unborn child. Internet Archive Los Medicos (1978) 1978 · Feature Los médicos es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Fernando Ayala según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Gius y Héctor… Internet Archive The Dukes Of Hazzard S01 E04 Repo Men 1979 · TV Bo and Luke are hired by a corrupt used car dealer to repossess a Rolls Royce so that he can sell the car to Boss (who plans to give the car to his wife,… Internet Archive Black Music in America: The '70s 1979 · Educational · 32 min VHS Associate producer, Naimah Fuller; writer, Orde Coombs; narrators, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick; consultant, Charles Hobson; editor, Debi Moore… Internet Archive The Italian Ethiopian War [motion picture] : Africa in world affairs 1978 · Educational · 25 min The short-lived, but brutal, Italian-Ethiopian War leads into an examination of Italian fascism, the character of Mussolini and how he came to power. This… Internet Archive The Krofft Supershow EP 6 (1976) 1976 · TV · Subtitles The Krofft Supershow (1976) The whole show straight through! Internet Archive Flambards (1979-04-06 S01E11 by Alex Glasgow) PRISONERS Of WAR 1979 · TV · 52 min PLOT : Christina discovers that in wartime, everybody is a prisoner. But she proves, at last, that Germans do not eat babies. ** The non-profit streaming of… Internet Archive The Five Forty-Eight 1979 · Educational · 59 min Title from data sheet Laurence Luckinbill, Mary Beth Hurt Intended audience: Senior high school through college and adult Issued also as videorecording A… Internet Archive La Maffia (1972) 1972 · Feature Película Internet Archive The Emerging Woman 1974 · Educational Director, Helena Solberg-Ladd; script and research, Roberta Haber, Melanie Maholick; narrator, Leslie Cass; editor, Jane Stubbs Uses original photographs,… Internet Archive The Planets 1975 · Educational · 51 min For the first time, man is able to see in sharp detail the surfaces of the Moon, Mercury, and Mars. By reading into their surfaces the history of how the… Internet Archive An Army Camp: Nanking 1976 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Note: Purchased under a grant from the Sidney Myer Charity Trust This is one of a 12 part series filmed with official approval in direct-cinema mode during… Internet Archive The Mind Machines 1978 · Educational · 56 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Describes a branch of computer science known as artificial intelligence and explores how it will be used… Internet Archive Todd - Growing Up In Appalachia 1970 · Educational · 12 min A poignant film of poverty and morality. In this exceptional sociodrama, a hungry boy finds someone's food stamps and makes a decision. The schoolhouse scene… Internet Archive Left Brain, Right Brain 1979 · Educational · 52 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Presents and demonstrates theories about the development of… Internet Archive Conformity 1970 · Educational · 8 min An animated film that shows that people tend to live their lives in patterns. Satirizes the loss of identity which man experiences in his daily routine. Internet Archive Linda's Film on Menstruation 1974 · Educational Director, writer, and editor, Linda Feferman The story of a fifteen-year-old girl who experiences her menstrual period, describing the reaction of the girl… Internet Archive The Muscle spindle 1970 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles Credits: Writer, Ian A. Boyd; editor, Michael Packard Shows how the electrical impulses produced by movement and tension of a muscle are transmitted to and… Internet Archive The Farming of Fish 1977 · Educational · 58 min Coastal communities and life in Norway; shows how aquaculture has changed the economic situation Internet Archive Dos Locos En El Aire( 1976) 1976 · Feature Dos locos en el aire es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Palito Ortega según el guion de Juan Carlos Mesa que se estrenó el 22… Internet Archive La Madre Maria (1974) 1974 · Feature La Madre María es una película de Argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Lucas Demare sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Augusto Roa Bastos… Internet Archive Los Mochileros ( 1970) 1970 · Feature Los mochileros es una película filmada en color de Argentina dirigida por Emilio Vieyra según el guion de Salvador Valverde Calvo que se estrenó el 2 de julio… Internet Archive Romantic vs. Classic Art: The Romantic Rebellion 1974 · Educational · 27 min Kenneth Clark studies the rich and turbulent world of 18th- and early 19th-century art--the romantic movement. Classicists Jacques Louis David and Jean… Internet Archive On Death and Dying 1974 · Educational Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross discusses her experiences in helping terminally ill patients who are facing death without fear Internet Archive Lord, Let Me Die But Not Die Out 1970 · Educational Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his conversations… Internet Archive Informers I 1975 · Educational · 24 min This was one of three films made in a series that explored the common theme of using paid and unpaid informants to elicit information leading to the arrest of… Internet Archive In Search of the Soul 1972 · Educational · 31 min Writer and narrator, Laurens Van der Post Examines the childhood and student years of Carl Gustav Jung, and traces his relationship and break with Sigmund… Internet Archive Where Did the Colorado Go? 1976 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Discusses the problems that have resulted from man's interference in the natural flow of the Colorado River and examines… Internet Archive La Raulito (1975) 1975 · Feature La Raulito es una película argentina dramática de 1975, dirigida por el director chileno Lautaro Murúa y protagonizada por Marilina Ross . Los actores Duilio… Internet Archive Collective Behavior Civil Disturbances, Part 1 1975 · Film Examples what turns civil demonstrations into civil disturbances and eventually riots and violent action. To license this film and get a higher quality…