The world's archives

1,729–1,776 of 13,781 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 Zoos of the World 1970 · Educational · 50 min Zoos of the World Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryTravels around the globe to some of the best… Internet Archive Mole and the Umbrella 1973 · Educational · 8 min Tells a story about a mole who finds an umbrella, is carried by the wind to the location of a melon dealer, and escapes by using the umbrella when the melon… Internet Archive Infinite horizons, space beyond Apollo. 1979 · Educational · 27 min Title from data sheet A documentary which celebrates the 10th anniversary of America's landing on the Moon and probes 30 to 100 years into the future of man… Internet Archive Women in Prison 1974 · Educational · 23 min Examines the condition of women in prisons. Shows how women are often treated brutally in prison and explores plans which put women offenders under community… Internet Archive Cold War Confrontation 1977 · Educational A study of the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War Script writer, John Tusa ; historical consultant, Christopher Hill ; researcher, Anita Sterner ; producer,… Internet Archive The mystery of the Anasazi [motion picture] 1976 · Educational · 51 min Narrator, Terrence Currier Photographed by Peter Hoving ; film editor, Elvida Abella ; music by Newton Wayland Also issued as videocassette Originally… Internet Archive Sigmund And The Sea Monsters S01 E01 1973 · TV The Monster Who Came to Dinner : Johnny and Scott bring Sigmund home to live in their clubhouse, but the sea monster is nearly discovered by Zelda and the… Internet Archive Early English Drama: "Quem Quaeritis," "Abraham and Isaac," "The Second Shepherd's Play" 1975 · Educational · 52 min Also issued as videocassette With textbook, teacher's guide, and two correlated filmstrips entitled The creative mind of the medieval period and Religious… Internet Archive [Misc TV Commercials - Crisco] 1970 · Commercial · Subtitles Compilation reel of TV commercials featuring Crisco products. Internet Archive Kent State: May 1970 1972 · Educational Narrator, E.G. Marshall Combines still photography and on-the-scene footage to document events from April 30 to May 4, 1970, leading up to the shooting of 13… Internet Archive The Spirit of the Renaissance 1971 · Educational Producer, J. Barnes Explores the intellectual and artistic climate of Florence during the 14th and 15th centuries, against scenes from the daily life of a… Internet Archive Ingmar Bergman 1974 · Educational In Swedish, with English subtitles Staffan Hedqvist, executive producer; Stig Bjorkman, director Shows Bergman at work on one of his films, The Touch.… Internet Archive How Old is Old? 1971 · TV Explains that man attempts to determine the age of his own species and inanimate things by looking back into his past. Shows how he has found answers in… Internet Archive Identifying speech disorders. 1972 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Produced by M.S. Berman and E.A. Leach Unusual voice properties may be produced by a misuse of vocal cords or an abnormality of a related physical structures.… Internet Archive Evolution 1971 · Educational Uses animation to show the evolution of animals, from one-celled, water organisms, to complex human beings Internet Archive 085. Vacaciones Baleares (1972) 1972 · Short Reportatge publicitari per a la Compañía Transmediterránea sobre el servei que presta des de Barcelona a les illes de Mallorca, Eivissa i Menorca. Visites… Internet Archive Gallery 1971 · Educational · 6 min 'Gallery' (1971) 7m, dir. Ken Rudolph. What would you say if someone told you he or she could show you the history of thousands of years of Western art in… Internet Archive Piaget on Piaget: The Epistemology of Jean Piaget 1977 · Educational Producer, Philip Garvin The work of child psychologist Jean Piaget has been influential in the areas of child development and education. In this film made… Internet Archive Search for the Great Apes: Part 2 -- Gorillas 1975 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the National Geographic Society Shows the techniques used by Dian Fossey to habituate mountain gorillas during her long-term behavioral research… Internet Archive Pygmies of the Rain Forest 1975 · Educational · 28 min With teacher's guide Also issued as videocassette Portrays the life of the nomadic Mbuti pygmies of Zaire, Africa. Shows their primal world of hut building,… Internet Archive El Destino (1971) 1971 · Feature El destino es una película en colores de Argentina dirigida por Juan Batlle Planas (hijo) según su propio guion que se estrenó el 30 de septiembre de 1971 y… Internet Archive The Adventurers (1970) 1970 · Feature The Adventurers (1970) Internet Archive Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) 1973 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1257667 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-223 - Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) - National… Internet Archive Peron, La Revolucion Justicialista (1971) 1971 · Feature Perón, La revolución justicialista es una película documental de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Fernando Solanas y Octavio Getino que se… Internet Archive The First SALT talks. 1978 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles A chronicle of events between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor, the film depicts the world's first major disarmament conference to limit the post-war… Internet Archive Life Beyond Earth And The Mind Of Man 1975 · Short · 26 min "This film is an edited version of a symposium held at Boston University on November 20, 1972 that explores the implications of the possible existence of… Internet Archive La Noche Del Hurto (1976) 1976 · Feature Película Internet Archive The Yellow Wallpaper 1977 · Educational Based on the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman which was written in 1890 Producers, Marie Ashton, Este Gardner ; Director, Marie Ashton Sigurd… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10104: Prelinger Collection 1970 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Nobody Ever Died of Old Age (1975) 1975 · Educational · 1 h 8 min Uses both serious and humorous character studies to show what it is like to grow old in the United States in the 1970s. Dramatizes the lives of a number of… Internet Archive The Crusades: Saints and Sinners 1970 · Educational With teacher's guide Describes the first crusade and the complex motives which led people to join it. Examines the irony implicit in the concept of a holy… Internet Archive The Twelve Days of Christmas 1976 · Cartoon Title from data sheet An animated illustration of the traditional song of the Christmas season, The twelve days of Christmas. For elementary grades Internet Archive Choosing Life 1974 · Educational · 11 min A pharmacist talks about high blood pressure. Little scenarios with customers. Mutton chop sideburns and platform shoes. Internet Archive Hot Stuff 1971 · Educational · 9 min History of fire is traced in animation, from the first flame sent down from heaven to warm shivering Adam and Eve, to the hazards of modern electricity.… Internet Archive I'm a Stranger Here Myself: A Portrait of Nicholas Ray 1974 · Educational · 57 min Directed by David Halpern, Jr Hollywood improvisational director-turned-teacher Nicholas Ray offers his views on filmmaking in general and the creative… Internet Archive About Conception And Contraception 1973 · Film Uses animation without narration to show six methods of birth control. Presents the use, advantages, disadvantages, costs, and effectiveness of the condom,… Internet Archive The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing 1978 · Educational · 42 min The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Presents the story of a teenage… Internet Archive Continuum: The Special Theory of Relativity 1979 · Educational · 46 min 1634 feet Note: Censorship rating: General Executive producer, Derek Lamb; producer, Sidney Goldsmith; director, Ian Ball; photographer, Robert Humble;… Internet Archive Project Universe - Origin of the Universe 1978 · TV Episode of educational science series "Project Universe" : "Origin of the Universe". (Note: This episode aired in 1978 so scientific knowledge, technology,… Internet Archive Juan Que Reia (1976) 1976 · Feature Juan que reía es una película de Argentina filmada en GevaColor dirigida por Carlos Galettini según el guion de Oscar Viale y Jorge Goldenberg que se estrenó… Internet Archive Puntos Suspensivos O (Esperando A Los Barbaros)( 1970) 1970 · Feature …(Puntos suspensivos) , también conocida como Dot… Dot… Dot… , es una película argentina dramática de 1970 escrita y dirigida por Edgardo Cozarinsky . Es… Internet Archive Matthew Aliuk: Eskimo in Two Worlds 1973 · Educational · 18 min Matthew's Uncle Isak comes to visit the family in Anchorage after undergoing harsh and unfruitful hunting conditions in the North. Uncle Isak's challenges in… Internet Archive Mr Clean 1970 · Film Mr Clean (1970) From the Orgone Film Archive, this wacky film introduces grocery distributors to a new Mr Clean product. Internet Archive The Lion and the Mouse / Le Lion Et La Souris 1976 · Cartoon An animated film about the adventures of a lion and a mouse. Titles & Credits in English and French Internet Archive B.F. Skinner and Behavior Change: Research,Practice and Promise 1976 · Educational · 47 min B.F. Skinner and Behavior Change: Research,Practice and Promise Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film… Internet Archive Flambards (1979-03-09 S01E07 By Alan Plater) EDGE Of The CLOUD 1979 · TV · 52 min PLOT : William learns how to walk and to run again. Mark learns about responsibility and Christina learns to fly the English Channel. She even receives an… Internet Archive Billion-Dollar Bubble 1976 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Presents the story of the 2-million-dollar insurance embezzlement scheme involving Equity Funding… Internet Archive Kick Me 1975 · Cartoon Producer and director, Robert Swarthe Drawings made directly on film stock tell a humorous tale of conflict between a pair of legs, a baseball, and a family…