The world's archives

1,921–1,968 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 Accomplished Women 1974 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles Pictures six women--Katherine Graham, Virginia Apgar, LaDonna Harris, Shirley Chisholm, Nikki Giovanni, and Helen Reddy, who discuss a wide range of topics… Internet Archive Candy Candy (Sealed Toei TV Anime) 1977 · Cartoon Here's all 115 episodes of Candy Candy, the classic Toei anime legally barred from an official release thanks to a prolonged legal battle by its creators. All… Internet Archive The Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Part 1: The First Year 1974 · Educational VHS Produced by Dr. Jane McV. Hunt and the Institute of Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley Examiner administers the Bayley Mental… Internet Archive Learning Through Movement 1971 · Educational Photography, Paul Barlin Through games and miming actions, Anne Barlin makes children aware of the body and give them confidence about movement. She… Internet Archive Aquarium 1978 · Educational Executive Producer, Bill Walker ; Editor, Bob Gronowski Presents an unnarrated look at a variety of sea creatures using underwater photography Internet Archive How Could I Not Be Among You: The Poetry of Ted Rosenthal 1971 · Educational · 28 min Director, Thomas Reichman Presents a portrait of Ted Rosenthal, a poet who has been told that he has six months to live. He discusses how he faces death and… Internet Archive Asi Es Buenos Aires ( 1971) 1971 · Feature Así es Buenos Aires es una película de comedia romántica de Argentina en Eastmancolor dirigida por Emilio Vieyra según el guion de Salvador Valverde Calvo que… Internet Archive Scorchy - Connie Stevens 1976 · Feature Seattle undercover narc Jackie Parker Internet Archive Paul Robeson: The Tallest Tree in Our Forest 1977 · Educational Produced, written and reported by Gil Noble Based on the book by Bernard Waber Photographs, filmclips, interviews, sound recordings and newspaper clippings… Internet Archive The Birth of Soviet Cinema 1972 · Educational · 49 min Producer and adapter, Harold Mantell; writer and narrator, Richard Schickel Examines the golden age of cinema in the 1920's in Russia by presenting excerpts… Internet Archive Lee Suzuki - Home In Hawaii 1975 · Educational · 19 min The melting pot of the Pacific is the settling for this story of a teenager whose ingenuity enables his proud grandfather to retain his precious way of life.… Internet Archive Contragolpe (1979) 1979 · Feature Contragolpe es una película argentina policial de 1978 dirigida por Alejandro Doria según el guion de María Angélica Bosco y Marco Denevi . Está basada en la… Internet Archive Sculpture: The Human Figure, Greece 478-336 B.C. 1978 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Analyzes Greek works of art that demonstrates the changing attitude of sculptors toward the human figure.… Internet Archive Home Movie: 71155: Unidentified Detroit Family 1975 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive 19 Minutes To Earth 1978 · Film This video, developed for grades 9 through 12, examines the scientific findings of the unmanned Viking missions to Mars. Viewers are introduced to a variety… Internet Archive How Ballet Was Saved 1970 · Educational Introducer and narrator, David Blair Brenda Last, Nicholas Johnson, Janet Francis, Margaret Barbieri, Oliver Symons, and other dancers of the Royal Ballet,… Internet Archive The Pygmies 1976 · Educational · 46 min Examines the lifestyle of the Pygmies, who live in the rain forests of Africa. Shows their adaptation to their environment but explains that, like other… Internet Archive With These Hands I 1970 · Educational · 52 min With These Hands I Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Internet Archive Stalin and Russian History: 1879-1927 1974 · Educational · 29 min Edited from the motion picture entitled Joseph Stalin Made in England Narrator, Michael Redgrave Presents a biography of Stalin's early years, from his… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Cheetah in... "What Do You Do About Rules?" Part 1" 1972 · 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 Whazzat? An Arabic Folktale 1975 · Educational A wordless mystery-adventure using clay animation that explores problem solving, communication, and friendship. The story is loosely based on an ancient East… Internet Archive Forcible Entry: Knock And Notice 1974 · Short · 21 min National Archives Description: "DRAMATIZED TRAINING FILM: Shows how officers may or may not enter premises with or without a search warrant and illustrates… Internet Archive The Skin as a Sense Organ 1975 · Educational Originally released in England Introduces the variety, function, and distribution of sensory receptors in the human skin. Shows microscopic photography of… Internet Archive Bound for Freedom. 1976 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Dramatizes American history and the struggle for human dignity through an adventure story of two young English boys who came to the American Colonies in 1750… Internet Archive The New Avengers parody - 1977 Benny Hill 1977 · TV Benny Hill as John Steed in a spoof sketch of the 1970s secret agent TV series. Internet Archive Occult: X Factor or Fraud? 1972 · Educational · 19 min Surveys growing interest, especially among young people, in th e occult, black and white magic, mysticism, and withchcraft. Interviews writer Colin Wilson,… Internet Archive The Plutonium Connection 1975 · Educational · 59 min Also issued as videocassette Narrator, Robert Redford Explains that plutonium is the processed waste product of nuclear reactors and that it is becoming… Internet Archive Jason of Star Command CH1 "Attack of The Dragonship" 1978 · TV Jason ( Craig Littler) keeps Dragos (Sid Haig) from conquering the galaxy. Internet Archive Clothing and Fashion: A History 1973 · Educational · 25 min Also issued in 8 mm. and in super 8 mm. with magnetic sound Uses animation to survey the evolution of fashions in clothing from Egyptian times until today.… Internet Archive Yo Mate A Facundo (1975) 1975 · Feature Yo maté a Facundo es una película argentina del género histórico dirigida por Hugo del Carril con su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Isaac Aisenberg… Internet Archive From Homo Erectus to Neanderthal 1970 · Educational · 18 min With teacher's guide Discusses the Neanderthal man and Homo erectus and tells how man's development has been gradual, covering many evolutionary stages.… Internet Archive Monkeys, Apes, and Man 1972 · Educational · 50 min Points out that man is learning that the similarity between monkeys and himself is not superficial. Explains that man is a primate, bound in evolution to… Internet Archive This Is Mission Control 1970 · Film Shows how NASA controls manned space flight missions. Includes the worldwide network of communications, the organization and equipment that control the launch… Internet Archive The Blue Hotel. 1977 · Educational · 29 min An adaptation of the story of the same title by Stephen Crane Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Jan Kadar Summary Tells the story of a Swede who… Internet Archive The Twist - Bruce Dern, Stéphane Audran 1976 · Feature Pay cable broadcast Internet Archive Man and the State: Burke and Paine on Revolution (1973) 1973 · Educational · 27 min The third of six films in Bernard Wilets's Man and the State series. Bernard Wilets directed and wrote a number of outstanding dramas based on historical… Internet Archive Mobile Lab : Any Questions? 1974 · Short · 8 min Describes the curriculum of a mobile science laboratory traveling from high school to high school in Washington, DC. Shows how the program demonstrates that… Internet Archive Sue's Leg: Remembering the Thirties 1976 · Educational Producer, Emile Ardolino; director, Merrill Brockway Choreographer Twyla Tharp and her company perform her creation entitled Sue's leg, to the music of the… Internet Archive The Amish: A People of Preservation 1976 · Educational · 53 min Discusses various aspects of the Amish community, including its history, the world view beliefs of the Amish, and the simplicity of their lifestyle. Shows… Internet Archive Bajo El Signo De La Patria ( 1971) 1971 · Feature Bajo el signo de la patria es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por René Mugica según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con el guion… Internet Archive Un Elefante Color Ilusion( 1970) 1970 · Feature Un elefante color ilusión es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Derlis M. Beccaglia según guion de Juan M. Beccar , Alma Bressan y… Internet Archive Un Viaje De Locos (1974) 1974 · Feature Un viaje de locos es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastman Color dirigida por Rafael Cohen según el guion de Alejandro Faccio y Augusto Giustozzi sobre… Internet Archive Soldier's Home 1976 · Educational An adaptation of the story of the same title by Ernest Hemingway Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Robert Young Returing home after World War I… Internet Archive 079. Hidroelèctrica De Catalunya 1971 · Short · 17 min Reportatge sobre diferents instal•lacions als Pirineus de la companyia Hidroelèctrica de Cataluña S.A. Destaquen les imatges del Pirineus: central de Seira (a… Internet Archive Rise of Hitler 1971 · Educational In Spanish Also issued as videorecording Surveys the background of Europe prior to World War II, beginning with the Versailles peace settlement of 1919 and… Internet Archive Weather Forecasting 1975 · Educational Produced in cooperation with the American Geological Institute With teacher's guide Collaborator, Miles Harris Examines the history of weather forecasting… Internet Archive Trout hatchery. 1970 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Contrasts the life of wild fish and hatchery-raised fish. Shows the stripping of eggs and sperm from adult fish by hatchery workers, the embryos, and the… Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 5 -- John Adams, Vice President (1788-1796) 1976 · Educational · 59 min Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording Shows how John Adams…