The world's archives

2,065–2,112 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 Don't 1974 · Educational With music by Chopin as a background, shows the life cycle of the monarch butterfly; begins with its birth and goes through the caterpilar stage to the… Internet Archive The Mystery That Heals 1972 · Educational · 32 min Writer and narrator, Laurens van der Post Deals with the life and philosophy of Carl Gustav Jung in his later years; discusses the concept of the "shadow,"… Internet Archive From the Desert to the Sea 1971 · Educational · 10 min Contrasts man's thoughtless abuse of his environment with the unspoiled beauties of nature. Alemann's painterly camera captures impressionistic views of… Internet Archive FOILBORNE 1972 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25778 FOILBORNE HOW HYDROFOILS WORK AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THEM IN TOMORROWS NAVY. Internet Archive Bill of Rights In Action: De Facto Segregation 1972 · Educational · 22 min An open-ended film designed to stimulate discussion about integration of a school system. Shows the cleavages that develop in a community over a school busing… Internet Archive The Pyx 1973 · Feature · Subtitles From IMDB : A detective investigating the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute uncovers evidence pointing to the existence of a murderous devil cult. This… Internet Archive Japan invades China [motion picture] : crisis in the Far East. 1978 · Educational · 26 min Writer, Anthony Potter; producers, Michael D. Ornstein, Anthony Potter; editor, Michael D. Ornstein; host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation… Internet Archive Un Gaucho Con Plata (1970) 1970 · Feature Un gaucho con plata es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Ángel Acciaresi según el guion de Abel Santa Cruz que se estrenó el 26 de… Internet Archive Quality Of The Meat You Buy, The 1971 · Film Kinescope. Presents a U. S. Department of Agriculture's consumer meat specialist who gives valuable tips on buying and preparing meat by using the USDA grades… Internet Archive To Kill A Clown - Blythe Danner, Alan Alda 1972 · Feature https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/06/to-kill-clown-1972.html Internet Archive Conservation laws in zero gravity 1974 · Film Discusses examples of simultaneous conservation of angular momentum and energy for non-rigid spinning bodies. Includes footage of Skylab and Explorer… Internet Archive Aerospace Power 1977 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Aerospace Power Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. (09/18/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 573287… Internet Archive Pacific Northwest 1976 · Educational Examines the people, industry, economy, and landscape of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Internet Archive Haiti's Francois Duvalier Dictatorship 1971 · Educational National Archives - Haiti's Francois Duvalier Dictatorship - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This… Internet Archive Joey. [Motion picture] 1977 · Educational · 34 min Also issued as videocassette Joey Deacon, Ernie Roberts Dramatizes the life of Joey Deacon, a brain-damaged child whose severe spasms made it impossible for… Internet Archive Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky 1970 · Educational Based on the book by Elphinstone Dayrell Authentic legend of Eastern Nigeria which tells the story of the old friendship of the sun and the moon, who live on… Internet Archive Con Alma Y Vida (1970) 1970 · Feature Con alma y vida es una película argentina dramática dirigida por David José Kohon según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Norberto Aroldi y basado… Internet Archive Pond-Life Food Web 1976 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Examines the microscopic world of a pond, identifying its inhabitants and observing their interrelationships, including the… Internet Archive Secular Music of the Renaissance 1972 · Educational · 29 min Secular Music of the Renaissance Three artists-in-residence in high schools in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Colorado discuss their methods of teaching young… Internet Archive Peter Ustinov's Leningrad 1978 · Educational Made in Canada Producer and director, John McGreevy Actor Peter Ustinov takes the viewer on a tour of the Russian city of Leningrad Internet Archive Visual Perception In Driving - Part 1: Eye Habits 1977 · Film Demonstrates how experienced and inexperienced drivers use their eyes in scanning and searching the road ahead. Suggestions are presented on how to improve… Internet Archive ENGINEERING FOR TOMORROW 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30259 ENGINEERING FOR TOMORROW DETAILS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INCLUDES FLOOD… Internet Archive [xPearse] Great Mazinger - Episodes 01-56 [English Sub] [480p] 1974 · Cartoon English subbed release of the 1974 Great Mazinger anime encoded by xPearse. I've taken the liberty of stitching back together the OP, ED and Previews to each… Internet Archive The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974 · Educational Converted into 2, 3/4 in. videotape cassettes Starring Cicely Tyson; based on Ernest J. Gaines' novel; directed by John Korty; produced by Robert W.… Internet Archive US ARMY IN SPACE AND UNDER THE SEA, THE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30294 US ARMY IN SPACE AND UNDER THE SEA, THE SPOTLIGHTS AND ARMY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPACE PROGRAM AND ITS UNDERWATER SALVAGE… Internet Archive Imogen Cunningham, Photographer 1972 · Educational Presents a portrait of Imogen Cunningham, the pioneer portrait photographer, using interviews, candid footage of the artist, and a generous look at her work… Internet Archive Muscle: Electrical Activity of Contraction 1970 · Educational CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE Demonstrates how electrical stimuli can activate muscle contraction, and points out that all muscle contractions are initiated by… Internet Archive Sooper Goop 1975 · Educational Two irreverent characters concoct a television commercial for a sweet cereal. Animated story reveals techniques and commercialism behind the fun Internet Archive The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon 1975 · Educational Originally broadcast on the television series ABC afterschool specials in 1976. Originally produced in 1975 Based on the book The strange, but wonderful,… Internet Archive Learning 1971 · Educational Producer, Carole Hart; editor, Kurt Hirschler Shows experiments in learning. B.F. Skinner and Richard Malott deal with operant conditioning. Nathan Azrin… Internet Archive Ten for Gold 1976 · Educational National Archives - Ten for Gold - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers Olympic decathlon… Internet Archive Minerals and Rocks 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Second ed. of the 1957 motion picture Collaborator, John Sampson White Investigates the structure and composition of minerals and… Internet Archive The Sideshow 1975 · Educational · 7 min Features Marcel Marceau performing a pantomime showing circus performers demonstrating their skills. Includes a juggler, an acrobat, clowns pulling ropes… Internet Archive Meditation: Yoga, T'ai Chi, and Other Spiritual Trips 1972 · Educational · 20 min Title from manufacturer's catalog Includes a visit to the School of Hatha Yoga; an interview with Alan Watts; and a look at theater students working on… Internet Archive Safety - Harm Hides At Home 1974 · Film Uses a story about children who are rescued from accidents at home to create an awareness of home safety and provides examples for accident prevention. We… Internet Archive Quebracho (1974) 1974 · Feature Quebracho es una película argentina dramática - histórica de 1974 dirigida por Ricardo Wullicher y protagonizada por Héctor Alterio , Lautaro Murúa , Juan… Internet Archive Afterlife (Apres la Vie) 1978 · Educational Executive producer, Derek Lamb ; music, Herbie Mann ; original score, David Mills Presents a visionary image of life after death, based on recent medical… Internet Archive Closed Mondays 1974 · Cartoon Uses clay animation in presenting a story about a wino who wanders into an art museum where the art objects cause him to have visions Internet Archive Beatrix Potter-- a private world. [motion picture] 1979 · Educational · 43 min Title from data sheet Director, Duncan Dallas Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Deals with the… Internet Archive Marbury v. Madison 1977 · Educational Equal Justice Under Law Marbury v. Madison (1st in a 4 part series). Dramatizations of historic decisions from the courtroom of America's great Chief Justice,… Internet Archive My Son Kevin (1970) 1970 · Educational · 24 min Shows the daily activities at home, play and school, of an 11 - year - old English boy who was born without arms or legs as a result of his mother's use of… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Green, Green, Green" 1975 · 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 A Different Approach 1978 · Educational Shows a government committee's shocked reaction to a musical comedy which presents an appeal to employ handicapped people, when they were expecting a maudlin,… Internet Archive Sigmund Freud: His Offices and Home, Vienna 1938 1974 · Educational Uses contemporary photographs to show the interior of Freud's home in Vienna in 1938. Explores the political situation in Nazi Vienna and shows why Freud left… Internet Archive Hot Stuff 1972 · Educational Also issued in 35 mm Producers, Robert Verrall, Wolf Koenig; director and animation, Zlatko Grgic; story, Don Arioli; music, Bill Brooks; animation camera,… Internet Archive How Nations Work Together ( 1971) 1971 · TV Education Internet Archive VOLTAGE DOUBLERS 1970 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: EXPLAINS THE THEORY OF OPERATION OF A VOLTAGE DOUBLER. TRACES CHARGE AND DISCHARGE PATHS FOR THE CAPACITORS. DETERMINES… Internet Archive Spotlight - Ring Ring 1973 · TV A segment which aired on Austrian television. It features ABBA lip-syncing their song Ring Ring. Agnetha Faltskog was pregnant and later gave birth to a…