The world's archives

2,161–2,208 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 Watercolor Painting: Abstract Designs from Nature with Edward Betts 1973 · Educational · 19 min With study guide Preparing for a watercolor, artist Edward Betts makes several pencil drawings at a quarry. In his studio he develops one of his drawings… Internet Archive When You Wake Up 1974 · Short · 16 min A 1974 British recruitment film for the Women's Royal Army Corps. Very lighthearted. Produced by Paragon Films for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive Pavlov's Experiment: The Conditioned Reflex 1976 · Educational Uses a live dog in a laboratory in a re-creation of the famous experiments of Ivan Pavlov which show the relationship between a particular stimulus and… Internet Archive Bill of Rights in Action: The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination. 1972 · Educational · 22 min Here, director Bernard Wilets crafts a legal argument set in a futuristic setting, in which a "Truth Machine" extracts past actions by reading minds. The film… Internet Archive High Heels - Mia Farrow, Jean-Paul Belmondo 1972 · Feature SelecTV broadcast Internet Archive Gente En Buenos Aires (1974) 1974 · Feature Gente en Buenos Aires es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Eva Landeck según su propio guion que se estrenó el 22 de agosto de… Internet Archive Sami Herders 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, Bill Brind; direction and photography, Hubert Schuurman; editing, Marion Meadows Traces the life, over a 12-month period, of… Internet Archive Young Women in Sports 1975 · Educational · 15 min With study guide Producers, Susan Heick, Jaryl Lane, Joseph Shields; music, Charles Bernstein Examines the attitudes of four young women athletes about… Internet Archive Tealia 1977 · Educational George Paul Csicsery; choreographer, John McFall Two dancers, suspended in black space, simulate the movements of the tealia, a coral-colored sea anemone… Internet Archive Chinese History: 1 -- The Beginnings 1976 · Educational Produced by Wan-go Weng Depicts the search for the origins of Chinese civilization (... to 1100 B.C.). The earliest inhabitants -- Lan-t'ien Man, Peking Man,… Internet Archive Ransom of Red Chief 1978 · Educational Harry Dean Stanton, Joe Spinell, Robbie Rist, Burton Gilliam, Sondra Blake Producer, Marion Rosenberg; director, Tony Bill; screenplay, Michael Kane;… Internet Archive Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Facts, Part C 1975 · Film The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the first human spaceflight mission conducted jointly by two nations. A Russian Soyuz launched on July 15, 1975,… Internet Archive Sigmund And The Sea Monsters S01 E03 1973 · TV Frankenstein Drops In : Sigmund's family kidnaps Scott, so Johnny dresses up like Frankenstein's monster to save him. 08 /22/1973. First 20 seconds of next… Internet Archive Picasso is 90 1971 · Educational · 46 min Filmed in 1971 on the occasion of Picasso's 90th birthday, this biography traces his life from childhood to old with a retrospective of his paintings and… Internet Archive Threshold 1970 · Educational Copyright date on film: copyright 1970 by Maynard Lovins Running time: 25:35 A dream-like film of a young man running away from trauma: his father beats his… Internet Archive The drama coach grievance. 1971 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles A film of an arbitration case from the files of the American Arbitration Association Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references… Internet Archive Palladio: Three Villas 1978 · Educational Tim Benton Patrick Throughton A guided tour through three Italian villas designed by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio Internet Archive Saturday Night at Fort Apache 1973 · Educational · 23 min Documents the difficulties and frustrations of urban law enforcement officers. focuses on the specific problems of the policemen of the South Bronx 41st… Internet Archive Dostoevsky (1821-1881) 1975 · Educational · 55 min Director, Pat Ferns; photographer, John Griffin; editor, Roger Pyke; music, Hagood Hardy; script, narrator, Malcolm Muggeridge Malcolm Muggeridge explores… Internet Archive Angel Death 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Longer version (48 min.) also issued Also issued as videorecording Producers, John Cosgrove, Charles Klasky; director, John Cosgrove… Internet Archive Give Me Back My Rex (1974, Greek dub) 1974 · Cartoon The Greek dub of this Russian animated short film was produced by Studio '87 in 1987. Internet Archive Project Universe - The Milky Way: Discovered 1978 · TV Episode of educational science series "Project Universe" : "The Milky Way - Discovered". (Note: This episode aired in 1978 so scientific knowledge,… Internet Archive Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire 1979 · Educational Reviews the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire and discusses reasons for the loss of life in fires of this type Internet Archive Full-Moon Lunch 1976 · Educational Producer, director, John Nathan Explores the professional and personal lives of a Japanese family Internet Archive The Cave People of the Philippines 1972 · Educational Examines the culture and daily lives of the Tasaday people, a primitive tribe discovered in the Philippines in 1971 Internet Archive Girl shy. [Motion picture] 1976 · Educational · 26 min Reissue of the silent 35 mm. motion picture with music added Also issued as videocassette Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for… Internet Archive Carcassonne, Fortifications Françaises 1972 · Educational · 15 min Explains that La Cite de Carcassonne in Southern France is considered to be the finest existing example of a medieval fortress. Examines this ancient… Internet Archive Medieval Society: The Villagers 1976 · Educational Depicts life in the Middle Ages, showing medieval villagers, including a reeve and a serf, explaining something of their life and work This film isn't in the… Internet Archive Wire Sculpture 1973 · Educational · 13 min Explores the work and philosophy of American artist Joe Police as he creates works of kinetic wire sculpture Internet Archive SPACE ACADEMY EP 1 "The Survivors Of Zalon" 1977 · TV Commander Gampu (Jonathan Harris) heads a team of young space caddettes. Internet Archive Hardest Working Dollar, The 1971 · Film Describes what the Unemployment Insurance Program means to the American worker, employer, government and the economy. Help us get more films like this online!… Internet Archive Man On A Swing - Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey 1974 · Feature Cable broadcast Internet Archive Swim Team - Stephen Furst 1979 · Feature KDOC (channel 56 UHF) broadcast Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 10 -- John Quincy Adams: Congressman (1830-1848) 1976 · Educational · 1 h Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording Details John Quincy… Internet Archive Bears and Man 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Direction and photography, Bill Schmalz; storyline and editing, Kalle Lasn; narrators, Patricia Best, Chief Dan George Offers footage… Internet Archive Moonwalk, Episode 1: The Day Before 1970 · Film Highlights the mood of the people during the long-awaited Apollo 11 mission. This unprecedented journey captured the heart of all the world. To license this… Internet Archive Japanese Armor 1974 · Educational · 30 min Discusses the details of the various forms of medieval Japanese armor and attempts to penetrate the soul of the samurai, who developed their protective armor… Internet Archive Konrad Lorenz: Of Geese and Men 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Phillip R. Blake; directors, Steven D. McAdam, Phillip R. Blake Nobel Prize winner Konrad… Internet Archive The Solar System 1977 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued under title: Our solar family Producer, Thomas G. Smith; narrator, Richard Basehart; collaborator, Allan… Internet Archive India: The Brightest Jewel 1977 · Educational Historical advisor, John Harrison ; series editor, Paul Mitchell John Tidmarsh The final years of British rule in Indian and that country's independence and… Internet Archive Crimen en hotel alojamiento (1974) [1080p] 1974 · Feature Crimen en hotel alojamiento (1974) [1080p] Internet Archive P.L.94-142: Equality of Opportunity 1977 · Educational · 21 min P.L.94-142: Equality of Opportunity Shows that angular momenta add vectorially. Demonstrates the phenomenon of precession and shows that a torque applied… Internet Archive Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Considers the meaning of the "Last Judgment," painted by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine… Internet Archive The Rug Maker: A Folktale of Africa 1970 · Educational Based on the book: When the stones were soft, by Eleanor Heady Intended audience: Elementary grades An animated East African folktale which shows that… Internet Archive Sigmund and the Sea Monsters "The Monster Who Came to Dinner" 1973 · TV Young boy finds a Sea Monster at the beach and becomes friends with him. Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 8 -- John Quincy Adams: Secretary of State (1817-1825) 1976 · Educational · 1 h Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording John Quincy Adams is… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Danger Mountain (Copy 1)" 1973 · 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 Kathy's Dance 1977 · Educational Follows several months in the life of dancer Kathy Posin as she choreographs a new dance for her troupe, gives solo performances as an Affiliate Artist, and…