The world's archives

2,305–2,352 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 Chick, Chick, Chick 1975 · Educational With teacher's guide Shows the life of a young chick and its mother hen in a barnyard. Follows the chick as it explores its world of the barnyard, including… Internet Archive Obesity: Psychosomatic Conditions 1970 · Educational · 27 min Obesity: Psychosomatic Conditions Lesson no. 1 on Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Bernard Knox presents a brief background of Greece at the time of Sophocles,… Internet Archive Public Service Announcement (PSA) on Pollution • Retro 1971 · Commercial Public Service Message on Pollution • from the 60's or 70's. This is the classic 'Crying Native American' AD (or 'crying Indian' ad, as some refer to it). It… Internet Archive Structural Fire Attack 1978 · Educational Also issued as super 8 mm. reel and super 8 mm. cassette, and as videorecording Philip Courter, Gay Courter, Jim Trevorrow, Sally Trevorrow Relates fire… Internet Archive John Denver's Rocky Mountain Reunion 1979 · Educational Director and producer, Mark J. Stouffer Entertainer John Denver takes command of a modern-day Noah's Ark as he ventures deep into the mountains to release… Internet Archive Modelling Pollution 1977 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Shows the use of mathematical modelling to solve the problem of pollution in the River Thames during the… Internet Archive Daguerre: Ou la Naissance de la Photographie 1971 · Educational · 27 min Titre de la version anglaise: Daguerre : the birth of photography Documentaire sur l'inventeur français Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Présentation du… Internet Archive Home to Stay 1977 · Educational Originally aired as an ABC Afterschool Special Henry Fonda, Kristen Vigard Story about a spirited farmer who has suffered a stroke and his granddaughter,… Internet Archive Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Facts, Part B 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 Insect Life Cycle: The Periodical Cicada 1975 · Educational Follows the visible phases of the life cycles of the periodical cicada, showing the emergence, transformation, and hatching of this unusual insect Internet Archive Otto: The Psychoanalytic Perspective 1975 · Educational · 28 min Otto: The Psychoanalytic Perspective Dr. Richard Price presents the social perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study involving a… Internet Archive Top Of The Pops (24th June 1976) 1976 · TV TOTP of '76! The UK was going through a heatwave at that time apparently. I feel their pain. I particularly loved the Demis Roussos show where he and the… Internet Archive R.D. Laing: A Dialog on Mental Illness and Its Treatment 1976 · Educational Producer, director, writer, Newton E. Meltzer; camera, Ivan Strasburg; editor, Hans R. Dudelheim R.D. Laing answers Dr. Desmond Kelly's interview queries… Internet Archive Sigmund And The Sea Monsters S01 E11 1973 · TV Make Room for Big Daddy : When Blurp and Slurp destroy the family Shellavision, they run away and move into the club house with Sigmund. Big Daddy chases them… Internet Archive Women Like Us 1979 · Educational · 44 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school through adult Issued also as videorecording A televised documentary, hosted by author Betty… Internet Archive C.C. and Company 1970 · Feature · 1 h 34 min C.C. Ryder (Joe Namath) is a biker who rescues Ann McCalley (Ann-Margret) from a rape attempt by a gang of malevolent hippies. But gang-leader Moon (William… Internet Archive Discovering Composition in Art 1979 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1964 under the same title Producers, Paul Burnford, Jerry Samuelson Defines composition in art as an orderly… Internet Archive Like Father Like Son 1976 · Film Shows how a son tries to approach the problem of alcoholism with his father, who is a problem drinker. After an explosive argument, the father apologizes and… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 5 February 1970(?) 1970 · TV · 45 min A 1970(?) episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include The Hollies, Kamahl, and Diane Horder. I hope I am correct on the date, which I… Internet Archive Classical Comedy: "Ecclesiazusae" and "Miles Gloriosus" 1976 · Educational · 59 min Also issued as videocassette Producer, Harold Mantell; director, Philip Hedley; narrator, George Rose; music, Larry Dann Presents adaptations of… Internet Archive Say Goodbye 1972 · Educational Writer, director, and producer, David H. Vowell; consultant, Kenneth E. Stager, World Wildlife Fund; Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; narrator,… Internet Archive McCulloch v. Maryland 1977 · Educational Equal Justice Under Law McCulloch v. Maryland (2nd in a 4 part series). Dramatizations of historic decisions from the courtroom of America's great Chief… Internet Archive A First Film on Geology 1975 · Educational Illustrates forces that change the earth: water, wind, animals, plants, temperature, and forces beneath the surface of the earth. Shows how a mountain might… Internet Archive Simple Organisms: Algae and Fungi 1979 · Educational Describes the major characteristics of algae and fungi and shows how they differ from higher plants. Explains natural habitats, human uses of algae and fungi,… Internet Archive The biggest Jewish city in the world 1976 · Educational · 55 min Summary: One in a series of eight films that traces the history of America as a nation of immigrants. With a population that includes two million Jews, New… Internet Archive The Rise and Fall of DDT 1974 · Educational Also issued as videorecording Deals with the pros and cons of the uise of DDT, investigating its various roles as an insecticide, military weapon, safeguard… Internet Archive Nawi 1970 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Depicts a segment of the life of the Jie, a seminomadic people who inhabit the grasslands of northwestern Kenya. Follows the move during the dry seasons from… Internet Archive [Super Sounds 8-Track Commercial Footage] 1973 · Commercial Repeated shots of guy holding a ring, then holding an 8-track tape entitled "Super Sounds", he places the tape in the 8-track tape player, some odd… Internet Archive Lady Called Camille 1971 · Film Documents the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille. Tells how thousands of lives were saved because of emergency plans, trained rescue teams and help from… Internet Archive Essay on Watergate (part 2) 1973 · Educational · 26 min Part 2 available HERE. Summary Reflects journalist Bill Moyers' personal attempt to understand how a political scandal the proportion of Watergate could occur… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 18 July 1970 1970 · TV · 44 min An incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include The Young Americans, Rim D. Paul (nice moustache!), Colleen Hewett, The… Internet Archive Passion 1970 · Educational Director, writer, and artist, Jiri Trnka An animated film about a boy who grows into a man with a passion for speed, always trying to speed up his toys and… Internet Archive 1971 Novembro 15 1971 · Feature O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões 15.11.1971 Internet Archive Alexeieff at the Pinboard 1972 · Cartoon Previously released under the title Zhivago Alexandre Alexeieff and wife Claire Parker demonstrate and comment on animation techniques used to create… Internet Archive Franco: Caudillo of Spain 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Henry Fonda A foreign film (Canada) Originally shown in Canada on the television program: Portraits of power Intended… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 10 -- Land and the People 1977 · Educational · 57 min "A personal view by John Kenneth Galbraith." Colour recording system: PAL VHS Summary: Focuses on the role of land in determining wealth and poverty and… Internet Archive First Steps (1976) 1976 · Educational · 24 min Discusses the importance of early stimulation and training for educable retarded children. Explores the rationale of integrating them into regular school… Internet Archive The Cactus: Adaptations for Survival 1973 · Educational With teacher's guide Producer, Ed Harris; collaborator, Charles Ackerman Laboratory experiments are employed to demonstrate the unique physical… Internet Archive The Sun: Its Power and Promise 1976 · Educational Examines the Sun's role in the creation of familiar energy sources such as food, wind, petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Evaluates the potential of… Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 13 -- Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist 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 Charles Francis… Internet Archive A Third Testament: Augustine (354-430) 1974 · Educational · 57 min French version released in 1974 under the same title Producers, Pat Ferns, Richard Nielsen; director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; writer and narrator, Malcolm… Internet Archive The Birth of Modern Theater: Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in Perspective 1975 · Educational · 45 min VHS Original title: Di͡adi͡a Vani͡a John Dexter Starring Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Rosemary Harris, and Joan Plowright Analyzes Chekhov's dramatic… Internet Archive The Writer in America: Toni Morrison 1978 · Educational Producer, director, Richard O. Moore Shows Toni Morrison in a variety of locations. Her commentary provides an incisive look behind her written words, and at… Internet Archive Smokey's Story 1971 · Film Dennis Weaver sees a boy playing with matches in the woods, and so he retells the story of Little Smokey, the cub who survived a forest fire. This film can be… Internet Archive El Hombre Del Año (1970) 1970 · Feature El hombre del año es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Kurt Land sobre el guion de Nicolás Sarquís y Jordán de la Cazuela según la… Internet Archive Moonwalk, Episode 3: One Small Step 1970 · Film Focuses on Neil Armstrong’s historical first step on the Moon’s surface. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive Top Of The Pops (8th July 1976) 1976 · TV This episode brings us back to 1976.. Complete with a mention of America's 200th birthday! Internet Archive Purely Coincidental 1970 · Film Deals with two guys - one works at a pet food plant, the other at a food plant and how their carelessness kills a dog and makes a daughter very sick. Features…