The world's archives

2,353–2,400 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 Symbol Boy 1976 · Educational Also issued with magnetic sound track Producers, Bruce Moir, Bob Kingsbury Uses animated drawings in order to introduce the basic vocabulary of Blissymbols.… Internet Archive Sigmund And The Sea Monsters S01 E08 1973 · TV Ghoul School Days : When Sigmund's brothers find an Ooze brother must attend Ghoul school they try to trick Sigmund into going. 10/27/1973 Internet Archive Los Pequeños Aventureros (1977) 1977 · Feature Los pequeños aventureros es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Daniel Pires Mateus según su propio guion escrito en colaboración… Internet Archive The Last Nazi: Albert Speer 1976 · Educational Documentary Narrator-reporter: Patrick Watson Photography, Manfred Borchardt Profile and interview with Hitler's architect, Albert Speer Copyright notice… Internet Archive Watercolor Painting: Creative Color Collage with Edward Betts 1973 · Educational · 17 min With study guide Follows artist Edward Betts as he seeks a new design motif among familiar monoliths of stone. Shows how he develops his sketches into a… Internet Archive Los cuatro secretos (1976) [1080p] 1976 · Feature Los cuatro secretos (1976) [1080p] Internet Archive Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 2: Dr. Everett Shostrom 1977 · Educational Producer, Robert L. Shostrom; director, Harry Ratner After an introduction and a description of his method of therapy, Everett Shostrom conducts a session… Internet Archive The Therapeutic Touch: Healing in the New Age 1979 · Educational Producer and director, Elda Hartley; camera, Nick Doob, Elda Hartley Focuses on the work of Dr. Dolores Krieger, specialist in hemoglobin research and… Internet Archive Whales, Dolphins, and Men 1973 · Educational Also issued as videorecording Examines and explains the extraordinary intelligence and behavior of dolphins, the smallest and most numerous members of the… Internet Archive Soap | Episode 2 1977 · TV Soap - s01e02 - Episode 2 aired on ABC: 1977.09.20 Internet Archive Let It Bee: "Concerts in C Minor" by Vivaldi 1978 · Cartoon Summary An animated segment from Allegro non troppo , a feature film which combines live action and cartoons set to classical music in a satirical parody of… Internet Archive Stalin: Man and Image 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Harrison… Internet Archive First Friends 1973 · Film Shows the transitions the preschool child goes through in becoming a member of a group. The child usually comes into pre-school just having a sense of… Internet Archive The Life and Poetry of Julia de Burgos 1975 · Educational Directed by Jose Garcia Torres A docudrama about the life and work of the highly esteemed Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos. Follows her life from an… Internet Archive Chinese History: 11 -- The Manchu Rule 1976 · Educational Produced by Wan-go Weng Depicts the Manchu dynasty of Ch'ing (1644 to 1911 A.D.). Expansion of territories and long reigns were hallmarks of the early… Internet Archive Island of the Moon 1979 · Educational Narrator, John Livingston ; writer, William Whitehead ; photographer, Rudolf Kovanic ; editor, Tom Berner Originally shown on the television program, The… Internet Archive Special Delivery 1978 · Educational "The National Film Board of Canada presents." Narrator, Sandy Sanderson Music, Karl du Plessis; animation camera, Raymond Dumas, Simon Leblac; re-recording,… Internet Archive Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Joshua 1979 · Educational Costume drama of the Old Testament story of Joshua, who, in response to instructions from God, leads the Israelites into Canaan, marches them around the city… Internet Archive When the Circuit Breaks…American Energy Crisis 1975 · Film Shows how America's energy crisis happened and what possibilities the future holds. Examines some solutions through the development of coal, oil, and natural… Internet Archive Watercolor Painting: The Marine Scene with Herb Olsen 1973 · Educational · 19 min Artist Herb Olsen demonstrates his method of creating images of fog and illusions of solid forms in space, and of texturing of a paint surface with a blade Internet Archive New England Region 1976 · Educational A harsh land and rigorous traditions have given New Englanders a respect for their past and adaptability to their changing present. Internet Archive A Touch of Sensitivity 1979 · Educational · 51 min Explores the hidden meaning and power of human touch, detailing the results of recent research into the importance of the tactile sense Internet Archive Two For The Money - Shelley Fabares, Mercedes McCambridge 1972 · Feature https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2012/12/two-for-money-1972-tv.html Internet Archive THANK YOU SAFETY SUE 1977 · Educational Department of Defense THANK YOU SAFETY SUE PIN 31305 1977 SAFETY SUE POINTS OUT THE DANGERS OF SWIMMING IN COLD WATER. SUDDEN IMMERSION CAN SHOCK THE BODY AND… Internet Archive Danger! Radioactive Waste 1977 · Educational · 50 min Examines current methods for the disposal of radioactive waste. Shows the growing pileup of radioactive waste and the lack of safe and satisfactory means for… Internet Archive How To Be A Friend 1977 · Educational · 11 min Explores qualities which help to create rewarding friendships, such as trust, shared interests, supportiveness, and candor. Internet Archive Story Of A Storm 1972 · Film Describes how the Navy Weather Service helps Navy and cargo ships to avoid adverse weather conditions. Burl Ives narrates. All about the Navy's Weather… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Beginning Metric Measurement Filmstrip 1: Length" 1974 · 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 El Lugar Del Humo (1979) 1979 · Feature Película Internet Archive Is A Career In Radio Or Television For You? 1970 · Film Library of Career Counseling Films Series Surveys job opportunities in the field of broadcasting. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality… Internet Archive Skylab, Program 6: Magnetic Effects in Space 1973 · Film Demonstrates the effect of the Earth’s magnetic field on small bar magnets Dr. Owen Garriott carried up in Skylab. He explains the tendency of magnets to line… Internet Archive Talk to the Animals (1978) 1978 · Cartoon · 12 min Shows scientists communicating with apes by teaching them sign language and through the use of a talking typewriter or computer. Points out that these… Internet Archive America:13 the More Abundant Life 1972 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Table Manners 1976 · Educational Producers, Wolf Koenig, Derek Lamb; director, Janet Perlman; narrators, Debby Adelmaid, John Weldon; animation, Pierre Provost, Simon Leblanc, Alan Ward An… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Skeletal and Muscle Systems" 1977 · 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 Thank You, M'am 1976 · Educational Presents an adaptation of the short story of the same title by Langston Hughes, about an older Black woman who makes a Black youth pay the consequences for… Internet Archive Parents--who needs them? 1973 · Educational · 9 min Tells a story about a magic puppet who makes a little boy invisible so he can see the things that his mother and father do for him in order to teach children… Internet Archive A Third Testament: Blake (1757-1827) 1974 · Educational · 57 min Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation William Blake, the inspired English poet, saw the "Heavenly City" in his imagination, described it, painted… Internet Archive Geel: A Changing Tradition 1973 · Educational · 41 min An overview of therapy for the mentally ill in Geel, Belgium. Past and present practices are shown. The placement of the patients into family homes is… Internet Archive Alcohol The Brain And Behavior 1979 · Educational · 12 min Presentation of how alcohol affects the human brain and behavior and why driving while impaired is dangerous. Internet Archive The Galapagos: Darwin's World Within Itself 1971 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Introduces the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. Explains the significance of these islands as the… Internet Archive 24 Horas - Men's Fashions 1973 · TV A sequence produced in the UK by the Central Office of Information (COI) for broadcast on Mexican television. In this sequence, there is a look at Tommy… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 1, Episode 3 (1979) 1979 · TV The third episode of Series 1 from the British comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News . Starring Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith, Chris Langham… Internet Archive Song of the Canary 1978 · Educational · 57 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording A documentary about the health hazards to workers in the cotton textile industry and in the… Internet Archive Schoolhouse Rock ★ Emmy Award Winning TV Series - with Subtitles and MKV 1973 · Talk Schoolhouse Rock ★ Complete Emmy Award Winning TV Series - with Subtitles and Master MKV Videos. I wish to thank user Elijah Hechtman: for uploading ISO… Internet Archive Project Universe - Relativity 1978 · TV Episode of educational science series "Project Universe" : "Relativity". (Note: This episode aired in 1978 so scientific knowledge, technology, and methods… Internet Archive Your chance to live: Winter Storms 1972 · Film Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low temperatures.… Internet Archive Nutrition - The All American Meal 1976 · Film Discusses the nutrition of the All American Meal such as hamburgers, fries, and soft drinks. Discusses the problems of the quick meal which are the loss of…