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2,929–2,976 of 13,625 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 Interview with Garrett Hardin 1972 · Educational With guide Scientist Garrett Hardin discusses the ecological problems of modern society. His ideas are illustrated with live footage and historical drawings… Internet Archive The Right to Die 1974 · Educational Producer and writer, Marlene Sanders; director, Victoria Hochberg; narrator, Stephen Geer Discusses the religious, philosophical, and medical controversies… Internet Archive Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Made in 1979 Intended audience: High School through college and adult Issued also as videorecording Dramatizations and actual… Internet Archive The Magic Powder Called Portland Cement 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Rev. version of: From mountains to microns. 1959 Intended audience: Engineering and construction personnel Issued also as… Internet Archive Man Belongs to Earth 1974 · Educational Produced by Roman Kroitor and Graeme Ferguson of Imax Corporation for the U.S. Pavilion, Expo '74, Spokane Man Belongs to Earth NTIS AVA9367VNB1 Originally an… Internet Archive The Man of Leather 1979 · Educational Portuguese dialog with English subtitles CREDITS: Director, Paulo Gil Soares SUMMARY: Focuses on the cowboys of the Brazilian Northeast-the… Internet Archive Devil In Miss Jonas, The, Der Teufel In Miss Jonas 1974 1974 · Feature Not quite a remake of 1973's Devil in Miss Jones but borrows some of the plot and adds a little Heaven can Wait. Poor Miss Jonas (Christa Free) is… Internet Archive Chicago Transport: A Case Study 1972 · Educational Produced by the British Open University Discusses the relationship between a transport system, in this case the John F. Kennedy Expressway, and patterns of… Internet Archive Mi Amigo Luis (1972) 1972 · Feature Película Internet Archive Katutura 1971 · Educational Directed by Ulrich Schweizer Katutura is an African word meaning insecurity, and for black South Africans it describes their daily life in the dormitory… Internet Archive Pepe's Family 1978 · Educational · 38 min Voices: Charles Vitaliano, Ronald Montaperto, Rebecca Ansary, Carla Mintz Concerns the rural exodus from Andalusia, Spain, and its effect on the family life… Internet Archive BCTV News Hour Access - BC Gold: Coal Mining in the East Kootenays 1976 1976 · TV An investigative news segment for BCTV News Hour weekend series, Community Access with Margit Nance, broadcast during the weekend news hour show in January… Internet Archive Concepts in transactional analysis : therapy in a group setting with Morris and Natalie Haimowitz : Mary 1974 · Educational 1122 feet Producers, John M. Whiteley, Joan Z. Cohen Mary, a client, illuminates the Transactional Analysis concept of script, which refers to the… Internet Archive Raymond Loewy: Father of Industrial Design 1979 · Educational Internet Archive Gibbons v. Ogden 1977 · Educational Equal Justice Under Law Gibbons v. Ogden (4th in a 4 part series). Presents a conflict between the States and Congress over the authority to regulate… Internet Archive Creative Problem Solving: How to get Better Ideas 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Guide, Tom Taliaferro Shows how individuals function with unconscious mental restrictions, and tells… Internet Archive Snow Monkeys 1975 · Educational With teacher's guide Takes a look at the behavior and habitat of snow monkeys in a monkey park in Japan. Shows how they have adapted their behavior in order… Internet Archive WLS Channel 7 Oak Park All American ( 1976) 1976 · TV Here is the documentary "Oak Park: All American" which aired on WLS Channel 7 The opening narrator and host is ( ? ). (SCHEDULING NOTE: Pre-empted was The… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 1, Episode 4 (1979) 1979 · TV The 4th episode of Series 1 from the British comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News . Starring Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith, Chris Langham as… Internet Archive Linda and Jimmy 1977 · Educational · 16 min An interview format explores one woman's changing feelings about herself and her role in society by revealing her attitudes toward her work and her… Internet Archive Men of the Tall Ships 1977 · Educational Presents a story about the men who sailed across the Atlantic to New York City for the Operation Sail '76 competition Internet Archive The Inflation File 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet In a spoof of the Humphrey Bogart mystery classics a private detective tackles the toughest case of his career: to find the cause of… Internet Archive FIVE ARTISTS 1971 · Educational · Subtitles National Archives and Records Administration FIVE ARTISTS U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 50813 / Local Identifier 306.4583.… Internet Archive 93. Fiord Vacances (incomplert) 1975 · Short Documental turístic sobre la zona dels fiords de Noruega. Visita turística de les ciutats més importants del país i viatge amb ferri pels canals i braços de… Internet Archive George Wooten: Leslie County Judge 1971 · Educational Directed by Herb E. Smith for Appalshop Films A fourth of July coon-on-a-log contest serves as the background for this portrait of George Wooten, judge of… Internet Archive The Writer in America: Ross MacDonald 1977 · Educational Producer-director, Richard O. Moore This portrait of detective writer Kenneth Millar, who writes under the pen name of Ross Macdonald, consists of glimpses… Internet Archive I'm Feeling Scared 1974 · Educational With study guide Director, Larry Klingman Vignettes illustrating situations in which children feel frightened. For primary grades Internet Archive The Business of Newspapers 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Irina Posner Correspondent Hughes Rudd examines the past, present, and future of the… Internet Archive A Team of Two: Time Management for Managers and Secretaries 1976 · Educational · 30 min Hosts: June Lockhart and Tom Kennedy Based on the book: How to get control of your time and your life / by Alan Lakin Discusses a new concept in training… Internet Archive Dick Cavett Reacts To The Death Of President Lyndon B. Johnson | The Dick Cavett Show 1973 · TV Show Internet Archive Spain: The Land and the Legend 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Albert Waller Conveys a sense of the forces that have shaped Spain over the centuries, including Roman, Islamic, and Catholic influences, and gives James… Internet Archive The Country Between the Sands 1974 · Educational A review of physical geography in Iceland with an emphasis on glacial geology, physical landforms, and sedimentation. Shows the lifestyles of the Icelandic… Internet Archive Body Language in the Classroom 1976 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Encourages teachers to be aware of body language and shows how it can be applied in the classroom. Offers… Internet Archive Crime and the Courts 1971 · Educational Narrator, Eric Sevareid Discusses drug-related crimes, probation reform, juvenile crime, recidivism, and penology Narrated by Eric Sevareid Internet Archive Spooner's Patch pilot outtake - Section 1, Take 1 1978 · TV · Subtitles An outtake from the production of the pilot of British sitcom Spooner's Patch , which aired on the ITV network. All rights belong to ITV. Internet Archive Equal Justice Under Law: 1807 -- United States v. Aaron Burr 1977 · Educational Produced by WQED, Pittsburgh A dramatizion of a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court of Chief Justice John Marshall: Should the president have to appear… Internet Archive Parker Adderson, Philosopher 1976 · Educational An adaptation of the story of the same title by Ambrose Bierce Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Arthur Barron A Yankee spy captured by the… Internet Archive I Hear Your Hand 1976 · Educational "I Hear Your Hand" is a music package created to bring music appreciation to those who have never heard a sound. T. Daniel Robbins and Mary Jane Rhodes team… Internet Archive Historia De Un Hombre De 561 Años (1974) 1974 · Feature Historia de un hombre de 561 años es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Lucio Donantuoni según su propio guion escrito en… Internet Archive Chicano 1971 · Educational · 23 min Comments of Mexican-Americans who have achieved status in the current economic system are interspersed with those of demonstrators advocating "Chicano power."… Internet Archive Transactional Analysis 1978 · Educational · 26 min Transaction Analysis is Better Communication Story about pirates, sailing ships and buried treasure. Internet Archive The Mountain of the Cannibal God 1979 · Feature A woman (Ursula Andress) slogs through the New Guinea jungle with her brother (Stacy Keach), looking for her husband. Internet Archive PTL Club Episode from 1979 1979 · TV Colonel Sanders ALERT!! Internet Archive The Candy Snatchers(1973) 1973 · Feature Plot: A mute, autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage girl who has been kidnapped and buried alive by three young psychopathic criminals intent on extorting… Internet Archive Chinese History: 13 -- The Enduring Heritage 1976 · Educational VHS Produced by Wan-go Weng A recapitulation of Chinese history makes clear that despite internal and external pressures, China has possessed the enduring… Internet Archive İstasyon, Turkish Movie 1977 · Feature İstasyon, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/5081/istasyon Internet Archive Nasser: People's Pharaoh 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Henry Fonda Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled: Portraits of power Intended audience: Senior… Internet Archive Cemetery of the Elephants 1975 · Educational First released in Italy under title: El cemeterio de los elefantes Director, Armando Robles Godoy An allegorical story about a young writer who leaves home…