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2,977–3,024 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 Black Views on Race: Adam Clayton Powell 1970 · Educational Presents public remarks by Adam Clayton Powell which express the philosophy of the New York politican concerning race relations Internet Archive Operation Re-Entry 1971 · Educational Produced by NET In the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, mental patients are rehabilitated by first receiving "tokens" as rewards, then by making a transition… Internet Archive Introduction To The National Radiation Control Network 1977 · Educational From U-Matic tape: "Introduction to the National Radiation Control Network" with John C. Villforth and Richard W. Peterson August 22, 1977 Internet Archive 081. Gas Natural: Construcción de un gran depósito (1971-72) 1971 · Short Reportatge sobre l'inici de les obres d'un gran dipòsit de la companyia Gas Natural al port de Barcelona. Images on the start of work on a large tank of the… Internet Archive Transporting and Placing Quality Concrete 1976 · Educational Rev. version of: How to transport, place, finish & cure quality concrete. 1953 Intended audience: Architects, engineers, builders, and construction workers… Internet Archive Human Memory 1978 · Educational Consultant and narrator, Gordon H. Bower Discusses human memory processes and how material is learned Internet Archive Women in Sports: An Informal History 1976 · Educational Surveys the participation of women in sports from classical times to the present day. Discusses prejudice against the physically active woman, the growing… Internet Archive Lone Wolf and Cub: 1 - Sword Of Vengeance 1972 · Feature The inaugural film in the Lone Wolf and Cub series immediately thrust Itto Ogami into the ranks of the all-time great samurai movie icons. In this… Internet Archive Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are 1971 · Educational Follows the individual progress over a four month period of nine mentally ill patients who have been transferred from a state hospital to the H. Douglas… Internet Archive I'm Mad at You 1974 · Educational With study guide Director, Larry Klingman Vignettes illustrating situations in which children feel angry at others. For primary grades Internet Archive Adventures of Hutch the honeybee(昆虫物語みなしごハッチ) (1970-1971) 1970 · Cartoon Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,… Internet Archive To Be a Man 1978 · Educational This film asks as many questions as it answers about the masculine role and about the view that holds that the man should be breadwinner, provider, doer, and… Internet Archive Life On Earth ★ BBC Nature series - with MKV Files 1979 · Talk Life On Earth ★ BBC Nature series - with MKV Files (From Wikipedia:) Life on Earth: A Natural History by David Attenborough is a British television natural… Internet Archive Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid 1976 · Educational Title from data sheet Ned Beatty, Chris Barnes, Estelle Parsons Based on: Luke Baldwin's vow / by Morley Callaghan Longer version (51 min.) also issued… Internet Archive The Witchy Weed 1970 · Educational Directed by Paulo Gil Soares Traces the development of the tobacco industry in Brazil and describes the techniques and economics of tobacco growing and… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Filmstrip 2: Case Histories" 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 The Incredible Bread Machine Film 1975 · Educational · 31 min Produced by James W. Doswell ; directed and filmed by Theo Kamecke ; authors, Karl Keating ... [et al.] ; edited by David Hill Considers the possible adverse… Internet Archive Gianni Schicchi. 1970 · Educational · 22 min Filmed by students of the Theatre Arts Department Looks at behind-the scenes preparations and rehearsals for a presentation of the opera Gianni Schicchi by… Internet Archive People, People, People 1975 · Educational Explores the populating process of the United States from 17,760 B.C. to A.D. 1976 and illustrates cultural and technical innovations which influenced the… Internet Archive In Search of Ancient Mysteries (Reel 1) 1974 · Educational · 27 min WATCH REEL 2 HERE (LINK) Explores the specific evidences that a technological and scientific knowledge was at work on Earth during prehistoric times. Presents… Internet Archive La Ñata Contra El Vidrio (1972) 1972 · Feature Película Internet Archive Why Not a Woman? 1976 · Educational · 26 min Shows women working successfully in nontraditional jobs such as welder, carpenter, and mechanic. Explores the attitudes of their male coworkers, supervisors,… Internet Archive Full Circle: The Work of Doris Chase 1974 · Educational Producer, Elizabeth Wood Artist Doris Chase explains her work in various media from painting on flat surfaces through sculpture in wood, plexiglass, plastic,… Internet Archive I'm a Fool 1976 · Educational A young man's job, his relationship with his coworkers and his desire to impress those around him mark his passage to adulthood Ron Howard Internet Archive Khrushchev: The Bear's Embrace 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 Filmstrip: "Part 1: The Time Machine" 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 Batik 1972 · Educational Shows the characteristics and processes of the batik art form. Illustrates the preparation of the cloth, application of the wax resist, techniques of dyeing… Internet Archive Manmade Macromolecules 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Describes the discovery and laboratory polymerization of three manmade plastics: polyethylene,… Internet Archive Osprey 1979 · Educational First released in England A documentary about the osprey, showing how it is able to pluck a trout half its own weight from the water. Scenes in the Scottish… Internet Archive The Great Houdini - Sally Struthers, Paul Michael Glaser 1976 · Feature Syndicated broadcast Internet Archive The Fruit Fly: A Look at Behavior Biology 1973 · Educational Producer, director, and writer, Steven Katten; fruit fly photography, Larry Logan Shows how the fruit fly is used to study behavior. Describes the work… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Frankenstein, Part One" 1978 · 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 Will There Always Be an England? 1977 · Educational · 24 min Producer, John Tiffin Outlines the social and economic decline of Great Britain within the past few years and suggests that this fact may threaten her… Internet Archive Four Women Artists 1977 · Educational Four women artists from Mississippi discuss their art and lifestyles. Includes writer Eudora Welty, quiltmaker Pecolia Warner, painter Theora Hamblett, and… Internet Archive Esta es mi Argentina (1974) [1080p] 1974 · Feature Esta es mi Argentina (1974) [1080p] Internet Archive Marcel Proust (1871-1922) 1977 · Educational · 15 min Biography of Proust shows him at different stages of life: child, student, and the reflective, withdrawn youth, barred by illness and frailty from the active… Internet Archive A Storm of Strangers: Jung Sai, Chinese-American 1977 · Educational · 29 min A young Chinese American journalist seeks her ethnic origins by traveling through the West Coast Chinese community interviewing people on the coolie labor… Internet Archive Von der Nordseekuste bis Berlin 1972 · Educational Also issued with English narration With student guidebook Writer, Ruth Pressell; consultant, Meno Spann A German language teaching film which shows views… Internet Archive VISION USA, NO 20 1974 · TV INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN THE U.S. - PEWTERSMITH - DON MILLER, SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, WATERMEN OF CHESAPEAKE BAY,… Internet Archive Future Fuels 1973 · Educational Narrator, Frank Mc Gee Illustrates possible new alternative energy souerces such as oil shale, geoghermal power, solar energy, and nuclear fusion Internet Archive Martin Luther (1970) -- excerpt 1970 · Educational · 29 min Martin Luther (1970) -- excerpt A dramatization of the life and work of Martin Luther from the time of his taking the vows of the Augustinian monastic order,… Internet Archive Benjamin Franklin 1971 · Educational Subjective camera techniques at historic sites trace the life of Benjamin Franklin, scientist, statesman, scholar, and sage. From the Americana series Internet Archive Botanic Man: 7 -- White Death, Life 1978 · Educational Examines the recolonization of plant life since the Ice Age 20,000 years ago. Shot on location in the Arctic Circle and the wheat lands of Canada, the program… Internet Archive The Eiger 1972 · Educational Relates the experiences of four men as they successfully climb Mt. Eiger in Switzerland Internet Archive Project Universe - The Solar Image 1978 · TV Episode of educational science series "Project Universe" : "The Solar Image". (Note: This episode aired in 1978 so scientific knowledge, technology, and… Internet Archive Manioc Bread 1972 · Educational Réalisation, Herman Schlenker Observation de la fabrication du pain à partir des racines du manioc. Les femmes Makiritare éliminent le poison par la… Internet Archive The Crocodile (And Discussion) 1973 · Educational Collaborator, Clifton Fadiman Tells the short story The crocodile, by Dostayevsky, about a middle class government employee who is swallowed by a crocodile… Internet Archive With All Deliberate Speed 1976 · Educational In Clarendon County, South Carolina, black minister J.A. DeLaine and white judge J. Waites Waring suffered harassment during the fight over school…