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3,217–3,264 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 To Be a Man 1970 · Educational A study of the American male's historic and traditional role in society. Profiles men's changing status and values through interviews with several prominent… Internet Archive Changing Organizations: Designing for People and Purpose 1978 · Educational · 26 min Professor Jay W. Lorsch uses selected organizational examples to illustrate the contingency theory of management. Explains that the type of structure that an… Internet Archive Creating a Children's Book 1971 · Educational Narrator, Don Messick; music, Mark Shinbrot Depicts Jolly Roger Bradfield's method of creating children's books. Shows how he gets his ideas, begins… Internet Archive Leisure 2000 1972 · Educational · 28 min Robert Lee discusses the probable emergence of more leisure time in our future and the demands it will make upon us. Examines the growing trend toward… Internet Archive The Informant 1974 · Educational · 24 min Photographed and directed by John Marshall Carolyn Carr, Frank Galvin, Eliot Tarlin, Marilyn Wood During the course of questioning, a suspect offers his… Internet Archive The Imprint of Europe 1976 · Educational Produced by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA and the UCLA Media Center States that although America's impact on Europe in the 16th and… Internet Archive Water Masses 1977 · Educational · 25 min Originally shown as part of the programming for the Open University course: Oceanography S334, a third level course John Wright, Sandra Smith, Harmon Craig,… Internet Archive Jason Of Star Command Ch 4 "A Cry For Help" 1978 · TV Jason keeps Dragos from conquering the galaxy. Internet Archive Hurra Die Schwedinnen Sind Da 1978 1978 · Feature Nikki Moser, a blond womanizer, made a deal with the burgomaster. He gave him money to buy a hotel, and for this Nikki should marry his daughter Marianne.… Internet Archive How Can I Teach Art? I Don't Know Anything About It 1976 · Educational Produced and directed by Dr. Alice M. Schwartz. Deposited by the Art and Music Education Department, The Pennsylvania State University Designed for teachers… Internet Archive Introducing Globes 1978 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1964 under the same title Combines animation and live action to introduce the globe and the various ways it… Internet Archive The Art of Age 1972 · Educational · 26 min Four elderly people reflect on the possibilities of maintaining a fulfilling and productive life into old age as scenes of their daily activities are shown.… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Freedom of Choice: Make Mine Purple" 1976 · 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 Project Famous 1977 · Educational Presenter: Robert Ballard Illustrates findings about the processes of seafloor spreading discovered by Project Famous. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole… Internet Archive Kittens Are Born 1971 · Educational · 9 min The film follows mother cat "Bootie" from her pregnancy through labor and the birth of three kittens. Emphasizes the birth process and the postnatal care. We… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 8 -- Who Protects the Worker? Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the eighth segment of the series, visits the Greek Island of Kos, a federal government building site, some offices of the federal… Internet Archive Henry's Simple Machine 1971 · Educational A Humorous exploration of the world of machines. Presents a dramatization in which a boy can solve a problem only by inventing his own machine Internet Archive América Televisión | Promociones 20° Aniversario | 15-12-1978 1978 · TV Canal: América Televisión - Canal 4 Fecha de grabacion: 15 de diciembre de 1978 Cortesía: C3000 (Canal de YouTube) Enlace del video:… Internet Archive Romance to Recovery 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producers, John Frederick, Herman S. Saunders; director, Paul Kleiter; writers, Joseph A. Pursch, John… Internet Archive Botanic Man: 10 -- Crackpot, Jackpot 1978 · Educational Contrasts the consumer-oriented, energy-intensive lifestyle of the United States with the poorer subsistence level in Mexico. Emphasizes that the world's… Internet Archive Impact of the Classroom Environment on Child Development 1974 · Educational Script consultation and narration, Maxine Sporr Schoggen; cinematography, Susan Norton, James M. Smith; sound, Peter J. Smith; editing Mark Krigbaum;… Internet Archive Puffins, Predators, and Pirates 1973 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer and director, Nancy Archibald Shows the threat posed to the marine bird, the puffin, from herring gulls during the summer… Internet Archive Teaching Strategies for Moral Development 1977 · Educational · 28 min Combines theories of moral development with the practice of classroom teachers to show and describe the wide range of possibilities. Teachers demonstrate the… Internet Archive Variations on a Theme: Skeletal Adaptations 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Made in 1978 Intended audience: High school through college Issued also as videorecording A study in the workings of natural… Internet Archive Infant Development 1976 · Educational · 25 min Présentation par le Dr. Jane Lawick-Goodall des caractéristiques du comportement et du développement chez le jeune chimpanzé et l'effet de cette vie… Internet Archive WELCOME TO CORNING, NEW YORK: TROPICAL STORM AGNES FLOOD 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 61035 / Local Identifier 311.91 - WELCOME TO CORNING, NEW YORK: TROPICAL STORM AGNES FLOOD -… Internet Archive Composer and Audience 1974 · Educational King's Singers; Edward Broughton Band The relationship between the composer and audience as seen on two different occasions and by two different composers,… Internet Archive Le nuove avventure di Pinocchio 1972 · 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 Minority Report 1973 · Educational An in-depth look at two related concerns: (1) special problems of minorities in what many observers consider an alien educational environment, (2) pros and… Internet Archive A Film on Early Intervention 1979 · Educational · 25 min Focuses on various programs that help preschool handicapped children acquire and maintain developmental skills. Includes models such as the home-bound program… Internet Archive Fells Point: Baltimore, 1975 1976 · Educational Tells how community action led to preservation of an historical area of Baltimore. Fells Point, founded in 1730, remains a living museum of maritime and… Internet Archive Organic Farming: Can It Feed the Multitudes? 1972 · Educational · 23 min Director, Rex Bromfield Senior high students through adults Pros and cons of large-scale modern mechanized farming and optimum-sized family farming are… Internet Archive Specific Learning Disabilities in the Classroom: Evaluation 1975 · Educational · 25 min Defines and documents the most common types of specific learning disabilities. Presents a language learning hierarchy, illustrated by film footage, to show… Internet Archive Woodrow Cornett: Letcher County Butcher 1970 · Educational Title from data sheet Bill Richardson, Frank Majority A portrait of Woodrow Cornett and his work and a look at the mountain custom of hog butchering… Internet Archive Shaw vs. Shakespeare: 2 -- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 1971 · Educational CLV Intended audience: senior high students George Bernard Shaw discusses his interpretation of the character of Julius Caesar as compared to that of… Internet Archive DAY OF THE KILLER TORNADOES 1978 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 54353 / Local Identifier 306.9222 - DAY OF THE KILLER TORNADOES - U.S. Information Agency. (1982… Internet Archive Cheechako's First Day 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, Derek W. Muirden A documentary focusing on Cheechako, a 4-month-old polar bear cub, as he comes out of his den under the… Internet Archive Land-Use Change in Southern Ontario 1977 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Analyzes the historical and geographical factors involved in land-use change, focusing on the takeover of… Internet Archive MTN 9 On Air Presentation (1979) 1979 · TV On Air presentation of regional Australian TV channel MTN-9 Griffith. Notable for how cheap and amateur it is. Saved from the telerecordings YouTube channel. Internet Archive Is A Career In The Professions For You? 1973 · Film Covers key career opportunities in the professional world of work. Provides teenagers with an overview from which to choose their careers. To license this… Internet Archive Justice Delayed, Justice Denied 1971 · Educational Narrator, Eric Sevareld Shows that the rise in population and the explosion of crime have resulted in court congestion. Explores plea bargaining and… Internet Archive Barbara Linden 1971 · Educational Produced by NET Barbara Linden, artistic director of the Theatre Workshop in Boston, performs with her company in scenes from an environmental theater piece… Internet Archive Museum 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Records the activities and functions which take place behind the scenes in museums throughout the United… Internet Archive America:2 -- Home Away From Home 1972 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Like Any Child Only More So 1977 · Educational Also issued as videorecording A documentary on hyperactive children. Profiles three families with children labeled hyperactive, and shows some of the… Internet Archive Galapagos Cactus and Scalesia 1972 · Educational Examines the wide range of ecological conditions in the Galapagos archipelago and the patterns of speciation and adaption shown by Opuntia and Scalesia.… Internet Archive Dance On A May Day 1977 · Educational · 10 min Focuses on the National Dance Institute's project of introducing boys to ballet, featuring Dance Director Jacques D'Amboise (1934-2021); boys are from… Internet Archive South Pacific: End of Eden? 1978 · Educational Shorter version (27 min.) also issued Producer, Julian Krainin; narrator, James Michener Considers whether or not Pacific cultures will survive the impact…