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3,313–3,360 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 Lu Ryden interviews Lockheed L-1011 designer Bob Robillard, circa 1970 1970 · TV The first part of this color film is silent, marketing footage of the new Lockheed L-1011 airliner showing the interior features and passenger seating. This… Internet Archive All My Buttons 1973 · Educational · 28 min Describes various activities of a retarded boy who is attempting to find an independent life in the community in order to illustrate problems associated with… Internet Archive 76. L' Alguer, la "barceloneta" de Sardenya 1970 · Short Una de les ciutats més importants de l'illa de Sardenya és L'Alguer, on a més de molts records arquitectònics del pas dels catalans s'hi conserva encara la… Internet Archive Etching and Color Intaglio: A Close-Up of the Medium 1973 · Educational Produced by printmaker George Johanson and filmmaker Manson Kennedy Detailed demonstration includes traditional techniques of etching, engraving, and… Internet Archive People's Firehouse No. 1 1979 · Educational · 26 min Narrator: Robert Lacativa Cinematography, Larry Bullard ; editor, Stephanie Palewski A small, New York City community gathers together to oppose the closing… Internet Archive Ethics: Part B 1975 · Educational Designed to make police officers more aware of the kinds of interpersonal difficulties with which they must learn to deal. Four events are re-created and… Internet Archive Learning About Thinking and Vice Versa 1971 · Educational Director, Joe Koenig Educator Eleanor Duckworth demonstrates children's thinking processes through classic Piaget-type interviews held during a workshop for… Internet Archive The Street 1976 · Educational From the book by Mordecai Richler. Animated film which tells of a family's summer-long deathbed vigil in the Jewish section of Montreal. Conveys the… Internet Archive Wynn Bullock, Photographer 1978 · Educational CREDITS: Director, Thom Tyson SUMMARY: Interweaves Wynn Bullock's personal reflections on his creative search as a photographer with the struggle that he and… Internet Archive Is A Career As A Technician For You? 1971 · Film Presents an overview of technicians at work in industrial, commercial, scientific and agricultural settings. Shows role of technician as key assistant to… Internet Archive A Place to Live 1978 · Educational Producer and director, Fred James; cinematographer, James Lieu Highlights the Shelter Institute in Bath, Me., which teaches people to build homes that are… Internet Archive Equal Justice Under Law: 1819 -- McCulloch v. Maryland 1977 · Educational Produced by WQED, Pittsburgh A dramatization of a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court of Chief Justice John Marshall: Can states tax the operations of… Internet Archive Nell and Fred 1972 · Educational · 28 min Produced for the program Challenge for Change/Société nouvelle in cooperation with departments and agencies of the Government of Canada Producers, George… Internet Archive Once Upon a Dime 1970 · Educational Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Once Upon a Dime 30 min VHS and DVD This cartoon shows the need for a medium of exchange from primitive times to today. The… Internet Archive The History of U.S. Foreign Relations: Part 1 -- An Age of Revolutions 1972 · Educational · 30 min Uses paintings, political cartoons, and scenes of historic locations to portray the diplomacy of the American Revolution through the early Federal period.… Internet Archive Visit to the Sepulcher (Visitatio Sepulchri) 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Shows a performance of the 12th-century music drama entitled Visitatio Sepulchri which relates the Gospel story of the first Easter.… Internet Archive Ladies Doctor, Il Ginecologo Della Mutua 1977 · Feature Lots of familiar faces in this one, Renzo Montagnani, Paola Senatore, Marina Hedman. Plot has something to do with a gynecologist who owes money high tailing… Internet Archive One To Grow On- Prologue 1973 · Educational Outlines the methods and goals aimed at in achieving an understanding of the mental health aspects of student-teacher relationships. We digitized and uploaded… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 7 -- Who Protects the Consumer? Part 1 1979 · Commercial Milton Friedman, in the seventh segment of the series, presents evidence to support his view that most government consumer-protection activity hurts consumers… Internet Archive Through All Time: The American Search for Community, Part 2: Pleasure Domes and Money Mills 1977 · Educational Produced by KPBS, San Diego State University Visits resort and recreation boom towns, including Breckinridge, Colorado; Lahaina, Hawaii; and Gillette,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Fight" 1975 · 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 Whatever Is Fun 1973 · Cartoon A bad tempered King wants to know why he never has any fun. Internet Archive Walter Kerr on Theater 1970 · Educational STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Walter Kerr comments on excerpts from five plays performed by top professionals. Mr. Kerr clarifies characteristics unique… Internet Archive Claire Falkenstein 1977 · Educational Chronicles the public and private life of American sculptor Claire Falkenstein. Samples public opinion and professional criticism of her work and shows the… Internet Archive People in Crisis 1978 · Educational Deals with the importance of coordinating a hospital's efforts to assure timely and efficient patient discharges. Illustrates hospital and patient benefits… Internet Archive Space Pirate Captain Harlock (ZIV Dub) 1978 · Cartoon Two dubs were made of the classic Space Pirate Captain Harlock anime. One covers episodes 1 and 9 and was likely commissioned directly from Toei as a test for… Internet Archive The Summer Of The Swans Short Story Film 1974 1974 · Short Summer of the Swans was adapted for television as Sara's Summer of the Swans in 1974. Internet Archive Harriet 1978 · Educational Produced by Jeffrey Weber for United Methodist Communications Harriet Kerr, a widow in her forties, talks about her twenty-year marriage to a minister, his… Internet Archive Phobias 1971 · Educational Produced by the BBC Two psychiatrists explain why people get phobias and describe methods used in treatment. People discuss what it is like to have a phobia Internet Archive The Flour Mill House 1970 · Educational Portuguese dialogue with English subtitles Credits: Director, Geraldo Sarno Summary: Portrays the farming and harvesting of manioc, used in the making of… Internet Archive The Child Artist 1976 · Educational Produced and directed by Dr. Alice M. Schwartz A teacher, through questions and discussion, stimulates students' imagination and visual imagery as she helps… Internet Archive If You Do Something for Me 1971 · Educational Humorous approach is used to discuss principles of operant conditioning as they apply to shaping human behavior. In college classroom setting, professor… Internet Archive A VISIT TO MARS 1970 · Educational Department of Defense A VISIT TO MARS PIN 30256 1970 PRESENTS A LOOK AT THE MILITARY AFFILIATE RADIO SYSTEM, ITS HISTORY, ITS OPERATIONS, AND ITS PART IN OUR… Internet Archive See, Touch, Feel 1971 · Educational · 30 min Examines in detail the planning and construction of three commonly found sets, the "presenter" (one person), the "interview" (2 or more people) and the… Internet Archive Yanomamo: A Multi-Disciplinary Study 1970 · Educational Internet Archive While The Cat's Away... 1972 1972 · Feature Mrs Jones (Kathryn Ford in her only credit at IMDb) is a very busy woman who can stop traffic. In fact in the opening scene we see traffic backed up as she… Internet Archive National Family Planning Programs: Restoring the Balance 1974 · Educational · 28 min With sound track in Spanish R.T. Ravenholt, Willard Boynton Presents family planning program leaders from several countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America,… Internet Archive Visual Search in Driving 1975 · Educational Presents visual examples of situations involving searching stopped vehicles and requires students to provide a yes or no answer in connection with each… Internet Archive FORCIBLE ENTRY: EXCUSE AND TRICKERY. Part Two 1974 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration FORCIBLE ENTRY: EXCUSE AND TRICKERY. Part Two Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1935 - )… Internet Archive Management By Objectives and Performance Appraisal: 3 -- 1975 · Educational With leader's guide Director, Don Sykes; writer, Sue Walima An industrial education film which uses animation to review all the steps for successul and… Internet Archive Multicultural Education: A Teaching Style 1978 · Educational Producers, David Arnold and Dennis Hicks ; director, Wayne Threm Also issued as videorecording This film looks at the change from the traditional "melting… Internet Archive Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance 1974 · Feature Meiko Kaji returns in Toshiya Fujita’s invigorating sequel to his own cult hit Lady Snowblood. Our furious heroine is captured by the authorities and… Internet Archive The Human Problems: Management Approaches 1978 · Educational · 26 min The Human Problems: Management Approaches Based on the story of the same title by Katherine Anne Porter, about a matriarch who on her deathbed struggles to… Internet Archive My Marks Are Me 1976 · Educational Directed and produced by Dr. Alice M. Schwartz. Deposited by the Art and Music Education Department, The Pennsylvania State University Designed to allow art… Internet Archive Olympics: The Eternal Torch 1974 · Educational · 27 min Uses footage dating back to 1896 and highlights taken from each Olympiad since, to trace the American participation in the games. Shows the pageantry and… Internet Archive Resurrection 1973 · Educational · 27 min A Mexican-American family celebrates Easter in Los Angeles. Their church still follows many of the old, traditional Mexican rituals, and the parents follow… Internet Archive That Our Children Will Not Die 1978 · Educational · 30 min Shows primary health care services in various parts of Nigeria which use specially trained community health workers and nurses in an expanded role Internet Archive The Urban Forest 1977 · Educational Discusses how trees improve the environment by such influences as absorbing air and noise pollution and cutting down on glare. Urges more programs to plan for…