The world's archives

3,457–3,504 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 240-Robert - John Bennett Perry 1979 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/240-robert-1979-tv-series-1979-1981.html Internet Archive Americans: 1776 1975 · Educational National Park Service Americans: 1776 AVA01335VNB1, 1975 Presents a view of everyday life during the time of the American Revolution. Shows the crafts, ways… Internet Archive SF Saiyuki Starzinger - The Complete Movie Collection (1979) 1979 · Cartoon Princess Aurora, the only survivor of her planet destroyed by evil mutants, is resolved to put an end to the mutant menace in the galaxy along with three… Internet Archive Laos: The Not So Secret War 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Laos: The Not So Secret War National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981) ARC… Internet Archive Button ... Button 1975 · Educational · 28 min Presents the second level of a typical employee grievance procedure in the public sector. Depicts the right of a tax assessor to wear a button supporting a… Internet Archive New Harmony: An Example and a Beacon 1971 · Educational · 28 min Director and writer, Ledford C. Carter ; consultants, Donald F. Carmony, Helen Elliott Traces the history and significance of New Harmony, Indiana, from its… Internet Archive Audubon's Shore Birds 1976 · Educational Writer, Robie Hubley; narrators, Jon Huberth, Susan Bunting; consultant, James Baird; cameraman, Roy Wilcox Recreates John James Audubon's observations of… Internet Archive EARTHQUAKE 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 61057 / Local Identifier 311.113 - EARTHQUAKE - Federal Emergency Management Agency. (04/01/1979… Internet Archive Lone Wolf And Cub: 5 - Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons 1973 · Feature Balancing physical action with Buddhist musings on life and death, the most spiritual of the Lone Wolf and Cub films finds Ogami’s combat skills put to the… Internet Archive Cole Tuckey & Plain Jane - Live in Lawrence 1979 1979 · TV This is an episode of the Sunflower Cablevision program “Bringing It All Back Home,” which featured both local live music and touring live acts in the late… Internet Archive Johnny Can Learn to Read 1975 · Educational · 31 min Based on the thesis that most reading problems among children stem from lack of motivation, this film describes many techniques being employed to give… Internet Archive Overmanagement, or How an Exciting Idea Can Become a Dull 1976 · Educational Narrator, Hans Conried Title from film With leader's guide An animated program which illustrates the effect a complicated, bureaucratic decision making… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Lungs" 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 Sea Turtles: Race for Life 1975 · Educational Credits: Producers, Jonathan Donald and Ned Kelly Summary: Depicts the birth of Ridley sea turtles on the coast of Costa Rica and their race for survival… Internet Archive HOLY MOUNTAIN HD 1973 · Film the HOLY MOUNTAIN 1973 HD Internet Archive Reading: The American Dinosaur 1976 · Educational Recorded from the Claremont Reading Conference Discusses the importance of reading and how to make it relevant to children. Lillian Thompson, headmistress… Internet Archive At Last, At Last, La Moglie Vergine, The Virgin Wife 1975 1975 · Feature When newlywed Valentina returns from her honeymoon still a virgin, and her young but impotent husband Giovannino seems helpless, a solution must be found to… Internet Archive A Storm of Strangers: The Irish 1974 · Educational Producers, Saul Rubin and Elaine Attias; director, Chris Jenkyns Edmund O'Brien speaks for Dennis Mulligan, who fled the famine-ravaged Ireland of 1955, and… Internet Archive Images of Country Women: A Patchwork Quilt 1976 · Educational · 28 min Producer and director, Lucyann Kerry Shows the activities and attitudes of women towards their roles in rural society through a look at the daily lives of… Internet Archive The Role of Phonics 1974 · Educational Herbert Kohl discusses his views on phonics and talks with teachers about decoding skills. Explores the role of phonics and that role in the reading program Internet Archive Tolstoy Biography 1970 · Educational National Archives - Tolstoy Biography - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film biography about Leo… Internet Archive The Motivated Saccade 1974 · Educational · 26 min Documents the motivated control of a specific brain wave by a laboratory experiment in which a cat is conditioned to increase or withhold its eye movement and… Internet Archive Fairy Tales From Around The World (Manga Sekai Mukashibanashi) 1976 · Cartoon Over 16 episodes of all your classic fairy tale favourites. Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi was produced by Dax International in Japan in 1976. Internet Archive A Matter of Expectations: Parenting the Exceptional Child 1979 · Educational Produced by Steve Seily The issue of parenting is traced from the discovery of a handicapping condition to the establishment of a healthy relationship… Internet Archive New Approaches to Big Problems 1975 · Educational Series guests submit their ideas on human relations, discipline, truancy, punishment, and anger. General approaches to discipline are discussed along with… Internet Archive THE ENERGY CRISIS - PRESIDENT CARTER'S PLAN 1977 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE ENERGY CRISIS - PRESIDENT CARTER'S PLAN U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 50458 /… Internet Archive How to Manage by Results: 1 -- MBO: What Does it Take? 1979 · Educational Dale D. McConkey, professor of management at the University of Wisconsin, discusses how to use MBO (management by objectives) effectively. He uses real work… Internet Archive Shift of Stimulus Control: A Clinical Procedure in Articulation Therapy 1970 · Educational Films of work with two mentally retarded children demonstrate the general strategy of stimulus-shift techniques in which new phoneme responses are developed… Internet Archive Haiti 1972 · Educational National Archives - Haiti - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers the economic improvement one… Internet Archive Care of the Sick in Ancient Civilizations (Greek, Roman, Hindu, Chinese) 1970 · Educational · 29 min Discusses mythological and religious influences, prominent individuals, and medical treatments in medical care among ancient civilizations. Lecture by… Internet Archive The Seven Wishes Of Joanna Peabody Short Story Film 1978 1978 · Short Presents a contemporary fantasy based on the G. Gray's book of the same title about a young girl living in an urban ghetto who has her wishes fulfilled by a… Internet Archive The Eyes Have It -- Or Do They? 1970 · Educational The role of the eye in perception is explored. The parts of the eye perform functions similar to those carried out by a camera. What a person perceives in… Internet Archive The Education Of Sonny Carson( 1974) DVD RIP 1974 · Feature IN WIDESCREEN Loosely based on the autobiography by the same name Plot: Caught up in gang life, a gifted young man (Rony Clanton) goes to jail and finally… Internet Archive Robokko Beeton [ろぼっ子ビートン] Incomplete 1977 · Cartoon All of the Robokko Beeton episodes sans for episodes 12, 17, 19 - 23, 25, 26, 34, 41, and 44. This was found on another site and saved as is; I can't locate… Internet Archive Science Ninja Team Gatchaman(1972) english subbed 1972 · Cartoon The original 1972 Gatchaman series. Internet Archive Hanes Pantyhose 1977 · Commercial Take away the visuals and the jingle for this 1977 pantyhose campaign ("Gentlemen prefer Hanes") makes it seem as though they're being marketed for… Internet Archive Rip-Off at the Top 1975 · Educational SUMMARY: Robert Townsend, author of Up the Organization, and former president of Avis Rent-a-Car, examines the inequalities of the American income tax system… Internet Archive Origins of Man (1965) 1972 · Educational · 29 min Illustrates ways in which we express attitudes toward emotional problems and mental health and encourages the acceptance of differences in the behavior and… Internet Archive Over There on a Visit 1976 · Educational Director, Alan Wallis; producer, Andrew Leigh Christopher Isherwood, who captured the spirit of Berlin in the 1920s while "over there on a visit" is… Internet Archive ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN 1974 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54173 / Local Identifier 306.9028.… Internet Archive Behavioral counseling. [motion picture] : an introduction 1974 · Educational · 41 min Shows a client's phobia and how the conselor helps to dispel it, creating a model for desensitization techniques Internet Archive Gowapper 5 Godam(Goliath the Super Fighter) 1976 · 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 Fundamentals of Double Action Revolver Shooting 1975 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 4523715 / Local Identifier 330-DVIC-27541 - Fundamentals of Double Action Revolver Shooting -… Internet Archive HANDEL'S MESSIAH AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY 1976 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 34915 HANDEL'S MESSIAH AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY HANDEL'S "MESSIAH" IS PERFORMED AT THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY BY THE ACADEMY GLEE CLUB AND… Internet Archive Churchill: Voice of a Lion 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Drew… Internet Archive The Quiet Revolution of Mrs. Harris 1976 · Educational With teacher's guide Presents the story of Gloria Harris, now in process of completing her M.A. degree and fulfilling a job as a counselor. Attempts to… Internet Archive Behavioral Group Counseling 1972 · Educational · 27 min Behavioral Group Counseling SummaryFeatures Carl E Thoresen who demonstrates his application of behavioral counseling techniques in a group setting with an… Internet Archive Point of Convergence 1973 · Educational Spanish version also issued Directors, José Gómez-Sincre, Angel Hurtado; photographer, Angel Hurtado Examines the cultures and artifacts of three early…