The world's archives

3,601–3,648 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 The IEP (Individualized Education Program) 1977 · Educational In accordance with Public Law 94-142, all educational agencies must design individualized education programs for the handicapped child. The psychoeducation… Internet Archive Hazedon 1972 · Cartoon ''Hazedon'' ('' (ハゼドン '', also known as ''Chief Joker'' in English) is a fantasy, comedy anime series that aired for the first time in the Japanese television… Internet Archive Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Skit 1976 · TV Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Skit Internet Archive [hSa] Zero Tester [ 0[ゼロ]テスター] TV Season 1 Episodes 1 - 38 1973 · Cartoon Uploaded originally by hSa, no subs. This is raw, but this series is relatively nowhere online and is important historically due to early Sunrise and Studio… Internet Archive Poland Reconstruction 1971 · Educational National Archives - Poland Reconstruction - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film examines… Internet Archive Golda Meir Interview (Reel 1 of 2) 1973 · Educational National Archives - Golda Meir Interview - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows Golda Meir,… Internet Archive BCTV News Hour Access - BC Hydro and the Revelstoke Dam 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 September… Internet Archive Aggressive Architects: An Introduction to Yellowjacket Biology 1976 · Educational Documents the research of Dr. Roger D. Akre on the life cycle of a typical yellowjacket colony, emphasizing the beneficial aspects of their biology. Useful… Internet Archive PATRIOTISM: HAVE IT YOUR WAY 1978 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 69284 PATRIOTISM: HAVE IT YOUR WAY NARRATED BY JOHN WAYNE, THIS FILM PRESENTS DEFINITIONS OF PATRIOTISM BY U.S. CITIZENS, MEMBERS OF… Internet Archive Perspectives on Language Training 1975 · Educational This film supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Development and from the National Institute of Neurological Disease and… Internet Archive Animals Of The Arctic 1979 · Educational · 16 min Internet Archive The People You Never See 1977 · Educational Shows young people leading meaningful lives, undaunted by cerebral palsy or by the effect of people's attitudes and major architectural barriers Internet Archive Wacky and Packy: 16-Episode Compilation 1975 · Cartoon A cartoon segment of Uncle Croc's Block about a caveman and his pet woolly mammoth who get transported to modern times. Internet Archive A Sports Suite 1977 · Educational Magnetic sound track Also issued as a 16 mm Sports activities set to music Internet Archive Microid S 1973 · 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 Copland Portrait 1975 · Educational United States Information Service Copland Portrait AVA03011VNB1, 1975 Offers Aaron Copland's insights and reflections on American musical history. Illustrates… Internet Archive Thumbelina (1978) 1978 · Cartoon A tiny girl, only as long as a man's thumb, is born to a childless woman, abducted by frogs who want her to marry their son, but escaping instead (with the… Internet Archive Christmas Is 1971 · Film Internet Archive Old world, new world [motion picture] 1976 · Educational · 54 min An introductory overview to a history of European immigration alternates formal narrative and historical film with interviews and color footage of present-day… Internet Archive Mechanics of Flight in Flying Foxes 1973 · Educational Analyse du vol des grandes chauves-souris dans une soufflerie expérimentale, à l'aide de cinéphotographie ultra ralentie. Vues frontale, dorsale et latérale Internet Archive That's Business: Accounts Receivable 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Based on the authors' book entitled Profit and cash flow management for non-financial managers Teaches… Internet Archive Laserblast ( 1978) 1978 · Feature WIDESCREEN BLU RAY VERSION Plot: A teenager stumbles upon an alien weapon, which transforms him into a grotesque killer. Internet Archive Dusk to Dawn 1971 · Educational Federal Aviation Administration Dusk to Dawn AVA20333VNB1 - 1971 This film examines different types of precautions and techniques that pilots should take when… Internet Archive Violent Youth: The Unmet Challenge 1975 · Educational Presents various approaches to dealing with juvenile crime by examining the cases of two serious offenders who are confined to a maximum security facilities… Internet Archive Behavioral Counseling: An Introduction, 8 -- Counseling Techniques: Self as a Model 1974 · Educational Demonstrates an approach to counseling used at the University of California, Santa Barbara Internet Archive Who Cares? The Counselor's Role in the American School 1973 · Educational · 28 min A series of vignettes portraying a wide variety of actual counselor situations. Intended to create a better understanding of the counselor's role in the… Internet Archive The Weather Machine: Part 2 1975 · Educational · 58 min Introduced by David Powitt Internet Archive GUNS AT SPRINGFIELD, THE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30274 GUNS AT SPRINGFIELD, THE SHOWS THE STORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE US ARMY'S SMALL ARMS FROM THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR THROUGH… Internet Archive Fuusen Shoujo Temple Chan(Temple the balloonist) 1977 · 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 Crying Indian • HD 1971 · Commercial · 1 min "Crying Indian" PSA • from the 60's or 70's - remastered in HD. This is the classic 'Crying Native American' AD (or 'crying Indian' ad, as some refer to it).… Internet Archive HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE - FROM VIETNAM TO PRESENT 1965 - 1977 1977 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38380 HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE - FROM VIETNAM TO PRESENT 1965 - 1977 SHOWS AIR FORCE INVOLVEMENT IN LAST DAYS OF THE VIETNAM WAR… Internet Archive REFORGER II (NATO) 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration REFORGER II (NATO) ARC Identifier 33906 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56105 1970 Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive AIR FORCE NOW 080 1976 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38359 AIR FORCE NOW 080 EXAMINES THE MEANING OF AMERICA'S 200TH BIRTHDAY. REMINDS US OF THE STRUGGLE, HARDSHIP, AND DIFFICULTIES… Internet Archive Anwar Sadat 1976 · Educational National Archives - Anwar Sadat - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows Anwar Sadat at a… Internet Archive Kenya 1973 · Educational National Archives - Kenya - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film presents a brief history… Internet Archive A Fortnight at Nine Fathoms 1970 · Film A Fortnight at Nine Fathoms Internet Archive Genetics: Man the Creator 1971 · Educational · 19 min Predicts various effects of genetics in years to come Internet Archive A-1-5 1st Air Cavalry, Binh Tuy Province 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration A-1-5 1st Air Cavalry, Binh Tuy Province ARC Identifier 34265 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56667 1971 Department of… Internet Archive 1973 NYRE Ball Drop 1973 · TV Dick Clark rings in 1973 on NBC. Internet Archive What Is Discipline, Anyway? 1973 · Educational Educational philosophers in a montage of answers offer a wide variety of viewpoints on school discipline, what it is, and some ways of achieving it within a… Internet Archive THE BELLINIS - Matt And Jenny S01E03 (1979) 1979 · TV S01 E03 25 min - TV-PG - Adventure · Western · Kids & Family Matt and Jenny hitch a ride with a circus family, who are believed to be thieves and are being… Internet Archive Komm Nach Wien Ich Zeig Dir Was! 1970 1970 · Feature This appears to be a sex through the ages film though with no English translation or subs, I am guessing. Quite good resolution for being from a VHS or TV… Internet Archive Andalusian Widow, The, La Viuda Andaluza 1977 1977 · Feature From IMDb: Lozana, a young, beautiful and clever woman decides to move to the city after a tragic love story. There, she meets Rampin, a naughty rascal who… Internet Archive Vremya_02.11.77 1977 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles The soviet information telecast "Vremya" (Time), the release at November 2nd, 1977. Internet Archive SOUNDS OF ANNAPOLIS 1972 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25522 SOUNDS OF ANNAPOLIS THE TRADITION AND SPIRIT OF ANNAPOLIS AND MIDSHIPMEN ARE BROUGHT ALIVE THROUGH THE NATURAL SOUNDS OF THE… Internet Archive The Secret Love of Sandra Blain 1971 · Educational Internet Archive Protestant USA (1977) 1977 · TV Protestant USA (1977) Internet Archive Young Dr. Freud 1976 · Educational · 1 h 37 min