The world's archives

3,841–3,888 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 Doctor Jeckyl Likes them Hot 1979 · Feature Yet another film utilizing Edwige Fenech's assets and acting skills. In this case she gets to act normally and with a blond wig. Lots of slapstick. Ran this… Internet Archive HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE - 1908-1916 1976 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38431 HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE - 1908-1916 HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPLANE AND ITS EVENTUAL ADAPTATION FOR USE AS A… Internet Archive Shasta - No Finer Draft Root Beer In The Land 1976 · Commercial A memorable western musical number, "No Finer Draft Root Beer in the Land," set to Andrews Sisters' "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen." Internet Archive The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) 1973 · Film · Subtitles the hourglass sanatorium 1973 Wojciech Has Internet Archive Tennessee Story: Knoxville 1977 · Film Promotional piece about Knoxville, TN and its history. Internet Archive USARV DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM - "PROJECT ON BOARD" 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34468 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57048 USARV DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM - "PROJECT ON BOARD" Department of… Internet Archive USARV DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM - "PROJECT ON BOARD" - Part 2 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34469 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57049 USARV DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM - "PROJECT ON BOARD" - Part 2… Internet Archive DOWN TO THE WIRE 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25618 DOWN TO THE WIRE A GROUP OF STUDENT PILOTS PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST LANDING ABOARD A CARRIER AT SEA. Internet Archive LADIES WEAR THE BLUE 1974 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25793 LADIES WEAR THE BLUE TRACING THE HISTORY OF NAVY WOMEN FROM 1917, THIS FILM STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT… Internet Archive Museums: Where Fun Is Learning 1978 · Educational · 17 min Stresses the idea of a museum as a practical and creative learning experience in support of formal teaching in schools, and emphasizes active student… Internet Archive ABC Evening News June 16, 1970 1970 · TV ABC Evening News with Frank Reynolds June 16, 1970 Internet Archive Necafe Instant Coffee 1977 · Commercial "If Nescafe can please the whole wide world, we can sure please you." And the "you" in this 1977 commercial is an R.V.'ing lumberjack and his wife, who are… Internet Archive Arrivano i Superboys / Akakichi no Irebun (Doppiaggio Italiano) 1970 · Cartoon ARRIVANO I SUPERBOYS 赤き血のイレブン Akakichi no Irebun Arrivano i Superboys (赤き血のイレブン Akakichi no Irebun?, lett. "Gli undici rosso sangue") è un manga scritto da… Internet Archive Galaxy Express 999, Le train de l'espace 1978 · Cartoon Tetsuro (ici Telado) est un jeune terrien qui voit sa mère se faire assassiner devant ses yeux par un androïde. N'ayant plus rien qui le retient, il décide de… Internet Archive SATELLITE METEOROLOGY 1971 · Educational Department of Defense - DISCUSSES WIND MOVEMENTS IN UPPER AIR AND FORMATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AS DETERMINED BY SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY. - DOD PIN 30103 Internet Archive Vengeance Is Mine (1979) 1979 · Film · Subtitles . Internet Archive Top Of The Pops ( 8th January 1976 ) 1976 · TV Saville-free TOTP episode! Internet Archive POLLUTION IS EVERYBODYS BABY 1972 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25777 POLLUTION IS EVERYBODYS BABY UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY JOSEPH GRIMES IS INTERVIEWED ON POLLUTION CONTROL. Internet Archive Mind How You Go 1973 · Short · 11 min A 1973 British classroom film teaching kids how to cross the street. This short stars TV presenter Valerie Singleton, known for her work on popular TV series… Internet Archive DR. VAN M. SIM, M.D. PRESS CONFERENCE,(ARMY LSD PROGRAM) 1975 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 35142 / Local Identifier 111-LC-58768 DR. VAN M. SIM, M.D. PRESS CONFERENCE,(ARMY LSD PROGRAM)… Internet Archive Chirin's Bell 1978 · Cartoon AKA "Ringing Bell", an animated movie about a lamb and wolf. English dub version. Internet Archive PREVENTION OF COLD INJURY 1975 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: WHEN TRAINING IN THE ARCTIC, THE SOLDIER MUST CONTEND WITH THAT MOST ANCIENT ENEMY OF MAN--THE COLD. SINCE CLOTHING… Internet Archive GREAT FLIGHT, THE 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25518 GREAT FLIGHT, THE THE STORY OF THE FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT IN 1919 PERFORMED BY A NAVY NC4 AND THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION… Internet Archive Démétan La Petite Grenouille 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 Lustful Vicar, The, Kyrkoherden 1970 · Feature The movie opens with a witch burning after a rather somber trial by drowning before settling down to a more lighthearted sex comedy. Lots of subtitle choices… Internet Archive LANDSAT - GROWING CONCERNS 1977 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration LANDSAT - GROWING CONCERNS U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54512 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive PARALLEL RC CIRCUITS 1972 · Educational Department of Defense - REVIEWS THE OPERATION OF PARALLEL RC CIRCUIT AND SPECIFICALLY POINTS OUT HOW TO SOLVE FOR BRANCH CURRENTS AND TOTAL IMPEDANCE BY USING… Internet Archive All At Sea 1977 · Feature All at Sea is a 1977 Australian television film about a group of misfits on holiday on an island resort. Not great resolution but quite watchable. Kind of an… Internet Archive 1979.8.26-Pro-Wrestling All-Star Battle of Dream [AJPW, NJPW, IWE] (60fps) 1979 · Film Tokyo Sports Newspaper presents Pro-Wrestling All-Star Battle of Dream August 26, 1979 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan Internet Archive A Prison Film: Still Living 1971 · Educational Internet Archive MAKING OF THE SOLDIER-POLICEMAN, THE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30290 MAKING OF THE SOLDIER-POLICEMAN, THE FOLLOWS A MILITARY POLICE TRAINEE THROUGH SUCH ACTIVITIES AS ACCIDENT REPORTING, RIOT… Internet Archive Remember My Name (1978) 1978 · Film Remember My Name, writer-director Alan Rudolph’s second feature, is a real rarity, never released on VHS or DVD. Updating the classic woman’s melodrama, it… Internet Archive Mangrove 1970 · Educational Internet Archive Environment Economy 1971 · Educational National Archives - Environment Economy - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores the… Internet Archive Rainbow Rider 1975 · Educational The art and sport of free ballooning is examined in this lively film. Preparation for the events surrounding the world championship of ballooning are… Internet Archive Paper 1970 · Short · 16 min This movie is about paper through the ages. Very educational. The movie was almost completely turned into red. We could make a black and white movie of it but… Internet Archive Why Not a Woman? 1977 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 3340582 / Local Identifier 174-G-3 - Why Not a Woman? - Department of Labor. This film shows… Internet Archive GATHERING OF MEN AND SHIPS, THE 1977 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 35246 GATHERING OF MEN AND SHIPS, THE NAVY SHIPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SAIL TO NEW YORK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL NAVAL… Internet Archive 8mm films van de familie Schaardenburg 1970 · Short · 26 min Diverse 8mm films van de familie Schaardenburg, met toestemming van mevr.Schaardenburg geplaatst op het internet. Internet Archive Kashi No Ki Mokku ( Pinocchio The Series)(Saban's Adventures Of Pinocchio)( 樫の木モック) 1972 · Cartoon All of Kashi No Ki Mokku. Internet Archive CBS Evening News Sept 6, 1972 1972 · TV CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite Sept 6, 1972 Internet Archive Casshan/Casshern(1973) 1973 · Cartoon All of Casshan(1973), Internet Archive PARALLEL RCL CIRCUITS 1972 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: BEGINS BY CONSTRUCTING A PARALLEL RCL CIRCUIT AND POINTING OUT THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL BRANCH CURRENT IS INDEPENDENT OF… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Memories on Film 1978 · Home movie · 10 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION 1979 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30265 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION DESCRIBES THE VERSATILITY OF THE 8TH INFANTRY "PATHFINDER" DIVISION, AND ITS TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN… Internet Archive Messalina 2 Poppea Die Hure Von Rom 1972 · Film Originaltitel: Poppea... una prostituta al servizio dell'impero. Produktionsland: Italien Originalsprache: Italienisch Regie: Alfonso Brescia VHSRip Internet Archive Trade-Offs ★ "Lost" Elementary Economics series from PBS 1978 · Talk Trade-Offs ★ "Lost" Elementary Economics series from PBS 1978 by The Agency for Instructional Technology https://thetvdb.com/series/trade-offs/allseasons/offic… Internet Archive FORT BLISS - HEART OF ARMY AIR DEFENSE 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30269 FORT BLISS - HEART OF ARMY AIR DEFENSE SHOWS SOME OF THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND EXACTING TRAINING THE ARMY AIR DEFENSE COMMAND…