The world's archives

3,937–3,984 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 Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (Full 1990 CBS/FOX Video VHS) 1970 · Film Mankind Is Driven Underground! Superb makeup, creative effects, and impressive sets highlight this second entry in the immensely popular "Apes" series.… Internet Archive ABC World News Tonight July 2, 1979 1979 · TV ABC World News Tonight July 2, 1979 Internet Archive Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2 : Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) 1973 · Film · Subtitles The yakuza papers 2 Internet Archive Flood disaster area Harrisburg et. al. 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34694 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57585 Flood disaster area Harrisburg et. al. Silent. Department of… Internet Archive Zaat(1971) HD VERSION 720P 1971 · Feature NOW IN HD A mad scientist transforms himself into an aquatic killer. Internet Archive EARLY BALLOONS 1972 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 34867 EARLY BALLOONS EARLY ATTEMPTS TO ATTAIN FREE FLIGHT THROUGH THE USE OF BALLOONS. Internet Archive EMERGENCY TREATMENT SECTION 1973 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: ILLUSTRATES THE LAYOUT OF THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT IN THE EMERGENCY TREATMENT CENTER OF THE MUST HOSPITAL. - PIN 29837 Internet Archive Empire Today Commercial End Tag Collection 1979 · Commercial A collection of end tags used in commercials for the Chicago-based home improvement company Empire Today. Internet Archive Children's Thought and Language 1971 · Short · 11 min A British short documentary about research into how children use language and reasoning. Produced by Stefan Sargent Productions and Michael Forlong… Internet Archive Route One 1976 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 4723728, LI 235-ADA-2 - Route One - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Moving Images Relating to Alcohol… Internet Archive Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Citizens' Action Line 1979 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 2562675 / Local Identifier 142.127 - Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Citizens' Action Line -… Internet Archive Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Radio & Television Packagers redrawn and colorized versions) 1970 · Film In the early 1970's, a company named Radio & Television Packagers commissioned Fred Ladd and his colorization company Color Systems Inc. (later named… Internet Archive Arab Commando Leaders 1970 · Educational National Archives - Arab Commando Leaders - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This short film contains an… Internet Archive Hana no ko Lun Lun - Early French dub ("Lulu, le mystère de la Fleur Magique") 1979 · Cartoon RIP de la VHS "Lulu, le mystère de la Fleur Magique" sortie en France dans les années 1980, proposant un doublage différent de la version TV ("Le tour du… Internet Archive NEW DIRECTIONS IN FLIGHT 1978 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration NEW DIRECTIONS IN FLIGHT U.S. Information Agency. (08/01/1953 - 03/27/1978) ARC Identifier 58473 / Local… Internet Archive Air Show in Paris 1971 · Educational National Archives - Air Show in Paris - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film consists of footage of… Internet Archive HMS Sheffield 1975 · Documentary · 19 min A 1970s British documentary short film Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield. Produced by BB&H Films for the Central Office of Information. The DVD I ripped this… Internet Archive Deep Submergence Rescue System 1973 · Educational Department of the Navy Deep Submergence Rescue System AVA21383VNB1, 1973 Introduction and orientation to the mission and capabilities of the deep submergence… Internet Archive Love It Like a Fool: A Film About Malvina Reynolds 1977 · Educational Internet Archive Are You In The House Alone( 1978) 1978 · Feature WARNING: IMPLICATIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT! A teenage girl is harassed by a stalker who torments her with threatening notes and phone calls. Internet Archive Cong Hoa Hospital, Burn Ward, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34988 / Local Identifier 111-LC-58249 Cong Hoa Hospital, Burn Ward, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam… Internet Archive La Poliziotta Fa Carriera 1976 1976 · Feature A curious woman is enlisted as a police woman thanks to her looks that impressed a police commissioner who's her neighbor. She spreads havoc since the entry… Internet Archive WAVEGUIDE PLUMBING 1979 · Educational Department of Defense - COVERS THE 90 E AND H BEND IN RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES BY EXPLAINING THE EFFECT ON THE FIELD WITHIN THE GUIDE. TWISTS, FLEXIBLE… Internet Archive Raffles Episode 2: A Costume Piece (TV 1975) 1977 · TV Episode 2 of the Raffles TV adaptation, A Costume Piece Internet Archive PEST CONTROL FUMIGATING WITH ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE 1977 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: PRESENTS STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES FOR FUMIGATING IN-PLACE STOCK AND A RAILROAD CAR OF FOODSTUFF. SHOWS HOW TO HANDLE… Internet Archive NOSE AND SINUS CLINICAL PROCEDURES - PART II - NASAL FRACTURES 1977 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: DEMONSTRATES THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES PERFORMED BY A PHYSICIAN FOR SIMPLE NASAL FRACTURES INVOLVING LATERAL DISPLACEMENT… Internet Archive 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY -- ON THE THRESHOLD OF TRADITION - USAF ACADEMY 1954-1979 1979 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 50934 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY -- ON THE THRESHOLD OF TRADITION - USAF ACADEMY 1954-1979 COVERS THE 25 YEARS SINCE… Internet Archive Mikey And Nicky (1976) 1976 · Film · Subtitles Micky And Nicky 1976 Internet Archive INTERVIEW WITH CONGRESSWOMEN MARTHA GRIFFITHS AND PATSY MINK 1974 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39784, LI 220-IWY-4 - INTERVIEW WITH CONGRESSWOMEN MARTHA GRIFFITHS AND PATSY MINK - DVD Copied by Ann… Internet Archive All About You ★ Elementary Health and Hygiene Series 1974 · Talk All About You ★ Elementary Health and Hygiene Series As seen on TV Ontario and PBS in the mid 70's - Memory Lane!!! The show was geared towards youngsters… Internet Archive Sha Na Na Show 1979 · TV With special guest Barbara Mandrell. Internet Archive Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3 : Proxy War (1973) 1973 · Film · Subtitles the yakuza papers 3 Internet Archive Dr. Smith's drug demonstration, Frankfurt, Germany 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34664 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57512 Dr. Smith's drug demonstration, Frankfurt, Germany… Internet Archive Violence: Will It Ever End? 1973 · Educational Internet Archive Anti-Aircraft Guns Around Hanoi 1972 · Educational National Archives - Anti-Aircraft Guns Around Hanoi - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - - DVD Copied by… Internet Archive Top Of The Pops (6th May 1976) 1976 · TV Another Saville-free episode! Internet Archive A BETTER WAY PROGRAM 161 1979 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration A BETTER WAY PROGRAM 161 Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information. Motion… Internet Archive Spare the Rod (Open Captioned) 1979 · Educational Department of Education Spare the Rod (Open Captioned) AVA02407VNB1, 1979 The video attempts to give some perspective to the subject of discipline, and some… Internet Archive Salvation Army (1979) 1979 · TV Salvation Army (1979) Internet Archive BETTER YOUR BEST 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23490 BETTER YOUR BEST USE OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW IT BENEFITS THE STUDENT. Internet Archive Cong Hoa Hospital Burn Ward, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34947 / Local Identifier 111-LC-58185 Cong Hoa Hospital Burn Ward, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam… Internet Archive INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEYING - Part 1 1979 · Educational Department of Defense INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEYING - Part 1 PIN 69153 1979 Equipment and Techniques. Internet Archive A Time for Georgia 1971 · Educational Internet Archive Bell Telephone's Super-Switcher 1977 · Commercial A 1977 commercial for Bell Telephone's "super-switcher" system. Low on entertainment value, but for outdated technology education/stock footage it's potential… Internet Archive ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S NEEDS 1974 · Educational Department of Defense ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S NEEDS PIN 11336 1974 KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLETE MEDICAL HISTORY OF EACH PATIENT PRIOR TO HIS HOSPITALIZATION OR… Internet Archive Challenge for a Lifetime 1975 · Short · 23 min A 1970s British police recruitment film. Produced by Anvil Film & Recording Group for the Central Office of Information. The DVD I ripped this from says it is… Internet Archive Women's Liberation 1972 · Educational Internet Archive Barstow Travel Adventures: Florida Midwinter Dream 1973 1973 · Home movie The Barstow family visits Florida. Filmed and edited by Robbins Barstow (1919-2010) of Wethersfield, Connecticut.