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3,985–4,032 of 13,674 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 SELECTING INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA 1975 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 39501 SELECTING INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS AND… Internet Archive Retirement Ceremony for Brigadier General Elizabeth P. Hoisington: Part II 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34438 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56982 Retirement Ceremony for Brigadier General Elizabeth P.… Internet Archive PACK IT RIGHT 1978 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: DEFINES TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH PACKAGING, PRESERVATION AND PACKING A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIALS FOR MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL… Internet Archive Read All About It! (1979-1982) 1979 · Educational Read All About It! is a sci-fi educational TV show for children created by TV Ontario. Frequently compared to Dr. Who, series one (1979-1980) had one… Internet Archive COMPANY, 1/5 CAV, 1ST AIR CAV DIV ON PATROL FIRE SUPPORT BASE MACE 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration COMPANY, 1/5 CAV, 1ST AIR CAV DIV ON PATROL FIRE SUPPORT BASE MACE ARC Identifier 34146 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive TRANSFER OF LAI KHE BASE CAMP TO ARVN (1ST INF DIV) 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration TRANSFER OF LAI KHE BASE CAMP TO ARVN (1ST INF DIV) ARC Identifier 33487 / Local Identifier 111-LC-55477 1970… Internet Archive The Long Goodbye (1973) 1973 · Film The long goodbye 1973 robert altman Internet Archive ARMY'S OTHER ROLE, THE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30289 ARMY'S OTHER ROLE, THE PORTRAYS THE US ARMY'S CIVIL ASSISTANCE ROLE; PROJECTS SHOWN INCLUDE THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION,… Internet Archive The Legend Of Bigfoot 1975 · Film Documentary/pseudo-documentary by Ivan Marx about his years hunting for evidence of Bigfoot--including footage of the creature itself. You can find out more… Internet Archive AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 257 1977 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 40179 AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 257 F-16 STORY - FEATURES BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES ABRAHAMSON, F-16 PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PRESENTING THE… Internet Archive CITIZEN SOLDIER COMMUNITY LEADER 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30292 CITIZEN SOLDIER COMMUNITY LEADER THIS FILM IS AN EXCELLENT PORTRAYAL OF THE ROLE OF US ARMY RESERVE UNITS IN COMMUNITY… Internet Archive Heat transfer printing, tomorrows technology today 1975 · Short · 19 min Stork invented the proces of Heat transfer printing and in this documentary or promotional movie we can see what the proces is, how everything is produced and… Internet Archive PROGRESS TO PEACE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30270 PROGRESS TO PEACE DESCRIBES THE PACIFICATION AND VIETNAMIZATION EFFORTS OF THE US ARMY IN VIETNAM. Internet Archive La Poliziotta Fa Carriera 1976 1976 · Feature Glitch in the upload system and now there are two copies of this movie. Files are the same. A curious woman is enlisted as a police woman thanks to her looks… Internet Archive Self Incorporated ★ Series about challenges of early adolescence 1975 · Talk Self Incorporated ★ Series about challenges of early adolescence Self-Incorporated: Self Incorporated is a 15-program television/film series designed to… Internet Archive World Famous Fairy Tale Series: 15-Episode Compilation (1975-79) 1975 · Cartoon This is a Japanese anime series of short films based on fairy tales and classic stories, produced by Toei Animation between 1975 and 1983. There are only 15… Internet Archive MULTIPURPOSE SHELTERS 1973 · Educational Department of Defense MULTIPURPOSE SHELTERS PIN 11326 1973 A FIVE-MAN TEAM DEMONSTRATES HOW TO UNLOAD THE WARD CONTAINER FROM THE LOADING VEHICLE, USING… Internet Archive Bread and Butterflies ★ "Lost" elementary school career development series 1974 · Talk Bread and Butterflies ★ "Lost" elementary school career development series Broadcast in 1974 and 1975 on NET/PBS by the Agency for Instructional Technology… Internet Archive MEDICAL UNIT, SELF-CONTAINED, TRANSPORTABLE 1974 · Educational Department of Defense MEDICAL UNIT, SELF-CONTAINED, TRANSPORTABLE PIN 11337 1974 IN 1959, THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE US ARMY INITIATED A SEARCH FOR A NEW TYPE… Internet Archive Inside Out ★ Emmy Award winning series - with Teacher's Guide and MKV 1972 · Talk Inside Out is an Emmy Award winning Elementary School film series: with MKV versions - and the complete 96 page Teacher's Guide. . _ . My thanks goes out to… Internet Archive AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 269 1978 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 50573 AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 269 G-RANG RECOVERY SYSTEM - ARNOLD ENGINEERING CENTER IS THE SITE OF AEROBALLISTIC STUDIES AT… Internet Archive Blazing Continent (Reel 1 of 2) 1972 · Educational National Archives - Blazing Continent - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This Russian film, with an… Internet Archive Collectie Filmcollectief - Udo bekommt einen neuen Anorak 1975 · Short · 10 min Institut für Film und Bild. In Wissenschaft und Unterricht. F.W.U. Udo bekommt einen neuen Anorak. Udo hat zum Geburtstag einen Anorak bekommen, der ihm aber… Internet Archive EXPANDABLE SHELTER 1972 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: DEMONSTRATES THE PROCEDURE FOR UNFOLDING THE WALLS AND SETTING UP THE EXPANDABLE UNIT OF THE MUST, AND FOR CONNECTING… Internet Archive THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION, THE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30278 THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION, THE GRAPHICALLY OUTLINES THE MISSION AND TRAINING OF THIS MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION, THE "ROCK OF… Internet Archive Cong Hoa Hospital, Burn Ward, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34987 / Local Identifier 111-LC-58248 Cong Hoa Hospital, Burn Ward, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam… Internet Archive DRILL SERGEANT 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30296 DRILL SERGEANT FOCUSES ON ONE ARMY DRILL SERGEANT AS HE GOES ABOUT HIS DAILY DUTIES OF SHAPING AND MOLDING YOUNG CIVILIANS… Internet Archive Pot! Parents! Police!( 1972) 1972 · Feature A lonely kid meets a hippie couple who introduce him to booze and pot. He gets into trouble at home and with the law. Internet Archive THIRD ARMORED DIVISION - SPEARHEAD, THE 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30273 THIRD ARMORED DIVISION - SPEARHEAD, THE DESCRIBES THE ENORMOUS POWER AND MOBILITY OF THE MODERN THIRD ARMORED DIVISION IN… Internet Archive THIS IS AIR FORCE RESCUE 1977 · Educational Department of Defense THIS IS AIR FORCE RESCUE PIN 38394 1977 DEFINES MISSION OF THE AIR FORCE COORDINATION CENTER. PROMOTES AN UNDERSTANDING OF ITS… Internet Archive Beyond The Bermuda Triangle 1978 CBS Late Movie 1975 · Commercial ** Made-for-TV ** (This is a May 9,1978 CBS Rebroadcast with some commercials....this originally aired Nov.6,1975 on NBC) A retired businessman (Fred… Internet Archive Stalker Tarkovksy 1979 1979 · Film Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, Internet Archive Battles Without Honor and Humanity 4 : Police Tactics (1974) 1974 · Film · Subtitles the yakuza papers 4 Internet Archive El canto cuenta su historia (1976) [1080p] 1976 · TV El canto cuenta su historia (1976) [1080p] Internet Archive TESTPORT 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25617 TESTPORT MISSION OF AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER, PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND. Internet Archive PREVENTION OF STRESS FRACTURES IN MILITARY TRAINING 1978 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 69034 PREVENTION OF STRESS FRACTURES IN MILITARY TRAINING EXPLAINS HOW TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND PREVENT STRESS FRACTURES WHICH OFTEN… Internet Archive The Farmer (1977) - Extremely Rare Revenge Flick 1977 · Film "The Farmer" was a revenge film produced in 1977. It was directed by David Berlatsky and starred Gary Conway, Angel Tompkins, Michael Dantz, Timothy Scott,… Internet Archive MEDICAL REGULATING 1976 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 65209 MEDICAL REGULATING DEMONSTRATES THAT MEDICAL REGULATING IS A FLEXIBLE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO INSURE SAFE AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF… Internet Archive FALCONS ON THE WING 1978 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38588 FALCONS ON THE WING DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT PROSPECTIVE AIR FORCE ACADEMY CADETS WITH THE ACADEMY PROGRAM. GIVES VIEWER VARIOUS… Internet Archive Dolores Project archaeology 1979 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37147 / Local Identifier 115.120 - Dolores Project archaeology - Department of the Interior.… Internet Archive Hurricane Polymar 1974 · Cartoon All of Hurricane Polymar. Internet Archive Soft & Dri Antiperspirant 1976 · Commercial Charlene Tilton ("Dallas") and P.J. Soles ("Carrie," "Halloween") appear in this 1976 commercial for Soft & Dri Antiperspirant. Internet Archive Prince Sihanouk's Cambodian Visit 1973 · Educational National Archives - Prince Sihanouk's Cambodian Visit - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers… Internet Archive Search 1974 · Educational icon search Internet Archive CHIEFS, THE 1975 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 34358 CHIEFS, THE A STUDY OF SENIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL ABOARD THE USS CALIFORNIA -CGN-36- AT SEA, RELATIVE TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF… Internet Archive LENSOMETER/VERTOMETER, THE PART III NEUTRALIZING CYLINDRICAL LENSES 1978 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 69035 LENSOMETER/VERTOMETER, THE PART III NEUTRALIZING CYLINDRICAL LENSES EXPLAINS AND DEMONSTRATES THE PROCEDURES FOR NEUTRALIZING… Internet Archive Ravager, The 1970 Pierre Agostino, Jo Long, Lynn Hayes, Luanne Roberts, Darlene Dawes, Ann Hollis, Diane Thurman, Garrett Cassell + Charles Nizet 1970 · Feature Yet another "Vietnam war vet goes crazy" movie. Hitting so many hot points it would make a dangerous drinking game. First our bad guy is an immigrant… Internet Archive 1979 11 04 Hosts Russell Hitchcock & Christie Allen With Christie Allen, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, The Aliens, The Radiators, Air Supply 1979 · TV The top stars of Australia and Air Supply sre in this episode! Enjoy! ~CW~