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4,273–4,320 of 13,643 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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Hunters of the Seal : A Time of Change
1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : 1/2 in Contrasts the old and new ways of life of the Netsilik Eskimo. Shows how their conversion to Christianity and the…
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The End of the Rainbow : Nuclear Fusion
Examines the promise of nuclear fusion, which, if controlled, can be a cheap, clean, inexhaustible source of energy. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : 1/2 in…
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NBC Nightly News May 19, 1977
NBC Nightly News May 19, 1977
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Toys R Us Time Of Year 1976 Christmas Commercial (Restored)
This commercial is already on youtube Here , I just downloaded that video and restored it.
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Sha Na Na Show
With special guest Conway Twitty.
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Unknown holiday-movie 016
We got this movie anonymous and sent in a box by mail. It is a homemovie, probably recorded in de 70's from the last century. We don't know were it was filmed…
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10cc Live In Concert (1977)
As RetroSteve62 from YouTube wrote: From the 1977 concert at Hammersmith Odeon. This was released as a VHS in 1980...it was the first videotape I bought and I…
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Sight, Light, and Color
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Adolescent sexual conflict: are we still going to the movies?
This 14-minute film is designed to create an atmosphere in which people can speak seriously and openly about their thoughts and feelings concerning sexual…
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The Road to Happiness. : The Life and Times of Henry Ford
Footage from Henry Ford's extensive documentation of his personal history tells the story of the shy farm boy who became an American industrial legend. His…
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Schlitz Malt Liquor - Television Commercials, 16mm
This is a series of old television commercials for Schlitz Beer several featuring actress Carol Wayne.
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Ninety Degrees Below
Based on a film by Frank Lazi, presents a description of current scientific research being done in Antarctica. Discusses everyday living conditions, as well…
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The House Without A Christmas Tree (1972 +++++ Family, Christmas)
Christmas, Family: Plot : In 1946 Nebraska, a young girl named Addie desperately craves a Christmas tree, but her bitter widower father refuses because of…
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The Satanic Rites Of Dracula 1973
When vampire researcher Professor Van Helsing is asked to investigates a series of murders on behalf of Scotland Yard, only to discover a plot by a satanic…
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Touki Bouki (1973)
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Huckleberry Finn (1975 TV Movie) Ron Howard
Huckleberry Finn Starring: Ron Howard, Sarah Shelby, William L. Erwin, Frederic Downs, Rance Howard, Jean Howard, Clint Howard, Jack Elam, Shug Fisher, James…
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Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too (1993) VHS (1974)
Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too 1977
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The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
Examines the life and work of the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Shows some of Edison's many technical inventions, such as the light bulb, fluoroscope,…
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CBS Evening News May 29, 1979
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite May 29, 1979
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Italianamerican (1974)
Italianamerican 1974 Martin Scorsese
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Channel Seven Eyewitness News (Partial, BTQ-7, 13/06/75)
Sellys Handyman Bar with Andrew Harwood (B&W) Butter Cadbury Caramel Whip (B&W) Kit-E-Cat Shell Lemon Fab Ajax Ira Berk Datsun Spray Fresh Loxene New Junior…
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ABC TV - The Truckies: Episode 6 - Road Games (Incomplete, ABQ-2, 4/9/78)
A clip of the 1978 ABC TV series "The Truckies" found at the end of a U-matic tape. No clips of the series seem to be uploaded, and no episodes are listed at…
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Protein Structure and X-Ray Crystallography
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[ U 3 Web] Doubutsu Takarajima ( 1971) [ WEB DL 1920x 816 AVC E AC 3]
Also known as Animal Treasure Island.
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Mardi Gras Massacre 1978
Police try to capture someone who is commiting ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
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Puss N Boots Travel Around The World In 80 Days 1976 VHSRip
this is the third movie of Toei animation's Puss N Boots trilogy in English. There was on on here but the ending was cut off. I also have the first on in…
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Company-movie about Werzalit
This is a company-movie from a German factory who mad "Werzalit" for all kinds of purposes when constructors are building. In the movie we can see how it was…
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The Pill for the People
:A historical look at the discovery of the birth control pill. 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : 1/2 in Ted O'Brien Film cameramen, Bill Matthews, Phil Maheux…
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1979 Pabst Disco Commercial With Patrick Swayze
A commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer from 1979. It stars a young Patrick Swayze. This film was recently found in our archives and re-transferred to HD…
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Afloat And Aboat ★ "Lost" Water Safety course from 1977
Afloat and Aboat ★ A "Lost" Water Safety Educational Series ... 46 Years Old! Date 1977 Summary A water and boating safety education series, suggested for…
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NBC Nightly News May 31, 1976
NBC Nightly News May 31, 1976
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NBC Nightly News May 25, 1979
NBC Nightly News May 25, 1979
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Animentary Ketsudan (WW2 Anime) Complete Series
I got these from nyaa for the past few years and have decided to upload them on here. There is the first episode fansubbed by Kingmenu a few years back im…
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ALCF Jim Hubbard Films Stop the Movie (Cruising) Outtakes (shot Summer 1979) Clip 6747
This clip (6747) is part of the Jim Hubbard Lesbian/Gay Community Film Footage . The collection includes moving image footage shot by filmmaker Jim Hubbard.…
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[TV RIP] SPACE BATTLESHlP YAMAT0 ARABlC DUB (1979) DUBAl ZAMAN BROADCAST (2019)
The second dub ever produced in Jordan! By the studio that made the first dub ever made in Jordan, Media Fusion/Al-Aradhi Al-Moqadasah Studios's Uchu Kubo…
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Halloween is Grinch Night (VHS)
Digitized via Firewire with Canopus ADVC-110 and WinDV It's a delightful autumn sunset, when suddenly the sleepy peace of Whoville is disturbed by the howling…
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Autopsy 1975
A young medical intern at a morgue struggles coping with a wave of suicides. But when someone she just met kills herself, she starts to suspect someone close…
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Parker, Randall - Vita Craft Commercial, 16mm film
Laura Lee Shafer, Miss America 1972, in a commercial for Vita Craft. Color film by Randall Parker Collected 16mm films of Randall Parker, Archivist: Ben…
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Festival Of Family Classics Sleeping Beauty
Once upon a time, a whole kingdom took time out for a 100-year snooze. A beautiful baby princess is cursed by a wicked fairy. She will grow up, only to prick…
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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975)
The Little Mermaid 1975 animated film.
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Collectie KNBRD - R.IJ.P.-film Rampendag Veluwemeer
Filmbeelden van de Rampendag op het Veluwemeer dd: 14 mei 1977. Filmblik vermeldt: R.IJ.P.film, wat na enig onderzoek staat voor de Rijksdienst voor de…
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Memories from Eden
Deals with the role of zoos in educating the public, breeding animals, and in acting as a refuge for wildlife faced with the destruction of its natural…
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1977 Chevrolet with Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach stars in this commercial for 1977 Chevys.
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The Trial of Denton Cooley
In 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley, a leading heart surgeon, implanted an artificial heart into a patient who died soon after. Three years later, Dr. Cooley became…
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ENTERPRISE FOOTAGE
ENTERPRISE FOOTAGE 1970 Shot List , 1) LA MCU Side view, F-4J being launched from deck of USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). G 2) LA MCU Front view, F-4J on #1…
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"REM" - Vintage surrealist film 1976, 16mm VHS relic (Stephen Bowlsby)
A surrealist dream... Inside a burnt-out church, rain spatters on the balcony, burnt-out rafters arch above, and the floor sags below. The stain-glass window…
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Drive in Massacre (1977)
Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword. Watch on…
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Babyswim