The world's archives
4,369–4,416 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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Full VHS Tape: The Famous Five Get Into Trouble (1970) - TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT (1987)
The Famous Five Get Into Trouble (aka De fem i fedtefadet) is a 1970 Danish-German film based on Enid Blyton's 1949 novel of the same name. This is the…
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Kung Fu [Pilot] (VHS Rip from TBS)
The adventures of Shaolin Monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
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The Genetic Chance
Now that pre-natal diagnosis of genetic diseases is becoming further developed, prospective mothers who are carriers of the disease hemophilia must face…
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Yoji Kuri — Manga [ 1977] ( 480p)
A series of short vignettes where we learn just how much contempt for humanity exists within Yoji Kuri's sense of humour. A good collection with a few…
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The Final Frontier
Explores the scientific prediction that by the year 2177 more people will be living in space than on Earth and examines the promise of space colonization.
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ABC 1-12-77 and 6-8-77 Charlie's Angels WOC
ABC 1-12-77 and 6-8-77 Charlie's Angels WOC ABC PRIMETIME 1/12/77 WEDNESDAY NIGHT(1 Hour Block With Original Commercials) Charlie's Angels:Season 1 Episode…
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“Splitstream” 1978: Vintage 16 mm avant-garde film on relic VHS tape (Stephen Arthur Bowlsby)
A split screen shows two tightly synchronized, "impossible" shots of the same scene: a moving POV camera showing what the central character is looking at, and…
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Parker, Randall - UNB Commercial raw footage, 16mm film
Raw color footage from a local Wichita commercial for UNB bank, some good brief stock footage clips. Color film by Randall Parker Collected 16mm films of…
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VHS Tape - The Old Grey Whistle Test at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England with Elton John - 1982
VHS Tape - The Old Grey Whistle Test at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England with Elton John - 1982 No Commercials Video Size: 720x480 Length: 1:03:55 VHS…
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The Mystery of the Anasazi
Inquires into the mystery of the unknown builders of ruins discovered by the Navajo Indians 300 years ago. Considers questions such as who these people were,…
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ALCF Arthur H Virtue Home Movies Clip 9173 77
The Films of Arthur H. Virtue Descriptions by Jini Virtue Errichetti This clip is part of the Arthur H. Virtue collection. Arthur H. Virtue is the primary…
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Young filmmaker 1969-76: Vintage 16-mm animated films & TV interview, preserved on relic VHS tape
1. Vancouver Cable 10 interview of filmmaker Stephen Arthur Bowlsby – part one (with Martin Truax) 2. Absurdo (animation) 0:03:14 3. Interview part two…
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The Headless Eyes 1971
After his eye is gauged out during an attempted robbery, a man goes on a killing spree keeping the victims eyes to preserve and use in his bizarre artwork.
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The Great Wine Revolution
Explores the efforts to produce the perfect custom-made grape, high yielding, disease resistant, and mechanically cultivated, harvested and fermented. 1…
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Vintage 16-mm film VHS relic "ANIZEN" animation 1975 by Stephen Bowlsby
Based on an Alan Watts Zen-Buddhist parable about the creation of the universe and the nature of God -- a platform for surrealist animation and transformation…
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Dolly Parton & Carol Burnett In Nashville
Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett co-headline this musical variety special, shot at The Grand Ole Opry and Ryman auditorium in January 1979, and aired on…
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Rainbow (1972 - 1992) . ITV
Paint-the-whole-world-with-a-Rainboooowww!
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The Hot Box
Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women's prison and start a local revolution.
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Lavelle 007
From the Lavelle Family Home Movie Collection, shot by David J. Lavelle, Sr. and digitized by Nicole Lavelle. Reel label: (4) Vacation '72 Beach - Lagunitas,…
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SAIGON STOCK FOOTAGE
SAIGON STOCK FOOTAGE Produced: September 9, 1970 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87951
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Teenage pregnancy.
The discovery that a teenager is pregnant brings emotional upheaval to every member of the family. The family doctor provides a source of advice and comfort.…
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The Renewable Tree
Explores solutions to the problem of conserving trees while meeting economic and social demands for paper. 2 videocassettes (VHS) (59 min.) : 3/4 in…
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FULL VHS: Cartoon Parade Number 2 (1979/1981) [The Nostalgia Merchant]
NOTE: This tape is not in the best shape, so I apologize for the abrupt start, out-of-sync sound during "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves" and…
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Brigantine Castle New Jersey Pier
TV commercials and stills commemorating the popular New Jersey attraction Brigantine Castle (aka Haunted Mansion) with was destroyed by Arson in the 1980s.…
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The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs
Discusses recent discoveries that have shed light on the mystery of how dinosaurs lived. Argues that dinosaurs did not die out, but evolved into modern-day…
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ABC 9-12-79 Charlie's Angels VHS WOC
ABC PRIMETIME 9/12/79 WEDNESDAY NIGHT(2 Hour Block With Original Commercials) Charlie's Angels:Season 4 Episode 1:Love Boat Angels(Original 9/12/79 Airing…
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NBC Sunday Night News April 2, 1972
NBC Sunday Night News April 2, 1972
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Drink, Drank, Drunk
Helps create an understanding of the problems of alcoholism. Provides advice on dealing with alcoholism programs, and explores the services of the Al-Anon…
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The Bridge that Spanned the World
A documentary using the first cast iron bridge spanning the Severn River near Colebrookdale in Western England as the focal point for the history of…
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Let's Switch (1975)
Chaos ensues when two former college friends, one a housewife (Barbara Eden) and the other the editor of a hip woman's magazine (Barbara Feldon), decide to…
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Woningbouw in de Gasthuisstraat te Zandvoort
Op deze film is vastgelegd de bouw van een woning in de Gasthuisstraat te Zandvoort. Vanaf het moment dat de kuil voor de fundering wordt gegraven tot aan het…
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A Whisper from Space
Deals with the current surge of cosmic discovery which is providing a deeper understanding of our universe's past and future.
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Fusion : The Energy Promise
Traces the history of the international race to develop a way of making fusion an economically viable energy source. 1 videocassette, 56 min. : 3/4 in. + U…
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チリンの鈴 Ringing Bell
Takashi Yanase and Sanrio, 1978 Dubbed in 1983.
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Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock: Arcadia-gou no Nazo [DVD] & [BD] [Sub Español] [396p] & [1080p]
La historia sobre el misterio de Arcadia, en la que se basó el episodio de televisión 13. PD: Dejo 2 versiones ambas tanto la versión DVD y BD tienen…
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Read All About It ★ TV Ontario Adventures In Learning series with MKV
Read All About It ★ TV Ontario Adventures In Learning series with Matroska Video Versions . _ . My thanks goes out to Ian Parker for donating this Complete…
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Whales, Dolphins, and Men
Program details research about the whale and the dolphin, and presents a case for their preservation.
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The Synthesizer Sound Machine - The Fantastic Pikes (1972)
Side 1: Bottoms Up (00:10) Mouldy Old Dough (03:08) Boccherini's Minuet (05:50) The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (09:03) Mozart 40 (12:36) Popcorn (15:43) Side…
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Cashing In on the Ocean
Deals with the subject of manganese nodules containing copper, manganese, iron, nickel, and cobalt that lie deep in the ocean beyond any national…
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K-Tel Mood Shirts Commercial
A commercial for the K-Tel Mood Shirt - a shirt with a thermochromic element on it that acts similarly to a mood ring - that originally aired sometime in 1975.
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Predictable Disaster
It is now possible to predict earthquakes. At least two successful predictions have already been made in the United States; and the NOVA crew was present and…
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Money Crazy (1977 Hong Kong Comedy Movie VHSrip)
Starring Richard Ng from the famous Lucky Stars series. Transferred from a VHS tape released by Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporated.
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Full VHS Tape: The Bananas Boat (1975) - UNITED HOME VIDEO (1987)
Charley Farthing is on the run. An irate husband with murder on his mind has chased him out of his wife's bed. Seeking shelter from the storm, Charley hops a…
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Sweet Solutions
Describes the sugar industry and sugar substitutes. Also Non-traditional uses of sugar and its future as an energy source. 1 videocassette (VHS) (42 min.) :…
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Lavelle 020
From the Lavelle Family Home Movie Collection, digitized by Nicole Lavelle. Shot by Tim Lavelle and Helene Lavelle on Super 8mm. Reel label: Tim: Honeymoon…
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The Cramps Live At The California State Mental Hospital, Napa, California - June 13th, 1978 [59.94 FPS]
High quality rip, probably the best quality version available anywhere. Deinterlaced, 59.94 FPS. Setlist: [ 00:00 ] - Intro [ 00:33 ] - Mystery Plane [02:51 ]…
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The Business of Extinction
Discusses the illegal export of rare animals and the impact it has on the world's animal populations and ecology. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : 1/2 in…
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Die Biene Maja ihre Schoensten Abenteurer (1977) (2023, Remaster)
Ladies and gentlemen, I give the 2023 remaster of the 1977 German-dubbed Japanese animated compilation-edited film, Die Biene Maja ihre Schonsten Abenteurer !…