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4,513–4,560 of 13,812 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. |
|---|---|
| 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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Teaching Game Activities to Intermediate Children
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Beta #50: 1979 commercials and Saturday Night Live
21 July 1979 - KNBC channel 4 Los Angeles NBC - Saturday Night Live (s04e11 Talking Heads) (partial) commercials: Listermint mouthwash (partial) Ella…
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High-school animator in 1972: Vintage Super-8 educational film on animation techniques, preserved on relic VHS tape
First prize (post-secondary) - 6th Annual British Columbia Student Film Festival, 1974. Independent Super 8-mm film made by Grade-12 student, Stephen Bowlsby,…
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Crazy Eddie Commercial: "Doo-Wop"
A commercial for the New York-based consumer electronics store Crazy Eddie that originally aired in 1974, made to cash in on the doo-wop craze inspired by the…
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Race for Gold
1 videorecording, 52 min. : Explores athletic training methods in the United States and abroad to determine if drugs or training are responsible for the…
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Sociobiology, The Human Animal
1 videocassette (57 min.) : 3/4 in. + Note: Transferred from 1/2 in videocassette, University of Washington Focuses on sociobiology, a new and controversial…
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The Good Life (1975-78 TV Sitcom)
On his 40th birthday, Tom Good is depressed with his job as a draughtsman for a company that makes plastic toys for breakfast cereal packets. That night he…
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Question of Immunity
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[Home movie: Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean, Seville, Barcelona, Andorra, Portugal]
Synopsis A home movie by Carmen Vázquez and Antonio Vázquez about their trip to Spain, Andorra and Portugal. They document their visit to Alcáraz in Seville,…
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[Home Movie: González Family Home Movies, Spain, Portugal, Dominican Republic and New York]
Synopsis A home movie from the 1970s by Manuel González about their family trip to Spain, Portugal and the Dominican Republic. The video shows their visit to…
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Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist
A biography of Linus Pauling, a Nobel prize winning chemist, peace activist and political activist.
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Eugenie
This film portrays the confusions and complexities of a 12-year-old girl torn between the child that she is and the woman that she is becoming, depicting her…
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The California Reich
The California Reich (1975) [ VHSRip] A documentary on the roots of nazism In America.
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Soul Train (Season 2, Episode 19)
Soul Train (Season 2, Episode 19) Featuring: James Brown ("Get On The Good Foot," "Soul Power," "Make It Funky," "Cold Sweat," "Try Me," "Hot Pants," "Get Up…
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MEN OF THE SEA
Department of Defense PIN 25245 MEN OF THE SEA THE STORY OF NAVY COMBAT ART.
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Atari Commercials P2
Atari Commercials.
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The Gene Engineers
1 videocassette, 57 min. : 3/4 in Note: Transferred from 1/2 in videocassette, University of Washington DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the basic…
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Conflagration International Dub
Here's the Hong Kong produced english dub of the film Conflagration (aka Tokyo Bay Burns) ripped from the Mariann Video VHS Speed corrected to 23.976 FPS
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Let's Disco 1978 Commercial
Commercial for the Let's Disco instructional music album and book from 1978.
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1978 animated version of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy…
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What Price Coal?
A documentary on the problems that remain in the nation's coal mines and the human price paid for this source of energy. The program examines provisions of…
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Supermarkt (VHS-Rip)
lli ist 18 und lebt auf der Straße. Ohne Orientierung lässt er sich durch die Stadt treiben, immer auf dem Sprung. Er begegnet Menschen wie dem Journalisten…
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What's New at School?
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Collectie KNBRD - Wedstrijden Nationale Ploegen 1976
Eerste selectie in de Lommerbergen voor de wedstrijden van de Nationale Ploegen van de KNBRD in 1976
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Marco Polo 1975 Dvd9
Marco Polo 1975 Dvd9
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0 Series Shinkansen JNTO 16mm English
Original 16mm film copied to VHS from Japan National Tourist Organization . It would be around 1970. taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9z8Vygsbws
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Collection Filmcollectief - Weisse Blutkorperchen im Abwehrkampf
Weisse Blutkorperchen im Abwehrkampf
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Strandcamping Bakker Film-6
8mm film nr.6 van de heer Bakker van de Zandvoortse strandcamping
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The Dead Boys - CBGBs 1977-1978 Compilation
The Dead Boys live at CBGBS from 1977-1978. Lineage: pro . ntsc vhs > sa (SP) > dvdr > Sony Vegas Pro 10 > Womble Mpeg Video wizard > DVDLab Pro 2.5 >…
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Klean 'n Shine with Florence Henderson
Florence Henderson hawks cleaning spray in this 1974 commercial.
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US Savings Bonds: The Ant & The Grasshopper
An animated 1977 commercial for U.S. Savings Bonds.
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VD - Attack Plan
A sergeant addresses his troops, which happen to be syphilis and gonorrhea germs. There are also characters representing ignorance and fear.
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Very Old Japanese Animation Persian Dubbed (Bell and Sebastien) 1973 کارتون قدیمی بل و سپاستین دوبله فارسی ۱۹۷۳
Old Japanese Anime Persian Dubbed (Bell and Sebastien) 1973کارتون قدیمی بل و سپاستین دوبله فارسی ۱۹۷۳
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Roto-Rooter Radio Ad: "The Raving"
A radio ad for the plumbing company Roto-Rooter that originally aired in October of 1979, centering around a plumbing-based parody of Edgar Allan Poe's "The…
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Purina Puppy Chow with Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway narrates this animated 1977 commercial for Purina Puppy Chow.
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Urban Impact On Weather And Climate - 1972
VHS Rip, Black and White, 16 Minutes, Original Release: 1972, This Release: Unknown There is no text on the back of the case.
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Lassie's Rescue Rangers Pilot Lassie And The Spirit Of Thunder Mountain By Family Home Entertainment (Edited For Archive)
The pilot to Lassie's Rescue Rangers: Lassie And The Spirit Of Thunder Mountain from Family Home Entertainment. Lassie, her human friends & the Rescue Rangers…
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KNRM Zandvoort Exercise with lifeboat Dr.Ir.S.L.Louwes
This short movie, transferred from tape, is about the KNRM Zandvoort and an exercise with the lifeboat Dr.Ir.S.L.Louwes. Filmed around 1975, we think, in…
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Studs Lonigan TV Mini-Series (1979)
Story of the Irish-American Lonigan family between 1918 and 1930. The story centers on young Studs who is growing into adulthood in a city full of…
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1972 VHS • Penguins of the Antarctic 60 FPS
This tape preserves two short nature documentary films transferred to VHS. The first covers emperor penguins in Antarctica, following a group of French…
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Vicky Il Vichingo
Alcuni episodi di Vicky Il Vichingo, i primi 5 vengono da dei dvd, l'ultimo viene da un rip di una VHS
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Will the Fishing Have to Stop?
Discusses the fast-approaching threat of disastrous fish shortages due to indiscrimination and unlimited ocean fishing, and offers possible solutions. 1…
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Water: The Hazardous Necessity
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Kum Kum opening
Kum Kum (full title, 'Wanpaku Omukashi Kumu Kumu') was a 1975 anime series about Kum Kum, a young child who lives at the prehistoric era. The series was…
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A Family Circus Christmas From Family Home Entertainment
1 of 3 Family Circus Television Specials: A Family Circus Christmas. Jeffy learns that Santa Claus is watching him and he learns he can do anything. When…
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
20th century astronaut Buck Rogers emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into the 25th century where Earth is nearly devastated by nuclear warfare…
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YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT (MN-10668)
YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT (MN-10668) 1970 Shot List , 1)MLS Driver's eye view of city street with bldgs. to L and R; cars in FG. G 2) CU Looking out window of…
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Queen: London/Rainbow 31/3/1974 Original Reel To Reel Version
Queen, Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London, UK. This 3 source compilation was created and put together by Pittrek over at Queenzone, so huge thanks to him for…