The world's archives
4,657–4,704 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 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. |
Internet Archive
Leahy Jr., Tom - 2 Wichita TV Commercials, 1974
A video with two commercials produced and directed by Tom Leahy. First is Leahy performing his John Wayne impersonation with Tim McGill as a sidekick, selling…
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The Fourth King (1977)
An animated Christmas special by Romano Scarpa, featuring the voices of Ted Ross, Laurie Beechman, Arnold Stang, Ed Clein, and Bob McFadden. © 1977 R.A.I.…
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GK Chevrolet of Downers Grove Commercial: "The Winning Hand"
A commercial for GK Chevrolet of Downers Grove that originally aired on local Chicago television sometime in either November or December of 1977. This…
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Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group (1973) Japanese Language Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Japanese language trailer with no English subtitles. Trailer for the 1973…
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Sexuality: the Human Heritage
Sexuality: the Human Heritage Describes the Globe Theatre, and demonstrates the use of the staging areas with excerpts from Shakespeare's plays. Produced with…
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The funeral of the Chinese leader Mao Zedong
The funeral of the Chinese leader Mao Zedong
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Fleetwood Mac Japanese Rumours ( Live In Tokyo 12 05 1977) [ 1977, Classic Rock, VHSRip]
Fleetwood Mac - Japanese Rumours (Live In Tokyo 12-05-1977) [1977, Classic Rock, VHSRip]
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Colette (1873-1954)
Gabrielle Claudine Colette --Colette as she is remembered today--was a literary artist so suffused with dynamism that in her eighty-one years she gave the…
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN CAMBODIA
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN CAMBODIA Covers: May 23, 1970–May 27, 1970 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/33658
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The Year Without A Santa Claus 1992 WARNER HOME VIDEO VHS
Contents: 1. The Year Without A Santa Claus 1992 WARNER HOME VIDEO VHS, 2. Rudolph's Shiny New Year 1992 WARNER HOME VIDEO VHS, 3. Nestor The Long Eared…
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Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) SUBS DEU Trailer
trailer for the movie The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie)
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Concierto de Victor Jara en Perú | Transmisión de Panamericana Televisión | Recital Completo | 17-07-1973
Programa: Victor Jara en Perú Conducción: Ernesto García Calderón Canal: Panamericana Televisión - Canal 5 Fecha de grabación: 17 de julio de 1973 Repertorio…
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Babe Ruth Live April 9, 1975 Jardin des Étoiles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
This was originally broadcast on Canadian television in 1975. Judging by the "Boulevard Nostalgie" logo that periodically appears in the lower left corner, it…
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India, Machinery of Hope
:On the issue of industrial versus small-scale technology and the appropriateness of either method for the developing nations of the world, this program looks…
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ALCF Arthur H Virtue Home Movies Clip 9188
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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TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS 1973 VHS RIP
A VHS‑sourced transfer of Tales That Witness Madness (1973), taken from an original home‑video cassette. This rip preserves the analog qualities of…
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Sex and the Professional
With discussion gude Director and editor, Herman J. Engel; cameraman, Jerry Panzer Shows professionals in health and human services as they discuss the…
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Apache Blood (1973)
After a massacre of an Indian village by the U.S army, a survivor, Yellow shirt (Ray Danton) goes after them for revenge. His journey becomes a deadly…
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ABC TV - Test Pattern, Slide, Clock (ABN-2, 26/02/79)
Hey look, I've beat my 1980 limit with a lovely Umatic recording from the brilliant Commercials Ahoy!. Enjoy a test pattern, an ABC slide, and the clock with…
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Animal Communication
Examines the variety of signals used to communicate by a dozen species of animals. 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : 1/2 in Dan Ingram Cameramen, Peter Fera…
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L'Amour l'après-midi (1972) SUBS DEU Trailer
trailer for the movie Love in the Afternoon (1972) (L'Amour l'après-midi) with optional German subtitles
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Free To Be...You And Me (1974) Complete Show
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for strange film nights in London. Here's the complete Free To Be...You And Me musical kids TV special from 1974, taken from a VHS…
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[Home movie: Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean, Spain]
Synopsis A home movie circa 1970 by Carmen Vázquez and Antonio Vázquez about their trip to Spain. They visit the cities of Tarifa and Ceuta. There is footage…
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DVD Transfer 215 (Super Bowl XI; VHS Rip of Original Broadcast)
(c)1977 NBC Sports-NBCUniversal/Comcast; National Football League and KGW-Tegna (original broadcast) DVD Transfer 215 consists of the broadcast of Super Bowl…
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Star Trek USS Enterprise Gift Set by Mego (Commercial, 1976)
Here is a Star Trek toy commercial from 1976. If you need to contact me my discord is EONIK#5595
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Sunset Song (1971 TV Period Drama series)
The first of the Scots Quair trilogy by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, starting with Sunset Song from 1971. Chris Guthrie is a teenage girl from a poor farming family…
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The Long Search: Islam (1977)
It is said in Islam that every child is born Muslim by nature: he has the belief in his heart of one God. Over 400 million people profess Islam, and its…
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[Home movie: Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean, Family day in a yacht]
Synopsis A home movie circa 1970 by Carmen Vázquez documenting a family day in the sea on a yacht in Miami. It shows footage of the men fishing and the family…
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Bill Cosby in "Aesop's Fables" (1971, English and Greek dubs)
A 30-minute made for TV movie starring Bill Cosby as Aesop , produced by Lorimar Productions. Live-action interspersed with animated segments featuring the…
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Mystery of the Maya
An attempt to reconstruct the history of the Mayan Civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula, utilizing a combination of : artifacts; a study of present Mayans --…
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Dr. Seuss Green Eggs And Ham And Other Stories Sing Along Classics VHS
The Dr. Seuss Sing Along Classics VHS of Green Eggs And Ham And Other Stories aka Dr. Seuss On The Loose from FOXVideo and CBS Video. The Cat In The Hat…
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Fred Bassett (1976)
In 1976, a series of TV cartoon shorts based on the comic strip Fred Bassett were produced by none other than Bill Melendez Productions (famous for the…
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Girls and Women: How the World Sees Women
A student group performs a theater piece entitled "Women are like elephants", which spoofs statements about women by Aristotle, Jean Rousseau, Samuel Johnson,…
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1978 comedy classic National Lampoon's Animal House,…
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Pop, Iggy - Lawrence Opera House, 1978
Iggy Pop performing a live set at the Lawrence Opera House from 1978. This is a VHS transfer from what appears to be 8mm sound film shot at the event by Mark…
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ALCF Arthur H Virtue Home Movies Clip 9190 93
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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Alien (1979) Video Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien, directed by Ridley…
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Crisis In Mid Air (1979)
Crisis in Mid-air is a 1979 US made for TV movie. Written by Sean Baine and Stephen Downing. Directed by Walter Grauman.With original commercials from a…
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Together (1979) Trailer
VHS promo trailer for the 1979 drama Together aka Amo non amo, directed by Armenia Balducci, starring Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Terence Stamp and…
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Eagle Shadow Fist (VHS Rip)
Set during World War II, Eagle Shadow Fists stars Jackie Chan as a famous Chinese actor who joins a group of anti-japanese commandos to become a guerrilla…
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Full VHS Tape: Elmer (1976) - LIGHTNING VIDEO (1985)
The heartwarming ELMER, winner of the Award of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board, is a unique tale of courage and sharing - a tale to be shared by the…
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1977-1992 TOYOTA Commercials
Source - makotosuzuki
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Fin du monde Nostradamus an 2000
Archival presentation from a very poorly cared for French VHS copy, on the American Video label. MESECAM conversion from SECAM. 25fps (yadif deint).…
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SLITHIS 1985 VHS RIP
VHS transfer of Slithis (often circulated under the alternate title Spawn of the Slithis ), preserved from an analog home video source. This recording retains…
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The Bodyguard
1981 VHS release of the English dub of Sonny Chiba's The Bodyguard.
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Smokey And The Bandit (1977) Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1977 action comedy Smokey And The Bandit, directed by…
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Dr. Seuss The Lorax Sing Along Classics VHS
The Dr. Seuss Sing Along Classics VHS of The Lorax from FOXVideo and CBS Video. A nasty creature known as The Once-ler threatens the forest of The Lorax.
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SPIDERS: Come Into My Parlour (1976)
This nature documentary was produced by Anglia Television (UK, now called ITV Anglia) in 1976 as part of the "The WORLD of SURVIVAL" television documentary…