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673–720 of 6,614 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 Community Relations Officer 1974 · Documentary · 3 min A very short three minute British documentary about the role of the community relations officer in the RAF. I'm not completely sure as to the intention and… Internet Archive 1964 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS DOCUMENTARY "ONE WEEK IN OCTOBER" 22084 Documentary Released in 1964 by the Department of Defense and the Office of Civil Defense, ONE WEEK IN OCTOBER tells the gripping story of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.… Internet Archive 1945 BRITISH DOCUMENTARY BURMA CAMPAIGN WORLD WAR II BURMA VICTORY 42464 Documentary Made in 1945, BURMA VICTORY is a British documentary about the Burma Campaign during World War Two. It was directed by Roy Boulting. The introduction to the… Internet Archive " FIFTH AVENUE AMERICA! " 1960s NEW YORK CITY / FIFTH AVENUE DOCUMENTARY 95774 Documentary This episode of the 1960s TV show “America!” looks at the diverse attractions of New York’s Fifth Avenue. It starts with some well known buildings like the… Internet Archive 1978 TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA DOCUMENTARY "THE DOUBLE TENTH" TAPIEI CHIANG CHING-KUO 61014 Documentary Presented by the Free China Film Syndicate, The Double Tenth is a short documentary from 10 October 1978 that gives viewers a glimpse of the Republic of… Internet Archive " WE ARE NOT ALONE " 1966 SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DOCUMENTARY WALTER SULLIVAN XD8041 Documentary This 1966 documentary, "We Are Not Alone" looks at the prospects for finding extraterrestrial life. Edward P. Morgan narrates this special based on Walter… Internet Archive Frozen Planet II ★ Sequel to BBC Earth Frozen Planet - with MKV 2022 · Talk Frozen Planet II ★ is the sequel to BBC Earth's Frozen Planet - with MKV, subtitles, an online course, and a large printable poster! . _ . I found the source… Internet Archive 1950s SIOUX INDIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM "FALLEN EAGLE" 59194 Documentary FALLEN EAGLE is a 1950s short film produced in cooperation with the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs and the Department of Parks. It was written and directed by… Internet Archive “BREAKTHROUGH” 1950 NORWEGIAN AURA HYDROPOWER PLANT DOCUMENTARY 65944 Documentary This 1950 black and white historical educational film directed by Lauritz Faulk takes a personal narrative approach to depicting the inception and… Internet Archive National Geographic—Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest (1991) 1991 · Documentary · Subtitles National Geographic—Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest Narrated by William Shatner (National Geographic Society, 1991) Running Time: 1 Hour TAKE A SPECTACULAR… Internet Archive CONQUER BY THE CLOCK IMPRESSIONISTIC WWII INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVE DOCUMENTARY 77114 Documentary Made by RKO Pathe as part of the WWII industrial incentive effort, "Conquer by the Clock" presents a hectic montage of images of productivity, set to the… Internet Archive Downlands 1947 · Documentary · 15 min A 1947 British short documentary about farming. Produced by Greenpark Productions for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive " ANARCHY USA " 1966 ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT / COMMUNIST CONSPIRACY DOCUMENTARY PART 1 XD73244 Documentary A John Birch Society film made shortly after the Watts Riots, “Anarchy USA reel 1” (1966) is the first half of an American Right-wing propaganda film that… Internet Archive Eagles Of The Fleet 1950 · Documentary · 9 min 1950 British documentary about naval aviation. Produced by the Crown Film Unit for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive COLOMBIA CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAS 1940s JULIEN BRYAN DOCUMENTARY 64624 Documentary This early 1940s black and white film documentary shows the life of Columbians in different income classes. It was created by legendary filmmaker Julien Bryan… Internet Archive "THAT WAR IN KOREA " KOREAN WAR DOCUMENTARY 1950 INVASION TO HUNGNAM EVACUATION PART 1 6344 Documentary Encyclopedia Britannica (:41) presents "That War in Korea", a documentary about the Korean War of 1950 to 1953. Originally produced as a Project XX… Internet Archive Fenlands 1945 · Documentary · 17 min A 1945 British short documentary about a farming area in eastern England. Produced by Greenpark Productions for the Ministry of Information. Internet Archive Smithsonian World- March 1, 1989 (The Vever Affair) 2023 · TV Long before the Smithsonian had their own network, PBS carried Smithsonian World to provide a sampling of their vast collections, usually airing around… Internet Archive NAVAJO & PUEBLO INDIANS ARTS & CRAFTS 1940s DOCUMENTARY FILM NATIVE AMERICANS SILVERSMITH 87334 Documentary Arts and Crafts of the Southwest Indians is a short 1940 film that looks at the work produced by the artisans of the Navajo and Pueblo people. The film is… Internet Archive Citizen Carter (1991 The Discovery Channel documentary, most) 2024 · TV From being the 39th US President to human rights champion as a statesman, here is documentary of Jimmy Carter from The Discovery Channel. Missing the first… Internet Archive “WORKMANSHIP MYTH” 1970s DOCUMENTARY FILM AMERICAN VS FOREIGN CAR COMPANIES AUTO WORKERS 66474 Documentary This documentary film "The Workmanship Myth" was created by acclaimed journalist Martin Agronsky and produced by the Bill Sandy Company. It examines the… Internet Archive Titanic In A Tub: The Golden Age of Toy Boats (1981) 2023 · TV Featuring newsreel footage of steamships, submarines, and warships, Rex Harrison explores the popularity of toy boats in the 19th and early 20th centuries in… Internet Archive " KNOW YOUR ALLY: BRITAIN " WWII DOCUMENTARY FILM BY FRANK CAPRA ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS 32144 Documentary "Know Your Ally: Britain" is a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the US War Department and Signal Corps… Internet Archive BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN DOCUMENTARY "RAILROAD MAN" 71012 Documentary Created in the late 1960s by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the United Transportation Union under the leadership of Charles Luna, "Railroad Man" is… Internet Archive Japanorama Season 1 (All 6 episodes) 2002 · Documentary (from Wikipedia) Japanorama is a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross , exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day… Internet Archive THE RIVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1938 DOCUMENTARY FILM PARE LORENTZ 79074 Documentary THE RIVER is a 1938 short documentary film which shows the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States, and how farming and timber practices had… Internet Archive 1943 SOUTH AFRICA DOCUMENTARY "KNOW YOUR COMMONWEALTH" 53704 Documentary The black-and-white circa 1943 film from the Apartheid era, “Know Your Commonwealth South Africa” compiled material shot for the South African Bureau of… Internet Archive 1962 COMMUNIST CHINA DOCUMENTARY "RED CHINA" PART 1 14664 Documentary In "Red China", host Chet Huntley traces the consolidation of power by Mao Tse-tung and China’s Communist Party. Courtesy of footage from Swiss photographer… Internet Archive TV NEWS "BEHIND THE SCENES" 1970s ACTION NEWS DOCUMENTARY w/ GERALDO RIVERA & ROGER GRIMSBY 61604 Documentary The World Of Work’s “TV News: Behind The Scenes” is a 1973 episode from Encyclopaedia Britannica Films that shows viewers the day’s operations required to… Internet Archive " AURORA 7 " 1962 NASA DOCUMENTARY PROJECT MERCURY SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM SCOTT CARPENTER XD6128 Documentary The NASA documentary tells the story of Scott Carpenter and the Aurora 7 Mission. The Aurora 7, a Mercury-Atlas 7 rocket, was piloted by the astronaut Scott… Internet Archive Exercise Enterprise 1968 · Documentary · 3 min A 1968 British short documentary (a recruitment film, I guess), showing several soldiers in training. Nice accent. Produced for the Central Office of… Internet Archive PATRIOTIC AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY "IT COULDN'T BE DONE" w/ LEE MARVIN MT. RUSHMORE GOLDEN GATE 57394 Documentary This color educational film from the Bell System is a documentary about structures that people didn't think could be built but were (i.e. Mount Rushmore,… Internet Archive 1920s KODAK EDUCATIONAL FILM " BEAVER DAMS " EARLY NATURE DOCUMENTARY 50014 Documentary Made in the 1920s as part of Kodak's educational film library, this silent, tinted film entitled "Beaver Dams" presents a wonderful portrait of beavers in the… Internet Archive SIXTH MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA OPERATION ICEBERG WORLD WAR II COLOR DOCUMENTARY (Part 2) 34004 Documentary Produced in 1945, "The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa" is documentary film about the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg. The film was released… Internet Archive 1961 EDWARD R. MURROW & JOHN WAYNE COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY THE CHALLENGE OF IDEAS 54724 Documentary “The Challenge of Ideas” is a 1961 film produced by the Defense Department’s Army Pictorial Center for showing to the US military. It dramatizes the Communist… Internet Archive " REPORT FROM CHINA" 1967 DOCUMENTARY ABOUT COMMUNIST CHINA PART 3 CULTURAL REVOLUTION 77614 Documentary This 1966/67 documentary "Report from China Part 3", originally titled "Country of Dawn", was distributed by Radim Films in the USA and originally produced by… Internet Archive Human The World Within ★ PBS Series on the Human Body - with Subtitles and MKV 2021 · Talk Human The World Within ★ PBS Series on the Human Body - with Subtitles and MKV . _ . I found the original DVD source materials here:… Internet Archive National Geographic—Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea (1993) 1993 · Documentary · Subtitles National Geographic—Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea Narrated by David Attenborough (National Geographic Society, 1993) Running Time: 1 Hour TAKE A… Internet Archive Speaking of Britain 1967 · Documentary · 25 min A 1967 short documentary about present-day Britain (my writing skills are dismal, so I can't write a better description than that). Produced by James… Internet Archive "GERMANY AWAKES" 1933 NAZI GERMANY DOCUMENTARY REEL 3 73652 Documentary Created in 1933 by the newly-ascendant Adolph Hitler, "Deutschland Erwacht!" is a recounting of life in Germany after WWI and up until the handover of power… Internet Archive Bampton Shows The Way 1941 · Documentary · 5 min A 1941 British documentary about a "Food Education Week" held in Bampton, Devon. Produced by the Realist Film Unit for the Ministry of Information. Internet Archive “MEN IN CRISIS: FIDEL CASTRO VS. FULGENCIO BATISTA” 1959 CUBAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY FILM XD3671 Documentary "Castro v. Batista" is one of the outstanding episodes of the David L. Wolper produced series "Men in Crisis". It recounts the Cuban Revolution and shows the… Internet Archive "THE WIND IN THE WIRES" CELEBRATION OF EARLY AVIATION & WWI AERIAL COMBAT DOCUMENTARY 64754 Documentary Presented as a promotional film by Rothmans of Pall Mall, a British tobacco company, "The Wind in the Wires" is a short 1970s aviation film narrated by James… Internet Archive Routine Adventure 1965 · Documentary · 13 min A 1965 British documentary short showing the R.A.F. in Radfan. Produced by Wyvern Films for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive PERU SOUTH AMERICA LIMA & CUZCO ANDES MOUNTAINS WORLD WAR II DOCUMENTARY FILM 46654 Documentary Peru is a black and white, educational film, produced in 1943 by Julien Bryan, a filmmaker and documentarian. Bryan was hired by the Office of the Coordinator… Internet Archive NUWAX-83 DOCUMENTARY - NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACCIDENT EXERCISE 1984 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 503123 NUWAX-83 DOCUMENTARY - NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACCIDENT EXERCISE THIS DOCUMENTARY OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON ACCIDENT INVOLVES TWO NAVY… Internet Archive NASA Lifting Body Documentary "Man In Space Today Tomorrow And Titan III" Part 2 of 2 30492 Documentary 1966, this rarely seen documentary "Today, Tomorrow and Titan III" shows the U.S. Air Force and NASA's activities and research. The Manned Orbiting Laboratory… Internet Archive Ter haring-visscherij 1930 · Feature