Documentary from the world's archives
1,537–1,584 of 6,858 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.
| 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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage. |
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Wildlife on One - S12E02 - Aliens From Inner Space (17 November 1983) - VHS
Here's an updated version of an episode of Wildlife on One that I uploaded a while ago. This is a brand-new capture of Wildlife on One - S12E02 - Aliens From…
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THE GOD MAKERS 1982 JEREMIAH FILMS VHS RIP
VHS transfer of The God Makers (1982), preserved from an original Jeremiah Films home video release. This recording reflects the typical characteristics of…
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Introduction to the Arab World - Amideast Productions (1988) [VHS]
YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/Ml7wTkJ7lgw -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…
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American Experience Funding Credits PBS/WCET 48 2000-01-03
This clip appears to be a sequence of funding credits for the program 'American Experience: America 1900' on PBS. It includes the WGBH logo, mentions of the…
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[Vintage VHS] Elvis: That's The Way It Is
Transferred from tape using the RF method. Videos processed with vhs-decode and hifi-decode. See: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode File types included…
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DVD-6741 - Have I Got News for You - Match of the Day 2 - The Real John Lennon - January 1, 1970
Recorded By: Mister T. Collection: The Mister T. DVD Collection Medium Type: DVD Uploaded Format: DVD ISO DVD-6741 - Have I Got News for You - Match of the…
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Queen City Jazz Band 20-Year Panorama
This video contains a selection of live performances by The Queen City Jazz Band (of Denver, Colorado): 0:18 Biography of a Jazz Band: The Queen City Jazz…
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American Cinema S1 E8 - Film in the Television Age [VHS home recording, approx. 1995]
A VHS home recording of PBS (I think?) from approx. 1995. NOTE: The date, episode number, and other information about this recording may be approximate. If…
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Forever James Dean - Documentary - NostalgiaVHS91
Forever James Dean - Documentary Recorded off of the TV sometime in the 90s. Commercials were cut during the recording. Taken off a tape from my own personal…
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Gulf War The Complete Story (1991 UK VHS)
This is the Full VHS Tape of Gulf War The Complete Story as it was Released in 1991! Enjoy!
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Beasts of the Field - BBC Documentary - 1989 UK (50fps)
Full documentary, "Beasts of the Field", on the domestication of livestock animals. First broadcast by the BBC on 24th December 1989. Captured from a home…
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The Hudson River and Its Painters (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987)
The Hudson River and Its Painters The Metropolitan Museum of Art Video Collection (Home Vision, 1987) Running Time: 58 Minutes The Hudson River and Its…
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Y2K Invasion of the Millennium Bug - PBS (1998)
This is probably the most boring documentary I have ever digitized and shared. Y2K: Invasion of the Millennium Bug was produced by South Dakota Public…
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Branchline Railway (1987, Full VHS)
Introduced by Michael Palin . The late Sir John Betjeman presents this little known film which perfectly captures the atmosphere of a 24 mile stretch of the…
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Chihuly: River of Glass (1997) (Full Movie) [VHS rip]
YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/Hnk5yzbu0s4 © 1997 Portland Press Info: https://www.amazon.com/Chihuly-River-Glass-Dale/dp/B0001ME59E…
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History Channel VHS Perfect Crimes? Episode Nickell-Taylor
The History Channel once offered orderable tapes for home viewing of episodes of their various shows. This episode covers the "perfect crimes" of the…
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Arsenal: End of Season Review 1998/99
Bootleg DVD transcode via MakeMKV. For archival purposes I've not converted this in any way from the original video and just repackaged the mkv into an mp4…
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UWF - The Last UWF Legend - The Chosen Heat VHS
Documentary building up to the final Newborn UWF show. Includes match snippets, interviews, and the history of UWF.
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SILVER SPRING: Story Of An American Suburb (2002) [VHS]
YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/mJOqtAvqXn8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…
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' The Best Of Military Vehicles' (1997) : Full VHS Documentary HD
British, American and German historical military vehicles are being restored and displayed at transport rallies and special military vehicles gatherings all…
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2006-07-22 - Arsenal vs. Ajax (Dennis Bergkamp Testimonial)
Bootleg DVD transcode via MakeMKV. For archival purposes I've not converted this in any way from the original video and just repackaged the mkv into an mp4…
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Baby Animals: The Magic of Baby Animals (VHS)
Short film produced by KEG Productions for CFCN-TV Calgary and Discovery Channel Canada. Catalog #3930. American Home Treasures VHS captured and deinterlaced…
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LIFE in Camelot: The Kennedy Years [VHS, 1988]
Text from the box and tape: Color and Black & White Not-Rated 0174 HBO Video, 1370 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN: 1-55803-581-8 0…
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[Vintage VHS] Eighty Years of Celebration: Old Comisky Park
Transferred from tape using the RF method. Videos processed with vhs-decode and hifi-decode. See: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode File types included…
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Historic Ludlow: Heart Of The Shropshire Marches (1995) (PAL VHS)
My Great Aunt recently passed and she left me her collection of videotapes to digitise and upload here so, yeah. Recorded using the Windows 10 camera app.
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VHS Recordings: Variety Of History Channel, Military Channel, Nightline
A VHS Recording medley featuring a variety of segments from the History Channel, the Military Channel, and Nightline. Commercials are not present in most of…
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Arsenal: End of Season Review 1988/89
Bootleg DVD transcode via MakeMKV. For archival purposes I've not converted this in any way from the original video and just repackaged the mkv into an mp4…
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Stephen Hawking - Eine Kurze Geschichte der Zeit
Was ist die Zeit? Nach dem Weltbestseller: A Brief History of Time Ein Film von Errol Morris WAS WAR ZUERST - DIE ZEIT ODER DAS UNIVERSUM Kaum ein Buch hat in…
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Japanese weather reports, musical concerts, news, historical documentaries, and talk shows. 6 hours of NHK tv broadcasts #7. Recorded on VHS
Tape includes weather reports of japan, News, musical concerts, talk shows, and more. This was broadcasted on NHK Recorded on VHS Patreon link to help me buy…
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The Really Wild Dinosaur Video (1993) (PAL VHS)
No copyright infringement intended, if you would like me to take this video down please contact beaupeacearchival@gmail.com and I will do so immediately.…
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The Dinosaurs! (1992) - Laserdisc version (LD-Decode)
I am glad to finally be able to share with you this blast from the past, The Dinosaurs! from 1992, transferred from LaserDisc using LD Decode. I think this…
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Documentaries and news. 6 hours of NHK tv broadcasts #9. Recorded on vhs
6 hours of mostly boring nhk stuff :/ Recorded on VHS Patreon link to help me buy more Japanese tapes https://www.patreon.com/CheeseArchive Current patrons:…
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Wildlife on One - S12E05 - Nightlife (December 15th 1983) - VHS
Here's a new transfer of Wildlife on One episode Night Life from 1983. A TV recording of this episode was made available prior and had quite decent quality,…
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Citynet 27 EDSA People Power Revolution 10th Anniversary Presentation
Uploaded by Bien Carcellar © 1996 TV Asahi, Republic Broadcasting System, Alta Production Group, and GMA Network, Inc.
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America's Natural Wonders: Celebrated National Parks (1994) [VHS]
YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/XQ9pZHMcGZI Video Traveller Collection © 1994 VOLUME II of America's Natural Wonders -----------------------------------------…
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The Art of the Dollmaker (1999) [VHS]
YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/mcGMl0jhK5g ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE…
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Shooting Stars Of The 80s (1990 UK VHS)
This is the Full VHS Tape of Shooting Stars of the 80s as it was Released in 1990! Enjoy!
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLES 1994 VHS RIP
The Clinton Chronicles (1994), preserved from an analog home video source. This recording reflects the characteristic qualities of VHS playback, including…
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Wildlife on One - S14E02 - Titbits (September 11th 1985)
Back again with a brand new VHS-Decode transfer of Wildlife on One episode Titsbits from 1985. A TV recording of this episode was already available online,…
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Q.E.D. - The Body in The Bog - April 10th, 1985 - MP4
Q.E.D. - The Body in The Bog - April 10th, 1985 - MP4 Video Size: 948x720 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") was…
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Q.E.D. - John's Not Mad - 1989 - MP4
Q.E.D. - John's Not Mad - 1989 - MP4 Video Size: 654x480 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") was the name of a…
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The Kennedys, The Curse Of Power (History Channel Documentary, 2000) VHS Recording
The Kennedys, The Curse Of Power (History Channel Documentary, 2000) VHS Recording (DATE RECORDED UNKNOWN)
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VHS Tape - ABC Thing on Heroin, Oprah, Turning Point, Fran Farrell Tai Chi 53 WWAC, Food Network
VHS Tape - ABC Thing on Heroin, Oprah, Turning Point, Fran Farrell Tai Chi 53 WWAC, Food Network Commercials, random show clips from pausing Video Size:…
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Nostradamus (1979 VHS – The Prophecies of Nostradamus)
A VHS copy of the original 1979 television documentary The Prophecies of Nostradamus , released on home video under the shortened title Nostradamus . Hosted…
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Detroit, Remember When II—The American Dream and the Automobile (WTVS, 1996)
Detroit: Remember When II—The American Dream and the Automobile As Seen on WTVS Channel 56 (WTVS Detroit, 1996) Running Time: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes Detroit:…
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THE OCCULT HISTORY THIRD REICH ENIGMA OF THE SWASTIKA 1998 VHS RIP
The Occult History of the Third Reich: The Enigma of the Swastika (1998) is a historical documentary examining the symbolic, mystical, and esoteric origins of…
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Spirit of Asia (1980)
Update 2026-02-23: Upgraded episode 2, it is one of the two episodes that was only available in terrible quality. Thanks to YouTube archivist…
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Real Police: Cop Dogs (1996)
Title: Real Police: Cop Dogs Year: 1996 Source: VHS Description: Real Police: Cop Dogs is an intense and candid documentary-style compilation that brings…