Documentary from the world's archives

1,585–1,632 of 6,832 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 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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Garlits! (1985 TNN Documentary with Commercials) Commercial · Subtitles This early documentary produced for The Nashville Network (TNN) takes a look at the "Thoroughbred of Drag Racing", Don Garlits. Internet Archive Crumb 1994 · Commercial This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major… Internet Archive David Attenborough's World of Wildlife - VHS - Vol. Great Apes (1995) 1995 · Documentary David Attenborough's World of Wildlife VHS Series - Vol. Great Apes (1995) Transferred with VHS-Decode, de-noised, colour corrected and new subtitles… Internet Archive VHS Recording: Charlie Chaplin, The Forgotten Years (2003) 2003 · Documentary VHS Recording: Charlie Chaplin, The Forgotten Years (2003) (I cut part of the ending, which was Petula Clark peforming a solo piano version of This is My Song.) Internet Archive Alanis Morissette - Much Music Special (1997) With Commercials - NostalgiaVHS91 Commercial A special 1 hour presentation on Alanis Morissette. Aired on Much Music in 1997. Original commercials included. Interesting documentary featuring highlights… Internet Archive [Vintage TV] The Beach Boys: An American Band w/ Ads (WGBO Chicago) Documentary · Subtitles 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… Internet Archive Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) VHS Recording 2007 · Documentary Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) VHS Recording Internet Archive The Lost Gardens Of Heligan (1999 UK VHS) Documentary This is the Full VHS Tape of The Lost Gardens of Heligan as it was Released in 1999! Enjoy! Internet Archive The Red Tail 2006 · Commercial The Red Tail is a feature-length documentary film that looks beyond the headlines of the historic struggle between Northwest Airlines and the workers whose… Internet Archive How Do They Do That? (1996) 1996 · Documentary VHS recording originally posted to YouTube by JMX TV Archive Unknown transmission date, likely around 1996 Internet Archive NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VIDEO THE SAVAGE GARDEN WITH LESLIE NIELSEN 1997 VHS RIP 1997 · Documentary VHS transfer of The Savage Garden with Leslie Nielsen (1997), preserved from an original National Geographic Video home media release. This recording retains… Internet Archive LA INDUSTRIA DE LA MUERTE 1998 GM Documentary 1ER CAPITULO DEL LARGOMETRAJE la industria de la muerte 1998/vhs/ argentina gonzalo marcuzzi- documental engranajes , trabajos y personas que rodean al… Internet Archive Malcolm X Documentary Malcolm X VHS cap Internet Archive Q.E.D. - Plastic Fantastic - April 27th, 1994 - MP4 1994 · Documentary Q.E.D. - Plastic Fantastic - April 27th, 1994 - MP4 Video Size: 382x288 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") was… Internet Archive Michael Jackson A Documentary Documentary Michael Jackson A Documentary vhs cap Internet Archive Historical japan documentary, war coverage, cooking show, and etc. Recorded on VHS 2001 · Commercial It starts out with a historical documentary on old japan then changes to war coverage from I assume after 9/11? Then it's informational shows like cooking and… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] ESPN: Nascar's Greatest Moments - Past, Present and Future! Documentary · Subtitles 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… Internet Archive 1978.06.09 - Grease Day USA - 1979.04.26 - WNBC - Presenting Susan Anton, News Center 4 1978 · Cartoon Supplied & Digitized by: Agendath Video size: 704x480 FPS: 29.96 Run Time: 00:20:49 With Commercials This recording was provided to me as a VIDEO_TS folder.… Internet Archive Foreign country living, parenting talks, nhk debates, news, and etc. 6 hours of NHK tv broadcasts #10. recorded on vhs 2001 · Documentary · Subtitles Includes foreign country living, parenting talk shows, nhk debates, worldwide news coverage, talk shows, and public announcements. All are from bs1 NHK… Internet Archive Battle for the Great Plains (1992) 1992 · Documentary Today we have Battle for the Great Plains by the National Audubon Society and WETA-TV from 1992. This film takes a look at the difficulties faced by the… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] The Joy of Bach Documentary 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… Internet Archive The Schedel Gardens: A Living Vision (1998) [VHS] 1998 · Documentary YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/NHaHv1oc89E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The… Internet Archive Q.E.D. - Murder on the Bluebell Line - April 1st, 1987 - XviD AVI 1987 · Documentary Q.E.D. - Murder on the Bluebell Line - April 1st, 1987 - XviD AVI Video Size: 640x480 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be… Internet Archive TCM Role Models - Gene Wilder (WOC) 2007 · Documentary TCM Role Models Gene Wilder (WOC) (Missing the Opening Intro) Internet Archive Battle For Midway (1999) 1999 · Documentary A VHS recording of this documentary about the Battle for Midway, produced by National Geographic for Channel 4; this broadcast from 2nd November 2000, but I… Internet Archive Track Record - Tethered to the World 1991 · Documentary [Front] A History of Australia's Railways TRACK RECORD [Back] Broken Journey & In a Spirit of Progress Six different state railways, all running on different… Internet Archive CONCENTRATION CAMP & GERMAN ATROCITIES HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTARY MOVIE "CAMPS OF THE DEAD" 77504 Documentary Created with footage shot by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, CAMPS OF THE DEAD is a graphic newsreel that shows concentration camps as they appeared to the… Internet Archive T. V.+ Spécial Les Coulisses Des Guignols De L Info ( 13 02 1999) 1999 · Documentary Episode du 13 février 1999 du magazine d'actualité des médias "TV+" consacré aux Guignols de l'Info/Episode dated 13/02/99 from French tv show "TV+" covering… Internet Archive Exploring Nevada: Neon Unplugged 2007 · Documentary A DVD from the Nevada State Archives, which was recorded on VHS to begin with. This was from the series Exploring Nevada, a television series produced by the… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] National Geographic: Hunt for the Great White Shark Documentary · Subtitles 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… Internet Archive Lollapalooza Documentary: Past, Present, Palooza! (1996) Documentary "Rockumentary" about the Lollapalooza festival, featuring interviews and live footage from (amongst others) the following artists: Perry Farrell Ice-T Henry… Internet Archive VAN GOGH PASSAGES (1996) [VHS] 1996 · Documentary YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/8LtWjKEOTY0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE… Internet Archive Arsenal: End of Season Review 1996/97 1997 · Documentary 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… Internet Archive Track Record - In A Spirit Of Progress 1991 · Documentary (Warning: Possibly disturbing or distressful content shown from 12:15 to 14:07) [Front] A History of Australia's Railways TRACK RECORD [Back] Broken Journey &… Internet Archive David Attenborough's World of Wildlife - Dragons & Chameleons (VHS - 1996) 1996 · Documentary This is Volume 11 of the David Attenborough's World of Wildlife VHS series, titled "Dragons and Chameleons." I have been searching for a copy of that tape for… Internet Archive Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach (1995 VHS Documentary, Leonard Nimoy Narration) 1995 · Documentary Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach (1995) is a mesmerizing documentary special narrated by Leonard Nimoy, blending striking planetary imagery… Internet Archive Q.E.D. - Glimpses of Death - January 27th, 1988 - MP4 1988 · Documentary Q.E.D. - Glimpses of Death - January 27th, 1988 - MP4 Video Size: 664x480 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") was… Internet Archive Wildlife on One - S23E02 - Meerkats Divided (4 April 1996) - VHS 1996 · Documentary Here's another Wildlife on One episode, Meerkats Divided (S23E02), transferred from the David Attenborough's World of Wildlife VHS tape series using… Internet Archive British Steam In The 1950s And 1960s Vol 2 VHS Documentary Out of the cameras of a few keen amateur railway photographers in the last two decades of steam locomotive action on British Railways, came some fascinating… Internet Archive Raphael—A Three Part Film Special, Part II: The Apprentice Years (BBC, 1980) 1980 · Documentary Raphael—A Three Part Film Special, Part II: The Apprentice Years RM Arts Presents—Portrait of An Artist, Volume 16 (Home Vision, 1982) Running Time: 1 Hour… Internet Archive The Story of Eddie Stobart Ltd 1997 · Documentary Documentary about the history of the road haulage company Eddie Stobart Ltd. Presented by Tony Mason. Internet Archive ' Birmingham A Journey Through Time' Full Public Domain 1990s VHS Tape Documentary HD. 1996 · Documentary This is the first in a series of 1990s VHS Videos taking an historic look at the modern history of England's second largest city. Using Public Domain archive… Internet Archive Olympic Preview special for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Documentary · Subtitles On the eve of the 1984 Summer Olympics, ABC Sports presents a peak of sports' biggest event, including a retrospective of past games, coverage of the Olympic… Internet Archive Frontline - S20E08 - The Monster That Ate Hollywood (Nov 22, 2001) 2001 · Documentary I’m happy to share with you another episode of Frontline , which was missing online until today and was made possible to share by user Pozolestain,who managed… Internet Archive National Geographic - Schätze Der Karibik Documentary National Geographic Schätze der Karibik Farbenprächtige Fische, geheimnisvolle Korallen und vielleicht noch hier und da ein Schiffswrack – so stellen sich die… Internet Archive Arsenal: End of Season Review 1995/96 1996 · Documentary 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… Internet Archive Italy South Of Italy 1990 · Documentary The harsh beauty of Calabria frames this story of a man who struggles to help his homeland rise from poverty by running an honest and progressive bank. Like… Internet Archive PBS Nature Show (2 Clips) Documentary 2 clips from a PBS Nature show (2nd clip is silent). Captured (poorly) from an old VHS tape. 4 men in a boat capture wildlife.