Documentary from the world's archives

1,873–1,920 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 Q.E.D. - Testing Testing - March 28th, 1984 - MP4 1984 · Documentary Q.E.D. - Testing Testing - March 28th, 1984 - MP4 Video Size: 384x288 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") was the… Internet Archive VHS Tape: Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story Documentary VHS Tape: Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story (Showtime Documentary) VHSRip Internet Archive David Attenboroughs World of Wildlife - Peacocks and Budgerigars (1996) 1996 · Documentary David Attenborough's World of Wildlife: Peacocks and Budgerigars (1996). This volume contain two episodes of Wildlife on One, The Tale of the Peacock and the… Internet Archive America's Dummest Crooks 1997 · Documentary Documentary about dumb criminals caught on tape. 'Nuff said. 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 [Vintage VHS] The Beach Boys: An American Band 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 Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown Tour TV Special ( 1979) VHSRIP 1979 · Documentary Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown Tour TV Special ( 1979) VHSRIP Internet Archive From Whaling to Watching: The Northern Right Whale (1997) [VHS] 1997 · Documentary YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/YSYrT_2E9wU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The… Internet Archive Attention Seeker - teaser trailer 1 2010 · Commercial · 1 min The first teaser trailer for the first feature film by Phil South, a fictionalised documentary about life in a fast brain. ADHD, Mexican masked wrestlers and… Internet Archive The Memphis Belle World War II (Damaged Tape) 1995 · Documentary A digitization of the VHS titled "World War II The Memphis Belle" The original final mission of the B-17 Flying Fortress. The tape has some damage and… Internet Archive International Channel: Segments on Japanese Culture (Unknown Origin; VHS Rip) Commercial These segments come from a broadcast of the International Channel that was taped sometime during the early 2000s. Each segment focuses on different aspects of… Internet Archive Life and Times in Thurston County (1990) 1990 · Documentary · Subtitles Title: Life and Times in Thurston County Year: 1990 Source: VHS Description: Life and Times in Thurston County is a comprehensive documentary exploring the… Internet Archive 1985.01.00 - Joyful Light, WTBS - World at War - Where the Buffalo Roam 1985 · Documentary 1985.01.00 - Joyful Light, WTBS - World at War - Where the Buffalo Roam Supplied & Digitized by: Mickey's Tape Collection Video size: 720x540 FPS: 59.94 Run… Internet Archive Explorig Nevada: Diving Tahoe History 2006 · Documentary A DVD from the Nevada State Library , which was recorded on VHS to begin with. Exploring Nevada - Diving Tahoe History Lake Tahoe, like much of Nevada, is… Internet Archive Wainwright's Coast To Coast Walk (1993 UK VHS) Documentary This is the Full VHS Tape of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk as it was released in 1993! Enjoy! Internet Archive Somerset Through A Bygone Eye (1995 UK VHS) Documentary This is the Full VHS Tape of Somerset Through a Bygone Eye as it was Released in 1995! Enjoy! Internet Archive IN OPEN AIR: A Portrait of the American Impressionists (1994) [VHS] 1994 · Documentary YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/SUVb1uN705s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The… Internet Archive rewind-sacramento-yosemite-gift-of-creation-1988-c0054 1988 · Documentary Commercially produced VHS tape digitized for preservation. Yosemite: A Gift of Creation, part of Reader's Digest's "Great National Parks" home video series.… Internet Archive World War 2 Vol. 3 Docunentary VHS Copy 1986 · Documentary Covers the invasion of the continent,the Italian campaign,the battle of the Bulge,the retaking of the Phillipines,the defeat of the Germans and the surrender… Internet Archive Miracle Legion Documentary (90s Rock Music) Documentary We're Very Close - Documentary of early 90's alt. rock band Miracle Legion. VHS Capture Internet Archive UNC-TV 1997 VHS 720p60 Documentary Digitized using: Sharp HC-V972 Hi-Fi VCR Dazzle DVC100 (Red Color Variant) AmarecTV (for capturing) QTGMC (for deinterlacing) VirtualDub (for rendering) Even… Internet Archive Wild Alaska - Second Edition [VHS, 1991] 1991 · Documentary Text from the box and tape: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "... A feast for the eye as well as a fascinating glimpse of the variety and cycles of life in the Alaskan widerness." Video… Internet Archive Wildlife on One - S22E03 - Night of the Leopard (January 20th 1999) 1995 · Documentary This episode of Wildlife on One was digitized using VHS Decode from the David Attenborough's World of Wildlife VHS series volume Big Cats and I ignored it… Internet Archive " BABI YAR: LESSONS OF HISTORY " OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE BY GERMANY DURING WWII DOCUMENTARY 85164 Documentary This documentary film "Babi Yar: Lessons of History” dates to the 1970s; it was released in the West in the 1980s. It was originally produced by Soviet… Internet Archive NASCAR Video–Collector’s Series: Greatest Races (1994, VHS) 1994 · Documentary NASCAR Video–Collector’s Series: Greatest Races is a vintage VHS release from 1994, hosted by Benny Parsons. The tape compiles nearly a dozen of NASCAR’s most… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] D-Day Plus 40 Years, Anchored by Tom Brokaw 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 [Vintage TV] Above & Below Chicago; 10 O'Clock News (WLS 1989 w/ads) 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 Adieu Arsène 2018 · 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 Wildlife on One - S17E01 - Blubber Lovers (Feb. 27 1989) 1989 · Documentary To celebrate Sir David Attenborough's birthday, I have a few things to share, and among them is a brand new VHS-Decode transfer of Wildlife on One S17E01,… Internet Archive Baby Animals: Catch Me If You Can 1996 · Commercial A nature program featuring baby animals in the wild, focusing on young animals at play and in their natural habitats. Internet Archive The Grand Canyon Suite (1998) — Commercial VHS 1998 · Commercial Commercially produced VHS tape digitized for preservation. "The Grand Canyon Suite" (1998, Don Briggs Films) is a musical travelogue pairing footage of the… Internet Archive Writing Down the River (2000) [VHS] 2000 · Documentary YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/GIirZn53cbk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2000 KATHLEEN JO RYAN… Internet Archive Six English Towns Volume Two (1988 UK VHS) Documentary This is the Full VHS Tape of Six English Towns Volume Two as it was Released in 1988! Enjoy! Apologies for the Quality of the Tape as it is an old VHS anyways! Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] National Geographic: The Grizzlies, Come face-to-face with the feared monarch of the wild. 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 [Vintage VHS] History Channel: The Mighty Mississippi (Part 2) 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 Vertical Axis – A Skate Film (VHS Rollerblading Documentary) 1995 · Documentary Vertical Axis — subtitled A Rollerblading Film — is a vintage rollerblading documentary released on VHS. Though specific production details are unknown, the… Internet Archive Astronomia: Le Galassie 1997 · Documentary 12th episode of the Astronomia series by Fabbri Video. OCR Analysis: astronomia-le-galassie_cover_back.png: ne ae ee ee ~ = Pag “ASTRONOMIA LE GALASSIE La Via… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] The Sci-Fi Files: Living In The Future 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 [Vintage VHS] Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? 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 Wildlife on One - S22E06 - Rainbow Warriors (May 11th 1995) 1995 · Documentary I feel it has been a bit too long since my last Attenborough-related upload, so here is a brand new VHS-Decode transfer of Wildlife on One S22E06, “Rainbow… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] Vietnam: The Battle of Khe Sanh 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 Q.E.D. - What's So Funny About That - March 21st, 1990 - MP4 1990 · Documentary Q.E.D. - What's So Funny About That - March 21st, 1990 - MP4 Video Size: 480x272 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be… Internet Archive Vietnam x 4 | NBC Nightly News | c. August 1982 1982 · Documentary VHS rip of television recorded in the Houston, Texas, area. Content includes: 0:00:00 - Vietnam (rerun; KPRC, August 8, 1982) 0:28:28 - Vietnam (rerun; KPRC,… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] W.C. Fields: Straight Up, All the Best of W.C. Fields in 100 Minutes of Madness! 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 Arsenal's Christmas Cracker 1995/96 1995 · 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 William Shatner's Star Trek Memories 1995 · Commercial William Shatner's Star Trek Memories is a 1995 documentary in which Shatner recounts behind-the-scenes stories from the original Star Trek television series… Internet Archive CBC Swimming/The Olympians Documentary 2000 Documentary · Subtitles Overflow programming after the Closing Ceremony for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games Internet Archive [Vintage TV] War and Peace in the Nuclear Age (WTTW 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…