The world's archives

193–240 of 949 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 Zero de Conduite 1933 · Educational Originally released under the title Zero de conduite With French dialogue and English subtitles Director and writer, Jean Vigo; music, Maurice Jaubert;… Internet Archive Tragic Error 1913 · Feature Internet Archive Les Menhirs 1961 · Educational · 4 min Lesson 66 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here, the large Druid stones in Bretagne called "Les… Internet Archive Coster Bill of Paris 1923 · Feature Internet Archive The Bewitched Shepherd 1906 · Feature Internet Archive The Passion Play 1904 · Feature Internet Archive La Tour Eiffel 1961 · Educational · 6 min Lesson 81 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French languauge instruction series of 1961. This film contains magnificent shots of the Eiffel… Internet Archive Entente cordiale 1912 · Feature Internet Archive Le trust, ou les batailles de l'argent 1911 · Feature Internet Archive Kiri-Kis 1908 · Feature Internet Archive Lilas blanc 1905 · Feature Internet Archive A New Way of Traveling 1908 · Feature Internet Archive The Runaway Horse 1908 · Feature Internet Archive 'Make Me Smile' by Chicago • AB May 23 1970 1970 · TV - May 23, 1970 'Make Me Smile' by Chicago. High energy upbeat and catchy classic rock song from their first album. With AB Dancers, on American Bandstand, May… Internet Archive The Nativity 1910 · Feature Internet Archive Fièvre 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Struggle for Life 1914 · Feature Internet Archive A Pair of White Gloves 1909 · Feature Internet Archive Terror-Stricken 1911 · Feature Internet Archive The Law of Pardon 1906 · Feature Internet Archive Tom Thumb 1909 · Feature Internet Archive Drama at the Bottom of the Sea 1901 · Feature Internet Archive Le voleur invisible 1909 · Feature Internet Archive Donner un sens à la vie 2005 · Film Un Kino que j'ai fait en septembre à Moncton lors du Kabaret de la FICFA. Ce film a été fait en deux jours avec deux filles de la place un petit lapin noir.… Internet Archive La Ferme 1961 · Educational · 6 min Lesson 114 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here, niece, aunt, and uncle drive to visit friends… Internet Archive Cinq 2004 · Short · 6 min Mon tout premier film, il raconte l'histoire d'un homme qui apprend qu'il lui reste que cinq minutes a vivre Internet Archive The Water-Funker 1912 · Feature Internet Archive Ceremonial Pipes 1957 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Ceremonial Pipes ./ia ryInterprets the symbolism and traditions of the sacred ceremonial pipe. Shows the making of an altar to WahKon - Tah, the center of the… Internet Archive The Talisman or Sheep's Foot 1907 · Feature Internet Archive Max's First Job 1913 · Feature Internet Archive L'intrigante 1911 · Feature Internet Archive The Mystery of the Yellow Room 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Max as a Chiropodist 1914 · Feature Internet Archive Hunting Marabout in Abyssinia 1912 · Feature Internet Archive The Matrimonial Express 1912 · Feature Internet Archive Max Plays at Drama 1912 · Feature Internet Archive Gustave est médium 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Je meurs dans ta fleur (The Scooby Crew) 2006 · Short · 3 min Videoclip parodique, fait a temps perdu. C'etait un blame et je me suis fait chier un peu avec le green screen. Internet Archive Le Mont Saint-Michel 1961 · Educational · 4 min This is Lesson 52 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here, Margot writes a letter in which she… Internet Archive Children's Emotions 1950 · Educational · 20 min Discusses the child's major emotions--fear, curiosity, anger, jealousy, and joy--and points out the principal characteristics of each. An inside look at China… Internet Archive The Curse of Greed 1914 · Feature Internet Archive Mother of Mine 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Une Bombe Par Hasard 1969 · Educational Musique, Pierre Alrand A cartoon on human avarice, in which a stranger enters a town deserted by its inhabitants because of a huge unexploded bomb lying in… Internet Archive Carcassonne 1961 · Educational · 5 min Lesson 119 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here is outstanding cinematography of the ruined… Internet Archive The Horse Ate the Hat 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Captain Fracasse 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Les Jardins De Versailles 1961 · Educational · 4 min Lesson 85 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French language instruction series of 1961. Here, the gardens of Versailles are shown in… Internet Archive Au bonheur des dames 1930 · Feature