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9,025–9,072 of 16,583 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.
Europeana One-man submarine lifted in IJmuiden harbour Film Salvaging the wreck of a German miniature submarine from the Second World War, found on the bottom of the harbour of IJmuiden. SHOTS: - Shots from a small… Europeana Zeilvliegen in de bergen en langs de Nederlandse kust Film Attention for the sailplane sport, where people make short flights hanging on a delta-shaped kite. SHOTS: - (b/w) wind measurement on mountain in Poland;… Europeana Swimming contests of life Film Swimming contests in the Amstel river for ladies and gentlemen, organized by Het Leven. - cu start ladies, one by one they dive into the water, - total… Europeana Ondergrondse zee-aquarium in Bergen aan Zee Film Two people from The Hague have set up a sea aquarium in the cellar of a hotel demolished during the war in Bergen aan Zee. Including a crab, sea anemones,… Europeana Modern nijlpaardenhuis aquarium in Artis Film Construction of the new hippo house in Artis. Hippo Anna swims with her young in the water of the old house. Another pregnant hippo will have to give birth in… Europeana Underwater orientation Film Gerkens from The Hague wins the Dutch underwater orientation championship in the Maarsseveense Plassen, organized by diving team Nautilus from Utrecht. The… Europeana New stunt world record on the water Film Water skier Maarten Smelik and stuntman Chris van den Berg set a world record at the Beekse Bergen recreation lake by taking a burning tunnel of 72 metres.… Europeana Mass Marriage Film The De Kort and Bertens families set a new world record in wedding observance because Jo de Kort and Piet Bertens, Ad de Kort and An Bertens, Annie de Kort… Europeana C.J. Stoete demonstreert met een mechanische zeilpropellor Film The designer C.J. Stoete tried to reach a speed of one hundred kilometres per hour on water with a catamaran propelled by a propeller. Europeana World record backwards swimming Film Mr. Van de Oetelaar, president of the Council of Eleven of the carnival society 'De Leuwegaopers' in Tilburg, demonstrates swimming backwards in a swimming… Europeana Acrobat Film Various acrobatic stunts by a man attached to a mast of the skyscraper currently under construction at the Daniël Willinkplein in Amsterdam. Europeana Safety belts mandatory in new cars Film From 1 January, seatbelts will be mandatory for new cars. At the TNO institute for road transport in Delft tests are being done with and without seatbelts,… Europeana Shooting demonstrations Film Demonstration bulletproof glass. SHOTS: -Title: \"WAALSDORP Armor Glass practically provides perfect protection against any kind of small arms fire." -glass… Europeana Demonstratie politiepantser Film Police officers in garden demonstrate a bulletproof vest by shooting each other from a short distance; cu vest where bullet has been smashed in. Europeana Vakbeurs Karwei en bezoek aan doe-het-zelf school Film Klusbeurs Karwei in Jaarbeurs Utrecht and a visit to a do-it-yourself school in Haarlem. SHOTS: overview trade fair, including (machine) tools; demonstration… Europeana Demonstration with a tank Film Various (medium) shots of a machine gun tank performing some maneuvers under interest from mostly army officials. Europeana Demonstratie van een nieuwe helikopter Film At Ypenburg airfield a new type of helicopter is demonstrated for interested authorities: the Hiller-360. SHOTS: - ext. and int.: a.o. mechanism of the rotor… Europeana New mobile crane with 10 ton lifting capacity Film At Valkenburg military airfield, a demonstration is given of the enormous lifting capacity of a new type of crane truck: a Mitchell B-25 bomber is hoisted up… Europeana Paardendemonstratie Film In Amsterdam, horse enthusiasts demonstrate how to transport people using real horsepower: the streets are lined with stagecoaches, carriages and carts,… Europeana Een nieuwe reddingsboot van plastic Film Demonstration test of the strength of the Paturi, the world's first plastic lifeboat, manufactured by a Dutch industry. Europeana Rolskiën, een nieuwe sport voor het hele jaar Film Demonstration in The Hague by members of the Eerste Nederlandse Rolskiclub of roller skiing, a cross between a scooter and a roller skate, invented by Mr.… Europeana Demonstratie brandvrije benzinetank Film Ir. Carlo Chiti from Italy received the first annual award from Centraal Beheer for his double-walled petrol tank, which contains a fire extinguishing liquid… Europeana Protest demonstration by Zuiderzee fishermen Film Fishermen from Volendam demonstrate against the Zuiderzee law in the Diligentia building in The Hague. SHOTS: -Div. shots of men in Volendam traditional… Europeana Helicopter demonstration Film Demonstration of construction and internal construction of a helicopter. Various shots of the helicopter frame. Europeana Nieuwe ladderwagens voor de Amsterdamse brandweer Film Images of one of the two new ladder trucks of the Amsterdam fire brigade. Support spindles slide against the ground. A sprayer pulls a lever and the ladder… Europeana ''De Vliegende Witvis'' Film Demonstration at a shipyard in Alkmaar and on the Alkmaardermeer of the De Vliegende Vis, the first hydrofoil boat built in the Netherlands. Europeana Opening of the new fire station Film The new fire station and the opening by the deputy mayor of Haarlem, W.J.B. van Liemt who burns down the "last obstacles". This is followed by a fire-fighting… Europeana Juweliers achter ijzeren gordijn Film Demonstration of a new security system for shop windows. A man throws a stone through a shop window, after which an aluminium roller shutter jumps up. Europeana Elf jarig Keesje de Ruyter het biljartwonder Film Demonstration by the eleven year old "billiard wonder" Kees de Ruyter in Waalwijk. Europeana Demonstration with American transport truck Film Demonstration of a so called. Ross-Carrier at the Esso Refinery in Rotterdam. The Ross-Carrier is a truck with a cabin far above the ground, so that material… Europeana New lifeboat Film Tipping tests with the KNZHRM's new lifeboat Bernhard van Leer in the port of Delfzijl. The boat is pulled over with cables, after which the ship erects… Europeana Metro-NS-Station in Bijlmermeer officieel geopend en tunnelaanleg Nieuwmarktbuurt Film Station Amsterdam Bijlmer, a common station for the trains of the NS and the metro, is officially opened. Although subways will not run there until 1977, the… Europeana Riots after introduction of sleeping ban Film Many people came to the Dam Square on the evening when the sleeping ban for hippies on and around the National Monument took effect. When the police try to… Europeana Relletjes Film On Queen's Day a demonstration in the centre of Amsterdam by extreme left-wing youths against the Royal Family and the Vietnam War ended in riots, with the… Europeana Stakingen in Paramaribo Film Strike in the port of Paramaribo, in some construction projects and in public transport, where workers have been ordered by their unions to lay off in protest… Europeana Werklozenrelletjes op de Grote Markt Film A policeman in action during a riot on the Grote Markt in Haarlem. These riots were led by some communists. -Div. shots of a policeman armed with sabre and… Europeana Opnieuw ongeregeldheden in Nieuwmarktbuurt Film Riots have broken out again in the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood of Amsterdam when inhabitants of Lastageweg refuse to leave their homes without a fight. The… Europeana Nederland reageert op de gebeurtenissen in Hongarije Film Reactions in the Netherlands to the USSR invasion of Hungary. Flags are flying at half-mast, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs among others, at… Europeana Onrustig Amsterdam Film On the eve of the Maagdenhuis trial, visual artists occupy the Nachtwachtzaal in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in order to enforce their right to co-determine… Europeana Closure of cinemas Film Closure of the cinemas in Groningen as a protest against the excessive entertainment tax under the Cinema Act. -Man confirms poster at entrance of Cinema… Europeana Truck blockades at Dutch border posts Film Truck drivers have blocked several border posts in protest against the introduction of the tachograph. After reaching a compromise, where it was decided that… Europeana Protest tegen executies in Spanje, grote demonstraties voor Dom Film A demonstration against the executions in Spain by Franco's regime takes place near the Dom Church in Utrecht. The government has called for the… Europeana Boeren beweging op de Veluwe Film The Vrije Veluwse Boeren, with farmer Hendrik Koekoek and the secretary of his organization E.J. Harmsen, block the Zwolle-Apeldoorn motorway near Vaassen, in… Europeana De staking van de TV Film Meeting of television workers from the NTS and the broadcasting associations in café-restaurant De Karseboom in Hilversum to discuss the possibilities of… Europeana Demonstratie tegen de tollen Film Payment of toll by car drivers, who as a protest paid with extra large money. -Street with row of vehicles; -toll collector, chief of the Utrecht Finance… Europeana Forest run Film Janssen of AV'23 comes in first at the forest run in Leiden, organised by the athletics club De Bataven, but after Meeuwissen protests about pushing he is… Europeana De Marine Luchtvaartdienst demonstreert haar nieuwste vliegtuigen Film Demonstration at Valkenburg of new aircraft of the Marine Aviation Service in the presence of div. authorities, among whom the commander of the Navy Schout… Europeana First national BB demonstration Film The organisation Bescherming Bevolking (BB) shows off its skills in Rotterdam: a parade on the Coolsingel, in the presence of mayor G.E. van Walsum and the…