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9,361–9,408 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 In verband met diefstal worden antieke heiligenbeeldjes gekopieërd Film Because of the theft of centuries-old statues of saints from field chapels in southern Limburg, the Oudheidkundige Kring had 21 statues copied by amateur… Europeana Activities of the Dutch Society for Weather and Astronomy Film Very brief overview of the activities of the members of the Dutch Society for Weather and Astronomy. SHOTS: - A shooting star shoots down from a starry sky; -… Europeana Model concours van zelfgemaakte kleding Film In a hall in Amsterdam amateur models and one male colleague, number in hand, walk past the audience one by one; then they enter the stage via a ladder and… Europeana Piet van de Pol Nederlands kampioen biljarten 47/2 Film Dutch championship billiards frame 47/2 for amateurs in the Kurhaus in Scheveningen. Participants are a.o. Kees de Ruyter; Metz and Piet van de Pol. Van de… Europeana Wereld vogeltentoonstelling Film Sixth world bird exhibition in the large seminar in Roermond, with among others a goldfinch, turtle doves, blue pheasants, Australian crested pigeons, a… Europeana Actie hou feestend Amsterdam dit jaar mooi Film Attention for the pollution in Amsterdam as part of the campaign in which the inhabitants of the capital are called upon to do their bit for the clean image… Europeana Het kan vriezen en het kan niet dooien Film The fire brigade fights a fire in a warehouse at a business complex during the frost. At Vrieshuis Amerika, goods are loaded from ships and stored in cold… Europeana Amsterdamse politie bestrijdt rijwieldiefstallen Film Action by the crime prevention bureau of the Amsterdam police to dispose of discarded bicycles. Broken bicycles are loaded into a truck and transported to a… Europeana Three-in-one show of Dutch haute couture Film Fashion show in the Victoria Hotel in Amsterdam for the benefit of the National Fund to Combat Infantile Paralysis, with designs by the Dutch designers Max… Europeana Strijd tegen de coloradokever Film Millions of Colorado potato beetles, probably from Belgium and France, are washing up on the Dutch coast. If this insect gets the chance, it causes enormous… Europeana International meeting of amateur aircraft builders in Budel Film Budel airfield hosted the 'Fly-in', an air show of amateur aircraft builders from all over Europe. SHOTS: self-built airplanes arrive at Budel Airport;… Europeana Boxing match Holland Germany Film Dutch amateur boxers win over Germany (13-3). SHOTS: - Various shots of boxers in action in the boxing ring; referee supervises; shots are alternated with… Europeana Hoe worden schaatsen gemaakt wereldkampioenschap schaatsen amateurs Film Competition skates are made in the Viking skating factory in Amsterdam. The different parts are punched and put together. A man aligns the irons, the shoe… Europeana Stand workers have the highest word during national contest Film Attention for the way market vendors lure their customers during the national stallholders competition in Scheveningen. SHOTS: overview of the grounds of the… Europeana Groot alarm op veiligheidsbeurs Film The international security and police fair Safety Fair in the Margriethal in Utrecht. With a.o. a car alarm, turning mirrors, a tin scissor to open cars, a… Europeana Curious gadgets on two-wheeler-RAI with among others the moped Film The annual bicycle trade fair is held in the RAI in Amsterdam. SHOTS: overview exhibition; two people demonstrate a folding sidecar for the motorbike;… Europeana Filipijns schip aan de ketting Film The Philippine freighter Mindanao Logger is moored in Rotterdam, after its creditors had it impounded. The steering is sealed. The crew have not been paid for… Europeana De eerste echte zeepkisten races Film Soapbox racing in the woods near Rhenen. SHOTS: - Schoolboys gather with their homemade structures at the edge of the woods; - a wheel is changed; - the cars… Europeana Jongens-meisjesstad Film Building huts for children from the highest classes of primary school near the airport in Hilversum, organized by the Stichting Vakantiewerk Hilversum. The… Europeana Tracking dog in the service of the police Film Demonstration by police dogs in Haarlem. SHOTS: - policemen walking round with police dogs (sheepdogs); - div. cu's of dogs - demonstration of dog pulling man… Europeana The only clog fair in Europe Film A clog fair is being held in Sint-Oedenrode in Brabant, the only one of its kind in Europe. SHOTS: men judging clogs at a fair; prize 'the silver clog of… Europeana Volautomatische buizenfabriek Film The fully automatic plastic tube factory in Hardenberg. Trucks deliver their loads of powder to a silo. Only one man controls the control panel and inserts a… Europeana De nieuwe hoedenmode Film Manufacturing of hats from felt, straw and flowers. Furthermore models of a flower toque of lilacs on silk organza, a relevé of braided straw and a toque… Europeana High hats manufacturing Film In a hat shop in Amsterdam a man is fitted with a top hat. Then the hat is made. First the inner shape is made and then the grey fabric is pulled over it. Europeana Vervaardiging van zandplastieken op het strand Film Pupils of the first three classes of the preparatory year of the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs in Amsterdam make sand sculptures of Neptune and two… Europeana Vervaardiging van geschept papier in de 17e eeuw Film Demonstrations of the making of laminated paper in the paper mill in the Dutch Open Air Museum at Arnhem. Linen rags are sorted, torn and chopped, pounded… Europeana Minister Udink opens factory for steel interior doors Film Minister B.J. Udink of VRM opens the new factory for the manufacture of steel inner door frames in Bunschoten. The window frames are provided with a polyester… Europeana Employment problems in south-east Drenthe Film A regional event was held in Emmen to maintain and expand employment. SHOTS: ext. concert hall Emmen; peat cutter at work; mechanization in agriculture and… Europeana E55 manifestatie van Nederlands energie Film Impression of the exhibition E55 in Rotterdam. It gives an overview of the energetic approach and the results achieved in rebuilding the Netherlands after… Europeana Bezoek aan de rijksspeurhonden school Film A demonstration of the usefulness of a police dog in solving a crime (arson) at Waalsdorp. SHOTS: - the Royal coat of arms above the sign of the "Reichs… Europeana Meiboomplanten Film Partially played cartoon. Group of men search and cut down large spruce. Field officer catches the group and wants to write out a fine. The mayor, who is… Europeana Serie-fabricage van kasten tijdens de vakbeurs Hout Film Attention for a woodworking machine at the wood trade fair in Rotterdam. SHOTS: machine for woodworking, including a sawing section and a veneer machine,… Europeana Manufacturing of cardboard furniture Film At the international packaging exhibition Macropak '76 in Utrecht, numerous manufacturers will be showing their latest machines. One of the possibilities… Europeana Perkament fabricage Film At an old factory in Alphen, parchment is made in a harness tannery. The cowhides are washed and rinsed in tanning vats, placed in a lime bath for three to… Europeana Politiehondendemonstratie tgv éénjarig bestaan ''Geduld overwint'' Film Demonstration art police dogs because of jubilee 'Patience Conquers' on open terrain in Amsterdam: shots of shepherds + other dogs, on the spot, barking +… Europeana Sloten-collectie Film Manufacture of keys and locks and various types of locks, including a toilet lock and a safe door. In a lock factory in Dordrecht a collection of old locks is… Europeana Vervaardiging van schelpkalk Film In Hasselt, Overijssel, is the only distillery of shell limestone in the Netherlands which is still in operation. At the distillery, shells from the Wadden… Europeana Nederlandse ontwikkelingshulp nader bekeken Film Report on the visit of Minister De Koning of Development Cooperation to Surinam, to discuss the further spending of development funds and the different views… Europeana Vervaardiging van Friese klokken Film In Heerenveen, Frisian chair clocks are copied by hand according to the old model. With a window of a clock shop. Europeana De vraag naar oud papier stijgt weer Film The renewed demand for recovered paper due to the increasing shortage of wood on the world market is pushing up prices. Waste paper is becoming an… Europeana Sigaren fabricage Film The manufacture of cigars in the Netherlands. With machine manufacturing in which women lay down the binder, after which machines apply the filler, roll the… Europeana Visiting an old Dutch pewter foundry Film The manufacture of pewter objects in an old Dutch tin foundry in The Hague. SHOTS: - man stirring in liquid tin and pouring it into moulds; - workshop where… Europeana Als Kerstmis nadert Film The manufacture of figurines for the crib in a studio in Deurne. SHOTS: - moulds are wiped clean and filled with plaster; - figurines are taken out of moulds;… Europeana Vervaardiging gouden veder Film Images of the making of the Golden Feather by an employee of the firm Gerritsen en Van Kempen in Zeist. This feather is a goose feather imitated in gold and… Europeana Nieuwe verpakkingsmachine Film The production of bricks in a brick factory. Almost everything is mechanized, but stacking before and after baking is still done by hand. Meta Verpa in… Europeana Where Christmas and Easter coincide Film Sale of Christmas trees, shoppers in festive-lit streets and shop windows with Christmas items. In the industry people are already busy with the production of… Europeana Opening of new coking plant of the state mines in Limburg Film Professor Zijlstra, Minister of Economic Affairs, travels by train to Beek to open the new Emma coking plant of the State Mines. With the push of a button, he… Europeana Vervaardiging van engelenhaar Film The machine production of gold or silver Christmas garlands in a factory in Amsterdam. SHOTS: machines twisting garlands together; women behind machines; roll…