The world's archives

9,553–9,600 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 Visit to the military convalescent home ''Aardenburg''. Film In the military convalescent home "Aardenburg" near Driebergen injured and disabled soldiers are rehabilitated. SHOTS: - Ext. \Aardenburg" in the snow; -… Europeana De Nederlandsche bank op het Frederiksplein Film The new building of the Nederlandsche Bank on Frederiksplein, Amsterdam. Jelle Zijlstra, director of the bank, gives his vision of the new building in his… Europeana Around the world savings day Film 35th World Savings Day, for which people turn in their money to savings banks. The money is counted and sorted in a money counter and put in a safe.… Europeana De Vuilafvoer Maatschappij bestaat vijftig jaar Film Attention for the processing of domestic waste in the Netherlands on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the VAM, which processes one million tons of… Europeana Brand in de Diamantenbeurs Film Fire on the top floor of the Diamond Exchange in Amsterdam. Water is taken from the frozen canal and after three hours the fire is extinguished. The next day… Europeana Automatic sorting machines are being trialled at the District Post Office Film In the District Post Office in Amsterdam two sorting machines have been running in parallel for some time now, making the sorting of mail entirely automatic.… Europeana Super asphalt machine Film An automatic asphalt machine lays a 6 m wide road for the new ring road at Brummen, part of the IJsselweg. Rollers then smooth the layer. Europeana Automatische slotengraafmachine Film Demonstration of a ditch digger in North Brabant. A dragline with an embankment planer is digging a ditch, as well as an automatic ditch digger with two… Europeana Car wash Film An automatic car wash at a shopping centre in The Hague. Cars are placed on a conveyor belt, after which the cars are washed. Europeana Commercial vehicles in the RAI Commercial Minister J. van Aartsen opens the Bedrijfsauto Rai in Amsterdam, which includes an automatic tail-lift, a seatbelt, fire engines, a car with a loading bay,… Europeana The fully automated shop Film At an exhibition in the Bouwcentrum in Rotterdam, a fully automatic shop is shown, consisting of a shop window and a control panel. After inserting money and… Europeana Scheveningen at night Film At night, the Scheveningen Pier is lit up by illuminated advertisements, while people enjoy themselves behind slot machines and on a fully automated bowling… Europeana Bedrijfsautotentoonstelling in de RAI Film The 37th Auto-Rai in the RAI in Amsterdam, with a Jeep, an electric delivery van, an automatic sweeper for streets and pavements, a truck with a double set of… Europeana The mobile savings bank of Rotterdam Film The 400,000th saver, 4-year-old Jobje Eimers, is given a festive welcome at the Rotterdam Savings Bank office. The Savings Bank has a mobile office in the… Europeana The 2nd packaging fair Film Trade fair of packaging materials in the Rai building in Amsterdam, where staplers, a paper shredder, a steel belt machine, a tablet counting machine, a… Europeana Wat weet u van de PTT tentoonstelling Film Exhibition in The Hague about the PTT, past and present. SHOTS: - ext. and int. old post office; - ext. and int. old and modern equipment: telegraph;… Europeana Electric mat in the stock exchange Film Demonstration of an electric floor mat in front of the entrance of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, which automatically wipes the soles of shoes. Europeana Unique typewriter collection Film The Schrift- en Schrijfmachine Museum is located in a monastery in Tilburg. The collection consists of more than 650 machines that can be visited on request.… Europeana Stacking of third trailing suction dredger for the People's Republic of China Film China has ordered four large trailing suction dredgers from the Netherlands. SHOTS: suction dredger with suction pipes in slipway of IHC-Smit in Kinderdijk;… Europeana Opening nieuw traject Rotterdamse metro Film The east-west metro line from Slinge to Hoogvliet in Rotterdam was officially opened by Rotterdam Mayor Wim Thomassen in the presence of Transport Minister… Europeana Enige stoomhoutzagerij van Nederland Film The only steam-powered sawmill in the Netherlands is located in Achterhoek in Gelderland. The sawmill mainly produces cutlery wood, which is purchased mainly… Europeana Oude stoomloc van stal gehaald Film With great interest the steam locomotive 'Jumbo' from 1911, taken from the railway museum, made a trip with eight steel carriages from 1924 from Geldermalsen… Europeana Demonstratie amfibisch voertuig Film The international shipping exhibition Europoort '73 in the RAI in Amsterdam, with a.o. an Amphibredge, an amphibious dredging machine meant for work in swampy… Europeana Pressure house in old canal house Film Three graphic artists have established the printing house Het Drukhuis in the basement and rear section of the building at Herengracht 229 in Amsterdam. They… Europeana Succesvolle strijd tegen waterverontreiniging Film Water exhibition in the RAI in Amsterdam with machines for water treatment, including fountains and water purification installations. In Hengelo, a water… Europeana Russian trade exhibition Film Exhibition on trade and industry in the USSR in the RAI in Amsterdam, with stands for holidays, toys and machines. Europeana Nieuw land in Zuid-Flevoland afbranden van rietvelden Film A machine from the Rijksdienst voor de IJsselmeer Polders is digging ditches in the Zuidelijk Flevoland polder, which was first drained in 1968 due to… Europeana Macro suit 1972 Film The Macropak packaging fair in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, with among other things machines for plastic packaging of boxes, apples and cups, coins in cardboard… Europeana Bowlingwedstrijd Breda - Antwerpen Film Parents bring their children to a preschool, where they are filmed with a TV camera. In a bowling center, parents follow their children on a TV screen while… Europeana Landbouw-werktuigendag Film Agricultural equipment day in Liempde, with tractors, a mower-sprayer combination, machines for planting crops and trees and a seven-sharp plough. Europeana Modern car thief pulverizes scrap cars Film In Den Bosch, scrap cars are processed in the new shredder installation, which separates the valuable from the worthless parts. The high-quality 'Schredder… Europeana Karel Doorman in drydock Film The 20-year-old aircraft carrier 25 de Mayo, the former Karel Doorman sold to Argentina, is in dry dock at the RDM in Rotterdam for repairs. New engine parts… Europeana Nieuw postkantoor Film The new district post office at Amsterdam Central Station. The delivered mailbags are taken to the sorting department, where they are stamped and put away by… Europeana Macro plastic Film The Macroplastic fair in Utrecht. A diver demonstrates sticking objects underwater. Furthermore, gluing power sockets with plastic glue, machines that make… Europeana Bello back Film Engineer Heine and apprentice engineer Fenneker release the brakes of the steam tram Bello in Bergen aan Zee, after which the locomotive, under the watchful… Europeana Tentoonstelling macroplastics Film Macroplastic fair in Utrecht. Polystyrene granules are liquefied in a machine and formed in moulds into washing-up bowls, rusk trays, bottles and ice trays. Europeana Landbouwpraktijkschool in Zeeuws Vlaanderen Film Mr. Van Keulen, director of agricultural education in The Hague, opens the Prins Willem practical school of agricultural engineering in Schoondijke. With… Europeana National typing competitions in The Hague Film 65 people, including four gentlemen, participate in the annual tournament for the national championship of machine writing in the Houtrusthallen in The Hague.… Europeana Willy Brandt in Utrecht Film Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, and Prof. Jelle Zijlstra, Minister of Economic Affairs, visit the Technical Spring Fair in the Julianahal in Utrecht. With… Europeana Nieuwe wegen machine Film Smooth road surface on the Goorleseweg near Tilburg has led to many accidents, as shown by police photographs. A heavy machine is used to roughen the concrete… Europeana Vakbeurs Film The trade fair Karwei '68 in Utrecht, with among other things a self-built polyester sailing boat, a mini gas cylinder, a self-adjusting wrench, an attachment… Europeana Straatstenen-machine Film Demonstration of a road-laying machine. Workers receive the stones with a conveyor belt, lay them on a sloping surface against each other, after which the… Europeana Nu het ''ijzeren paard'' zijn einde nadert Film An engine driver and his apprentice are preparing one of the last steam locomotives in the Netherlands for departure. On a turntable, the train is placed on… Europeana Naar mechanisatie van de suikerbietenteelt Film Demonstrations harvesting sugar beets with machines in IJzendijke. Furthermore, farmers lifting sugar beets by hand and a sugar beet factory. Europeana The railway accident at Woensel Film Major havoc at Woensel after the electric train Amsterdam-Maastricht collided with the electric train Eindhoven-Rotterdam, which had to ride on the wrong… Europeana 100-year old steam pumping station in Genemuiden Film Opening of the new Lutterzijl electric screw pumping station on the Zwarte Water near Genemuiden by J.B.G.M. de van der Schueren, Queen's Commissioner for… Europeana National forestry demonstration on the Veluwe Film National forestry day in the Speulder- en Spielderbos state forest on the Veluwe, with demonstrations of company gymnastics for lumberjacks, a chain saw, a… Europeana 25-jarig bestaan van de school voor grafische vakken te Utrecht Film At the 25-year old Graphic School in Utrecht, students are taught how to typeset by hand and by machine, how to make clichés, how to lay out a page and how to…