The world's archives
9,409–9,456 of 10,816 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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St. Servaasprocessie in Maastricht
Film over de St. Servaasprocessie in Maastricht.
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Het boek II
Film in aansluiting op Zetten en Drukken (het Boek I).
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Turf bij hoogveen
Film over het Drentse hoogveengebied.
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Zoetwatervisserij
Film over de zoetwatervisserij.
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Twentse textielindustrie
Film over de Twentse textielindustrie.
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Zuiderzeepolders
Film over de Zuiderzeepolders.
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De postzegel is 100 jaar: 1852-1952
Film over de postzegel.
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Tabak en sigaren
Film over tabaksteelt.
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Het boek I
Film over de papierfabriek, de drukkerij en de uitvinding van de boekdrukkunst.
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Het dorp
Film over het leven in een dorpsgemeenschap.
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Het dorp
Film over het leven in een dorpsgemeenschap.
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Hansje en de Madurodammers
Film die zich afspeelt in Madurodam.
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Open Beelden (Nederlandse versie)
Video over het project Open Beelden.
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Open Cultuur Data - data openstellen: masterclass en inventarisatie voordelen en risico’s
Deel 2 van 4 video’s over het Open Cultuur Data netwerk.
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Open Culture Data - lessons-learned and what’s next
Part 4 of 4 videos on the Open Culture Data network.
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Open Cultuur Data - van ad-hoc activity naar solide network
Deel 1 van 4 video’s over het Open Cultuur Data netwerk.
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The Sound of the Netherlands
Video about the project The Sound of the Netherlands.
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Het Geluid van Nederland (Nederlandse versie)
Video over het project Het Geluid van Nederland.
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Open Culture Data - app competition: results and lessons-learned (subtitled)
Part 3 of 4 videos about the Open Culture Data network.
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Open Culture Data - opening up data: masterclass and a risk-benefit analysis (subtitled)
Part 2 of 4 videos on the Open Culture Data network.
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Open Culture Data - from ad-hoc activity to solid network (subtitled)
Part 1 of 4 videos about the Open Culture Data network.
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Waisda? a video labeling game
Video about the project Waisda?.
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Waisda? (Nederlandse versie)
Video over het project Waisda?.
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Video about the project Open Images.
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De grote karekiet
(Biologie)film over de wonderlijke nestbouw van de grote karekiet.
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Kaas
Film over het maken van Goudse boerenkaas op een boerderij.
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Mister Hamburger speaks on sound-film
Polygoon Opdrachtfilm.
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Speech by mr. van Staveren
Polygoon Opdrachtfilm.
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Speaking tests by mr. B.D. Ochse
Polygoon Opdrachtfilm.
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City shots of Vlissingen
Beelden van de stad Vlissingen.
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Arrival of Sinterklaas
Intocht van Sinterklaas in Amsterdam.
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Deventer
Filmbeelden van enige markante punten uit de stad Deventer.
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The Dutch East Indies before 1942
Veertiende deel van een serie vooroorlogse opnamen van Baroe Nederlands-Indie.
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Lighthouse by the Sea, The
Two fellow sailors narrowly escape death during a hurricane.
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O, die honden
An animated film with balloon texts, featuring the cartoon character Andy Gump.
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Expeditie naar de Noordpool
A silent animated film about a trip by airship to the North Pole.
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Hurdle Jumping by Trained Dogs
Vaudeville act with dog and cat dressage.
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Heimkehr des Reisenden, Die
Melodrama about a couple who are in love, but who are driven apart by poverty.
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Laird of McGillicuddy, The
Comedy in which Charles retaliates when Louise breaks off their engagement.
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Landverhuizers, De
Short Western film about pioneers who are attacked by Indians and Mexicans.
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Little Hero, A
Silent comedy about the eternal antagonism between cat and dog.
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Mr. Toots's tooth
A short silent film in which Mr. Toots miraculously loses his tooth.
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Buffalo Jim (Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company)
A short comedy in which Jimmy organizes a show with cowboys and Indians.
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Haar verleden
Crime drama in which Minnie's past catches up with her.
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No Account Count, The
A short comic film in which the Count has found a bride, namely Mr.
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Almost a scandal
A comic one-act film in which affairs of the heart lead to a duel, and a chase.
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Fatty's Chance Acquaintance
Comic developments surrounding the character of Fatty.
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Gaby's Gasoline Glide
Comic action film in which two men pursue the same woman.
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