Quicktime file from 1999

Is there a way to open/play quicktime movies from 1999 and earlier? In the same vein, is here a way to open After Effects files from same time period?

I can play nearly all of my ancient QuickTime files (except those that used Flash .swf) without issues on my modern machine. Backward compatibility for most formats has been built in with each upgrade.
We need to know more about the codecs used in your files. Can you tell us?

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