FedFlix: US government films

1–48 of 13,516 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 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 themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Fred and the Voice of Food Safety: How to Avoid Food-Borne Illness Educational Food and Drug Administration gov.ntis.ava18185vnb1 Fred and the Voice of Food Safety: How to Avoid Food-Borne Illness About 2 million cases of food poisoning… Internet Archive FDA Approved - The Slide Show Educational Food and Drug Administration gov.ntis.ava17487vnb1 FDA Approved - The Slide Show A slide show about what FDA approved means. Internet Archive True Glory 1945 · Educational Department of War True Glory AVA02725VNB1, 1945 General Eisenhower introduces this joint US/British Government film that surveys the entire campaign in… Internet Archive Duck and Cover 1951 · Educational · Subtitles Federal Civil Defense Administration Duck and Cover ( Wikipedia ) NTIS AVA11109VNB1 From the Wikipedia: Duck and Cover was a social guidance film produced in… Internet Archive BATTLE OF MIDWAY 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration BATTLE OF MIDWAY Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 -… Internet Archive Vietnam War 1971 · Educational · Subtitles National Archives - Vietnam War - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film explores the… Internet Archive Island of Hope, Island of Tears 1989 · Educational · Subtitles National Park Service Island of Hope, Island of Tears AVA15996VNB1, 1992 (1989) From 1892-1954, Ellis Island was the port of entry for millions of European… Internet Archive Rural Surveillance 1993 · Educational Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Rural Surveillance AVA19234VNB1 - 1993 The video shows how to conduct a proper surveillance in rural areas. This… Internet Archive China: The Roots of Madness 1967 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration China: The Roots of Madness National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981) ARC… Internet Archive Apartheid in South Africa 1957 · Educational National Archives - Apartheid in South Africa - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores South… Internet Archive India - Pakistan Refugees 1971 · Educational National Archives - India - Pakistan Refugees - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film contrasts the… Internet Archive Safety in the After Disaster Environment 2006 · Educational Department of Homeland Security U.S. Fire Academy PREPnet (EENET) DVD Library CERT Training - "Safety in the After Disaster Environment" Air Date: February… Internet Archive EXPANSION TO AIR POWER 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration EXPANSION TO AIR POWER War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2871 / Local… Internet Archive This is Korea (Parts 1 and 2) 1951 · Educational Department of the Navy This is Korea (Parts 1 and 2) AVA18577VNB1, 1951 Covers the United States involvement with Korea and testing of Korean weapons. John… Internet Archive The Fleet That Came To Stay 1945 · Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 13113 / Local Identifier 80-MN-5802… Internet Archive Judaism 2000 · Educational Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Diversity Series: Religions, Cultures and Communities (NCJ 212664) The Chicago… Internet Archive THE EARTHQUAKERS 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26133 THE EARTHQUAKERS PRESENTS THE STORY OF THE 12TH BOMB GROUP OF THE 9TH AIR FORCE AND ITS ROLE IN THE AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE… Internet Archive The Enemy Japan--The People 1943 · Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 12867 / Local Identifier 80-MN-149B… Internet Archive John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning/Day of Drums 1964 · Educational United States Information Service John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning/Day of Drums AVA11312VNB1, 1964 The program dramatizes the thousand days of John F.… Internet Archive Man of the Month 1966 · Educational National Archives - Man of the Month - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is a biography of Ho Chi… Internet Archive The Pleasure of Your Company: Military Etiquette and Grooming 1970 · Educational Department of the Army The Pleasure of Your Company: Military Etiquette and Grooming AVA20403VNB1 - 1970 Describes proper selection of clothes, table manners,… Internet Archive War Comes to America 1942 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 36073 / Local Identifier 111-OF-7… Internet Archive Moonwalk One, ca. 1970 Educational National Archives and Records Administration Moonwalk One, ca. 1970 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ) ARC Identifier 1257628 /… Internet Archive HELL ON WHEELS 1951 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20359 HELL ON WHEELS HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE COMBAT ACTIVITIES OF THE 2D ARMORED DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR II. Internet Archive ALASKA HIGHWAY 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23086 ALASKA HIGHWAY 1944 CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1,500 MILES OF THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY.. Internet Archive THE LIBERATION OF ROME 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE LIBERATION OF ROME Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.… Internet Archive Unique War 1966 · Educational Department of the Army Unique War AVA17237VNB1, 1966 The program portrays the mission of the armed forces in South Vietnam. They search for the enemy on the… Internet Archive Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights for Life 1973 · Educational United States Navy Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights for Life AVA19833VNB1 - 1973 A motivational film for Navy personnel on the prevention of fire and for… Internet Archive Mission Mind Control 1979 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37950 / Local Identifier 170.110 - Mission Mind Control - Department of Justice. Drug… Internet Archive ACTION AT ANGAUR 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 35883 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive WARRING AND ROARING (1914-1929) 1983 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration WARRING AND ROARING (1914-1929) U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54992 / Local… Internet Archive Know Your Ally - Britain 1944 · Educational The War Department Special Service Division Army Service Forces With the cooperation of The Signal Corps Music by The Army Air Forces Orchestra Know Your Ally… Internet Archive The story of Hoover Dam Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37058 / Local Identifier 115.31 - The story of Hoover Dam - Department of the Interior. Bureau… Internet Archive Berlin Documentary 1961 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Berlin Documentary Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) BERLIN DOCUMENTARY, WEST… Internet Archive Castle Films Europe's Total War 1940 · Educational Castle Films Video 245 Castle Films Europe's Total War From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. CR No.… Internet Archive This place in time: The Mount St. Helens story 1984 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 13504 / Local Identifier 95.206 - This place in time: The Mount St. Helens story - Department of… Internet Archive Castle Films Russia Stops Hitler, Soviets Fight Back 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 232 Castle Films Russia Stops Hitler, Soviets Fight Back News Parade 1941 CR No. 71-8:93 Castle Films Soviets Fight Back… Internet Archive Eagle Cage 1960 · Educational National Archives - Eagle Cage - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film's anti-communist perspective… Internet Archive Chemical Munitions Testing 1970 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army Pictorial Center. (08/01/1962 - 12/1972) ARC Identifier 599938 / Local… Internet Archive Pandemic Flu: Taking Action 2007 · Educational U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Pandemic Flu: Taking Action August 2007 - Distribution Unlimited Approved for Public Release… Internet Archive WINTER WAR 1959 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30119 WINTER WAR SECOND FILM COVERING KOREAN WAR HISTORY - NARRATED BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, NEW YORK TIMES CORRESPONDENT. Internet Archive World at War (Part 1) 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 42 World at War (Part 1) U.S. Office of War Information. Public Domain Footage Events leading up to Pearl Harbor. Hitler races… Internet Archive NORMANDY, THE AIRBORNE INVASION OF FORTRESS EUROPE Educational National Archives and Records Administration NORMANDY, THE AIRBORNE INVASION OF FORTRESS EUROPE Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force.… Internet Archive WAR'S END 1959 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30120 WAR'S END THIRD AND FINAL FILM ON KOREAN WAR - BRIGADIER GENERAL S.L.A. MARSHALL ASSESSES THE WAR AND THE EFFECT IT HAS HAD ON… Internet Archive Castle Films News Parade: Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 4 Castle Films News Parade: Bombing of Pearl Harbor Public Domain Footage from archive.org, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; the… Internet Archive Beachhead To Berlin Educational Creator(s): Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 12841 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 2010 · Educational Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 ICN #006719 - January 2010 PIN… Internet Archive World at War (Part 2) 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 42 World at War (Part 2) U.S. Office of War Information. Public Domain Footage Events leading up to Pearl Harbor. Hitler races…