FedFlix: US government films
673–720 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 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. |
Internet Archive
ALUMINUM
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38661, LI 208.29 - ALUMINUM - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Propaganda, Information, and Documentary…
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Hollywood and the Stars
National Archives - Hollywood and the Stars - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores the…
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Pre-hospital response to radiation accidents [videorecording]
-- description from box. Robert C. Ricks REAC/TS is part of the Medical & Health Sciences Division, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Prepared for the…
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At the Front in North Africa
National Archives - At the Front in North Africa - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers…
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ARMY-NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE, NO. 41 (Reel 2)
National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36207 / Local Identifier 111-SM-41 ARMY-NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE, NO. 41 (Reel 2) Department of…
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Aircrew Survival: Survival Medicine
Federal Aviation Administration Aircrew Survival: Survival Medicine Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.
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Middle East
National Archives - Middle East - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers Middle Eastern…
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GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43529, LI 242.240 - GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films…
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SUB-ARCTIC WINTER BIVOUACKING
Department of Defense SUB-ARCTIC WINTER BIVOUACKING PIN 28925 1955 PLANNING; SECURITY AND DEFENSE MEASURES; CONSISTS OF SHELTER, WATER AND COOKING FACILITIES;…
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Financial Investigation - Fundamentals
Federal Judicial Center Financial Investigation - Fundamentals AVA21336VNB1 - $75 - July, 2004 - 4628-V/04 This program-the first of a series-explains the…
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UNITED STATES ARMY EUROPE
Department of Defense PIN 30240 UNITED STATES ARMY EUROPE DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF US ARMY EUROPE AS A DETERRENT FORCE IN WESTERN EUROPE, COVERING BOTH THE…
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Supersonic Thunderbirds
National Archives and Records Administration Supersonic Thunderbirds Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) SUPERSONIC…
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LIVING OFF THE LAND
Department of Defense PIN 20593 LIVING OFF THE LAND HOW TO SURVIVE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH TEMPERATE REGIONS.
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ARMY NURSE, THE
Department of Defense PIN 30261 ARMY NURSE, THE OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE DEDICATED WOMEN AND MEN OF THE ARMY NURSE CORPS, AND THEIR DUTIES…
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The Dream That Wouldn't Down
National Archives and Records Administration The Dream That Wouldn't Down National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ) ARC Identifier 45003…
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THE WALKER SPY RING - LESSONS LEARNED
National Archives and Records Administration - DIMOC 803482 - THE WALKER SPY RING - LESSONS LEARNED - RETIRED NAVY WARRANT OFFICER JOHN WALKER AND OTHERS HAD…
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Where the Bankers Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Where the Bankers Bank "We all know what this is ... it's money. And people like you use money every day ... We all know how…
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War As It Really Is - Reel 1
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 25045 / Local Identifier…
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FDR and Roosevelt Family
FDR Presidential Library Video 214 FDR and Roosevelt Family From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.…
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Thailand's Role in the Vietnam War
National Archives - Thailand's Role in the Vietnam War - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers…
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GEORGES BANK RADAR STATION
Department of Defense PIN 24231 GEORGES BANK RADAR STATION NAVY'S FABRICATION, INSTALLATION, LAUNCHING AND POSITIONING OF TEXAS TOWERS IN THE NORTH ATLANTICJ
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EISENHOWER INAUGURATION (Reel 1 of 11)
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37025 / Local Identifier 111-X-1 - EISENHOWER INAUGURATION (Reel 1 of 11) - Department of…
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SOVIET ACTIVE MEASURES
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 54826 / Local Identifier 306.9798 - SOVIET ACTIVE MEASURES - U.S. Information Agency. (1982 -…
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ALLIED FORCES LAND IN JAPAN
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39078, LI 208-UN-171A - ALLIED FORCES LAND IN JAPAN - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture…
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December 7th (Long Version)
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 40099 / Local Identifier 226.1 - December 7th (Long Version) - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of…
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Heirs of Vladimir Lenin
National Archives - Heirs of Vladimir Lenin - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film provides…
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AIR ASSAULT TACTICS [ETC.]
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39048, LI 208-UN-141 - AIR ASSAULT TACTICS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture Films…
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Small Steps...Giant Strides
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1162395 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-232 - Small Steps...Giant Strides - National Aeronautics and…
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A GERMAN IS TRIED FOR MURDER [ETC.]
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39086, LI 208-UN-178 - A GERMAN IS TRIED FOR MURDER [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion…
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East Asian
Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Diversity Series: Religions, Cultures and Communities (NCJ 212664) The Chicago…
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Hell for Leather
The War Department Hell for Leather AVA10767VNB1, 1946 Special note: This film will not be shown to the general public without permission of the War Department.
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Explosion and Fire at Formosa Plastics, Illiopolis, Illinois
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Explosion and Fire at Formosa Plastics, Illiopolis, Illinois (2007) CSB maintains an extensive video…
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AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- AIR WAR AGAINST JAPAN, 1944-1945
Department of Defense PIN 26162 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- AIR WAR AGAINST JAPAN, 1944-1945 1953 B-29'S LAND ON SAIPAN; GEN LEMAY TAKES COMMAND AND PREPARES A…
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U S ARMY ALASKA
Department of Defense PIN 30272 U S ARMY ALASKA TRACES THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MILITARY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 49TH STATE, EXAMINING IN DETAIL…
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LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH TADEUSZ BOR-KOMOROWSKI
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95710 / Local Identifier LW-LW-24 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH TADEUSZ BOR-KOMOROWSKI -…
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Four in the Cosmos
National Archives - Four in the Cosmos - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is in Russian and…
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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Department of Defense PIN 26836 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL DEPICTS SCENES OF AMERICA KEYED TO AN AIR FORCE BAND RENDITION OF ''AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.''
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 442
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 88967 / Local Identifier AFI-AFI-442 - INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 442 - American Film Institute.…
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TRIED BY FIRE - PART II
Department of Defense TRIED BY FIRE - PART II PIN 30184 1965 FIGHTING BY 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CROSSING OF THE ROER AND RHINE, AND…
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SAC - THE GLOBAL SHIELD
Department of Defense PIN 51341 SAC - THE GLOBAL SHIELD UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF AVR 238 (51179). CAMERAS FOLLOW SAC PERSONNEL THROUGH SIMULATED ENEMY ATTACK…
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FAMOUS GENERALS - STILWELL
Department of Defense PIN 30158 FAMOUS GENERALS - STILWELL 1963 MILITARY CAREER OF VINEGAR JOE STILWELL IN THE FAR EAST DURING WORLD WAR II. MILITARY CAREER…
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Training for hazardous materials response [videorecording] : radiation
From case: International Association of Fire Fighters® Training for Hazardous Materials Response: Radiation From case spine: Alfred K. Whitehead General…
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Military parade, Baghdad, Iraq ; Cairo, Egypt, 07/14/1959
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC…
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German newsreel excerpts (Reel 1 of 2)
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43528, LI 242.239 - German newsreel excerpts (Reel 1 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion…
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Importance of Roadway Drainage
Federal Highway Administration Video VH-392 Importance of Roadway Drainage Surface and subsurface drainage, drainage systems, and drainage inspection are…
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SEABEES. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS
National Archives and Records Administration SEABEES. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services.…
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THE YEAR 1945
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39094, LI 208-UN-187 - THE YEAR 1945 - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture Films from…
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Wildfire!
National Archives and Records Administration Wildfire! Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation…