FedFlix: US government films

97–144 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 Castle Films News Parade 1943 Axis Smashed in North Africa 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 292 Castle Films News Parade 1943 Axis Smashed in North Africa CR71-8:92 Castle Films News Parade 1943 Axis Smashed in North… Internet Archive FAMOUS GENERALS - PATTON 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30156 FAMOUS GENERALS - PATTON 1963 MILITARY CAREER OF THE COLORFUL GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, WITH FOCUS ON HIS WORLD WAR II ACTION… Internet Archive Armored Force Educational National Archives and Records Administration Armored Force Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.… Internet Archive ADC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING SCHOOL 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20824 ADC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING SCHOOL PRESENTS TRAINING PROGRAM OF AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND'S (ADC) PARACHUTE JUMP SCHOOLS.… Internet Archive AT THE FRONT IN NORTH AFRICA 1943 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20346 AT THE FRONT IN NORTH AFRICA A TANK CONVOY IN NORTH AFRICA ENGAGES THE NAZIS IN BATTLE. Internet Archive TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN, 05/09/1943 1943 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 23655 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Divide and Conquer (Part 2) 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 25 Divide and Conquer (Part 2) Frank Capra and the War Department. Divide and Conquer Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 Public Domain Footage on… Internet Archive ANSWER TO STALIN Educational National Archives and Records Administration ANSWER TO STALIN U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47588 / Local Identifier 306.832.… Internet Archive UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER SIX - CAMP CENTURY 1964 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26064 UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER SIX - CAMP CENTURY THIS IS THE STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION… Internet Archive The Battle of Ia Drang Valley 1965 · Educational National Archives - The Battle of Ia Drang Valley - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is about… Internet Archive Chinese film 1966 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Chinese film Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003 ARC Identifier 72247… Internet Archive Animals for Research - Establishing and Maintaining a Disease-Free Animal Colony 1957 · Educational United States Army Animals for Research - Establishing and Maintaining a Disease-Free Animal Colony NTIS AVA20697VNB1 Internet Archive PARAGUAY 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration PARAGUAY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47001 / Local Identifier 306.137.… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Operation Sandstone - EC and G 1948 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800004 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Sandstone - EC and G 1948 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with… Internet Archive RADIO TELETYPEWRITER AN/GRC-46 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 28384 RADIO TELETYPEWRITER AN/GRC-46 DESIGN, CAPABILITIES AND OPERATION FOR CW, VOICE AND TELETYPEWRITER COMMUNICATIONS; OPERATOR… Internet Archive America in Space - The First Decade 1968 · Educational · Subtitles National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 45015, LI 255-HQ-183 - America in Space - The First Decade - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series:… Internet Archive REFRIGERATION -- PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION 1964 · Educational · Subtitles Department of Defense - SHOWS APPLICATION OF BASIC PHYSICS OF HEAT TRANSFER IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. EXPLAINS TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN REFRIGERANT PASSING… Internet Archive PART 2 CONSTRUCTION 1955 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: BASIC SUBMARINE SYSTEMS, DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESSURE HULLS, TANKS AND SUPER-STRUCTURE. - PIN 20558 Internet Archive THE CAPE 1963 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE CAPE Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 69591 / Local… Internet Archive Big Picture: The Fight for Vietnam Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569807 / Local Identifier 111-TV-574 Big Picture: The Fight for Vietnam DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive THE DREAM OF KINGS Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE DREAM OF KINGS U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 48003 / Local Identifier 306.1409.… Internet Archive Roswell Reports, Volume 1 Educational National Archives and Records Administration Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Administrative… Internet Archive Smoke Jumper Training for Airborne Fire Fighting Educational Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management Staff. (1986) ARC Identifier 578376 / Local… Internet Archive THE NAVAL WARS WITH FRANCE 1798 - 1801 WITH TRIPOLI 1801 - 1805 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20548 THE NAVAL WARS WITH FRANCE 1798 - 1801 WITH TRIPOLI 1801 - 1805 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM 1785 TO 1805, THE WAR… Internet Archive Wings for This Man 1945 · Educational Department of the Army Army Air Forces Special Film Project Number 151 Wings for This Man AVA08663VNB1, 1945 Wings for this Man is a propaganda film produced… Internet Archive We the Japanese People Educational U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) Local Identifier 111-CAD-24-52 We the Japanese People No ARC number on this DVD, but it might be ARC Identifier… Internet Archive Killed Or Be Killed 1943 · Educational Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1935 - ) ARC Identifier 12126 / Local Identifier 65.54 1943 Killed Or Be Killed TRAINING FILM: Shows… Internet Archive ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE X - THE COBRA STRIKES Educational Department of Defense ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE X - THE COBRA STRIKES PIN 30179 EVENTS LEADING TO KOREAN WAR, CONDUCT OF THE WAR FROM 1950 TO 1953, AND… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Operation Upshot-Knothole, 5.2 1953 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800016 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Upshot-Knothole, 5.2 1953 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with… Internet Archive WORLD CELEBRATES PEACE, VJ DAY, 08/12/1945 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 23976 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Fighter Operations, 6th Air Force, ETO, 01/1945 Educational National Archives and Records Administration Fighter Operations, 6th Air Force, ETO, 01/1945 Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the… Internet Archive Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) 1973 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1257667 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-223 - Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) - National… Internet Archive THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON 1963 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 49737 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive IT STARTED WITH MUYBRIDGE 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25029 IT STARTED WITH MUYBRIDGE EARLY CONCEPTS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION, INVENTED BY EDWARD MUYBRIDGE, CONVERTED INTO PRECISE… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Project Crossroads Educational Department of Energy TF 0800002 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Project Crossroads DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of… Internet Archive Time of Apollo 1975 · Educational National Aeronautics and Space Administration Time of Apollo NTIS AVA03129VNB1, 1975 The program presents President Kennedy saying “this nation should commit… Internet Archive FLOATING FORTRESS 1952 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 800824 FLOATING FORTRESS MISSION OF THE BATTLESHIP IN KOREA. LIFE ABOARD, AND COMPARTMENTATIONAL OPERATIONS. Internet Archive Who's Out There? 1975 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 649442 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-226 - Who's Out There? - National Aeronautics and Space… Internet Archive The Fight for Life 1940 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration The Fight for Life Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Education Division. Office of Education.… Internet Archive Buddhism 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 CHANNEL 3: MOSCOW 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration CHANNEL 3: MOSCOW U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54306 / Local Identifier 306.9173.… Internet Archive THE THUNDERBOLTS--RAMROD TO EMDEN 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE THUNDERBOLTS--RAMROD TO EMDEN War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2873… Internet Archive SNOW STORM IN THE JUNGLE Educational National Archives and Records Administration SNOW STORM IN THE JUNGLE Department of Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. (07/01/1973 - ) ARC Identifier… Internet Archive Air Brakes - Principles of Operation 1994 · Educational Department of the Army, Washington, DC. Air Brakes - Principles of Operation. NTIS Price: $121.00 Your Price: $0.00 AVA97923-VNB1 Explains the design and… Internet Archive Vietnam Special 1967 · Educational National Archives - Vietnam Special - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This commercial news broadcast… Internet Archive Symposium on Intelligence and the Cuban Missle Crisis 1962 1992 · Educational Central Intelligence Agency Symposium on Intelligence and the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 PB94-780186, 1992 This Video, 40 minutes in length, is the recording… Internet Archive The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11 1969 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 45017 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-194 - The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11 - National… Internet Archive PLANETARY GEARS, PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION - PART II - MULTIPLE SETS 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29871 PLANETARY GEARS, PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION - PART II - MULTIPLE SETS DEMONSTRATES PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION GOVERNING MULTIPLE…