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5,809–5,856 of 43,004 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 U.S. NAVY CARRIER PLANES SWEEP CHINA SEA [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39050, LI 208-UN-143 - U.S. NAVY CARRIER PLANES SWEEP CHINA SEA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive AMERICAN FIRST ARMY - AACHEN TO THE ROER RIVER 1948 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20340 AMERICAN FIRST ARMY - AACHEN TO THE ROER RIVER ADVANCE BY THE 1ST ARMY: 1ST, 9TH, 28TH, 83D, 104TH DIVISIONS, AND 3D ARMORED… Internet Archive Common Sense About Steel 1948 · Short · 2 min A 1948 British short film produced by the Conservative Party as an attack on plans to nationalise the steel industry. Note: I have no idea as the copyright… Internet Archive U.S. SUBMARINES DECOMMISSIONED [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39100, LI 208-UN-193 - U.S. SUBMARINES DECOMMISSIONED [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Momotaro Sacred Sailors 1944 · Cartoon As wartime propaganda and the first feature-length anime film, Momotaro: Sacred Sailors is a fascinating piece of Japanese history. Internet Archive PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39036, LI 208-UN-129 - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive Heat Treatment of Aluminum Part 2 1945 · Educational Federal Security Agency U.S. Office of Education, Division of Visual Aids Heat Treatment of Aluminum Part 2 AVA12785VNB1, 1945 This program explains the… Internet Archive BOMBERS RAID WAR PLANTS IN NAZI EUROPE [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38973, LI 208-UN-66 - BOMBERS RAID WAR PLANTS IN NAZI EUROPE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive MANILA ENTIRELY FREE IN SAVAGE LAST-DITCH BATTLE [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39055, LI 208-UN-148 - MANILA ENTIRELY FREE IN SAVAGE LAST-DITCH BATTLE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive Meshes Of The Afternoon Maya Deren 1943 · Film Maya Deren ( Kiev , 29 de abril de 1917 - Nueva York , 13 de octubre de 1961 ) fue una directora de cine , bailarina, coreógrafa, poeta y escritora. La autora… Internet Archive U.S. TURNS TO JAPAN AFTER GERMAN DEFEAT [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39062, LI 208-UN-155 - U.S. TURNS TO JAPAN AFTER GERMAN DEFEAT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 91 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39174, LI 208-WP-91 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 91 - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 41 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20304 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 41 BOMBING OF MANILA AIRFIELDS--BRITISH TAKE AKYAB--OPENING OF LEDO ROAD--CARRIER FORCE STRIKES… Internet Archive ROOSEVELT REVIEWS U.S. TROOPS IN IRAN [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38988, LI 208-UN-81 - ROOSEVELT REVIEWS U.S. TROOPS IN IRAN [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive GEN. MACARTHUR'S FORCES WIN NEW BASES IN PACIFIC [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38989, LI 208-UN-82 - GEN. MACARTHUR'S FORCES WIN NEW BASES IN PACIFIC [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive CARRIER FRANKLIN SURVIVES SAVAGE JAPANESE BOMBING [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39063, LI 208-UN-156 - CARRIER FRANKLIN SURVIVES SAVAGE JAPANESE BOMBING [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J.… Internet Archive U.S. LAUNCHES NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38915, LI 208-UN-10 - U.S. LAUNCHES NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive U.S. BOMBERS RAID NAZI-HELD FRANCE [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38924, LI 208-UN-19 - U.S. BOMBERS RAID NAZI-HELD FRANCE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive LATEST FILMS OF ALLIED DRIVE IN NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38950, LI 208-UN-43 - LATEST FILMS OF ALLIED DRIVE IN NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 59 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20323 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 59 OPERATION "PLUTO'' --ALLIED CONTROL COUNCIL FOR GERMANY-- NEW HELICOPTERS--CARBINE M2--ACTIVITIES IN… Internet Archive BATTLE MUD IN BURMA [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39155, LI 208-UN-1037 - BATTLE MUD IN BURMA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive FDR 1944 Visit to Hawaii 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 284 FDR 1944 Visit to Hawaii Silent. FDR 2594-72 Hawaii US Signal Corps 6 mins. (223 ft), silent, b & w, 35mm FDR in Pearl… Internet Archive FDR Global Conferences - Teheran - Cairo Compilation 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 265 FDR Global Conferences - Teheran - Cairo Compilation From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 94 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39177, LI 208-WP-94 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 94 - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive RHINE BARRIER SMASHED 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39163, LI 208-UN-1046 - RHINE BARRIER SMASHED - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 58 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20322 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 58 ACTIVITIES IN ETO--FLOATING BRIDGE M4--ACTIVITIES IN PHILIPPINES-- SOPAC UNIVERSITY--POSTWAR… Internet Archive Ski Safety 1942 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29754 Ski Safety SKI SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED AND FAULTY ADJUSTMENTS--REMEDIES FOR OVER-HEATING,… Internet Archive BASTOGNE DEFENDERS HONORED [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39162, LI 208-UN-1045 - BASTOGNE DEFENDERS HONORED [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive AIR FREIGHT BY PARACHUTE [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39113, LI 208-UN-206 - AIR FREIGHT BY PARACHUTE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive NAVY TESTS NEW SHIP PROPELLER [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39114, LI 208-UN-207 - NAVY TESTS NEW SHIP PROPELLER [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive ALLIED GUNS BLAST NAZIS IN ITALY [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39011, LI 208-UN-104 - ALLIED GUNS BLAST NAZIS IN ITALY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive GARDEN OF METALLURGISTS (Reel 2 of 2) 1947 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44251, LI 242-MID-5360 - GARDEN OF METALLURGISTS (Reel 2 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Castle Films News Parade Salute to the Navy 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 230 Castle Films News Parade Salute to the Navy CR No. 71-8:89 Castle Films News Parade, no date Salute to the Navy America is… Internet Archive Franklin D. Roosevelt - Inaugural, 1945 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 248 Franklin D. Roosevelt - Inaugural, 1945 MP78-1:1 John Boettiger home movie 2 mins. (45 ft), silent, color, 16mm FDR… Internet Archive TWO NEW CRUISERS JOIN U.S. NAVY [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38948, LI 208-UN-41 - TWO NEW CRUISERS JOIN U.S. NAVY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive U.S. DEMONSTRATES LATEST ROCKETS [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39119, LI 208-UN-212 - U.S. DEMONSTRATES LATEST ROCKETS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive VICTORY ROUND-UP 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39171, LI 208-UN-1053 - VICTORY ROUND-UP - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion Picture Films from… Internet Archive It's Your War Too 1944 · Educational National Archives Identifier: 35837 Local Identifier: 111-M-958 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/35837 From: Series: Documentary Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1944… Internet Archive WESTERN AIR FRONT [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39143, LI 208-UN-1025 - WESTERN AIR FRONT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive JAPANESE SURRENDER MORE TERRITORY [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39081, LI 208-UN-173 - JAPANESE SURRENDER MORE TERRITORY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive NORWAY FREED [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39172, LI 208-UN-1054 - NORWAY FREED [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive Castle Films Third Inauguration 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 234 Castle Films Third Inauguration CR No. 71-8:82 Castle Film News Parade Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Third Inauguration Short… Internet Archive Castle Films Yanks Invade the Marshall Islands 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 300 Castle Films Yanks Invade the Marshall Islands CR 71-8:95 This was the most significant battle in the Pacific. Massive… Internet Archive ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL END QUEBEC TALK [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39028, LI 208-UN-121 - ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL END QUEBEC TALK [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive BRAZIL MARKS 121ST YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38976, LI 208-UN-69 - BRAZIL MARKS 121ST YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 2 of 4) 1940 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 89093 / Local Identifier BTL-BTL-192 - A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 2 of 4) - Bell Telephone… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 6 1948 · Home movie · 11 min The "Personal Pictures" series contains eight reels of edited home movies. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000… Internet Archive 85TH DIVISION BREAKS INTO PO VALLEY 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 17947 / Local Identifier…