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6,337–6,384 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 Prelude to War 1942 · Educational Prelude to War Produced: 1942 Description This motion picture film explores the background of World War II. Reel 1 shows the bombing of Pearl Harbor, London… Internet Archive 1946 VHS • Raggedy Ann 60 FPS 1946 · Film · Subtitles From the Collection of Dr. Stevanne “Dr. Toy” Auerbach This tape preserves a recording of a Raggedy Ann dramatic or theatrical production, likely a short film… Internet Archive The Wolf Man (1941 VHS Rip from AMC) 1941 · Film Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a… Internet Archive Full VHS Tape Walt Disney The Reluctant Dragon 1999 Vhs 1941 · Film Dubbed to DVD from VHS with a Magnavox DVD Recorder, video ripped using MakeMKV. Internet Archive Europe: Two Decades 1945 · Educational Europe: Two Decades Covers: 1945–1965 Description This film documents the first two decades in Europe after World War II. It includes confrontations between… Internet Archive FACTORY FARMERS 1943 · Educational FACTORY FARMERS Produced: 1943 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of River Rouge plant -… Internet Archive INVASION OF SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLAND GROUP 1944 · Educational INVASION OF SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLAND GROUP Produced: June 16, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15309 Internet Archive 200,OOOTH PRISONER OF WAR, ARLON, BELGIUM ; MINDANAO OPERATIONS, SAN ROQUE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; GENERALS EISENHOWER AND SIMPSON, JULICH, GERMANY 1945 · Educational 200,OOOTH PRISONER OF WAR, ARLON, BELGIUM ; MINDANAO OPERATIONS, SAN ROQUE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; GENERALS EISENHOWER AND SIMPSON, JULICH, GERMANY Produced:… Internet Archive THE HIDDEN ARMY 1944 · Educational THE HIDDEN ARMY Produced: 1944 Description On U.S. women in war work. Reel 1 dramatizes the Nazi concept of U.S. women as decadent playgirls, unfit for… Internet Archive INVASION, OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE ; CAPTURE OF ISIGNY, FRANCE ; 128TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL, FRANCE 1941 · Educational INVASION, OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE ; CAPTURE OF ISIGNY, FRANCE ; 128TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL, FRANCE Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15393 Internet Archive INVASION OF FRANCE, WORLD WAR II 1944 · Educational INVASION OF FRANCE, WORLD WAR II Covers: June 6, 1944–June 9, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15898 Internet Archive TRUE STORY OF LILI MARLENE 1940 · Educational TRUE STORY OF LILI MARLENE Covers: 1940–1949 Shot List , Summary: English announcer starts telling about Lili Marlene. English soldier returning home brings… Internet Archive 1944-5 India and Army Air Corps Gun Camera footage 1944 · Feature · 42 min Film my father shot while stationed in India during WWII In 1990 I got him to record a narration These were originally individual reels of 16mm film, I didn't… Internet Archive ERUPTION OF MT VESUVIUS, NAPLES, ITALY 1944 · Educational ERUPTION OF MT VESUVIUS, NAPLES, ITALY Produced: March 27, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15533 Internet Archive The Negro Sailor 1945 · Educational The Negro Sailor Produced: 1945 Description Emphasizes integration, advancement based on ability, equal treatment, and team work in the Navy. Reel 1: Black… Internet Archive [FORD OF DAGENHAM] 1948 · Educational [FORD OF DAGENHAM] Produced: 1948 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Houses of Parliament and… Internet Archive US NURSES RESCUED FROM BATAAN, 126TH GENERAL HOSPITAL, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS OF WAR, TACLOBAN AIRSTRIP, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 8TH CAVALRY REGIMENT ENTERS MANILA,… 1945 · Educational US NURSES RESCUED FROM BATAAN, 126TH GENERAL HOSPITAL, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS OF WAR, TACLOBAN AIRSTRIP, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ;… Internet Archive MACARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES [ETC.] 1944 · Educational MACARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES [ETC.] Produced: 1944 Description Part 1, naval guns bombard the beaches of Leyte and carrier-based planes bomb the… Internet Archive [FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT] 1949 · Educational [FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT] Produced: 1949 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1944 June 25 Col. No 1 1944 · Home movie 1944 June 25 Col. No 1 [Title from can] June 25 1944 50025 Miles [Note on can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II BOMBS OVER EUROPE 1944 · Educational WORLD WAR II BOMBS OVER EUROPE Covers: April 1944–May 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24225 Internet Archive INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE 1944 · Educational INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE Covers: June 9, 1944–June 10, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15272 Internet Archive NEW BLITZ HITS LONDON, LONDON, ENGLAND ; 9TH US ARMY ON THE OFFENSIVE, LINNICH, GERMANY 1941 · Educational NEW BLITZ HITS LONDON, LONDON, ENGLAND ; 9TH US ARMY ON THE OFFENSIVE, LINNICH, GERMANY Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15509 Internet Archive China Girl (1942) 1942 · Feature Two-fisted newsreel photographer Johnny Williams is stationed in Burma and China in the early stage of WW II. Captured by the Japanese, he escapes from a… Internet Archive Festiviteiten rondom het kroningsjaar 1948 1948 · Short · 2 min Op maandag 6 september 1948 nam prinses Juliana het stokje over van koningin Wilhelmina. Anton Bakels uit Zandvoort was erbij om de festiviteiten te filmen op… Internet Archive ALCF James Kilgore Films Clip 5219 1940 · Home movie This clip (5217) is part of The James Kilgore Film Collection: Four Decades of Innovative Amateur Filmmaking. The collection includes amateur narrative films… Internet Archive LIBERATION OF PARIS, FRANCE 1941 · Educational LIBERATION OF PARIS, FRANCE Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16032 Internet Archive SUNKEN SHIPS, BOMB DAMAGE IN HARBOR & CITY, PALERMO, SICILY 1943 · Educational SUNKEN SHIPS, BOMB DAMAGE IN HARBOR & CITY, PALERMO, SICILY Produced: August 3, 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76258 Internet Archive HM_Golden_Gate_Park_San_Francisco_June_1942 1942 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1949 Alaska 1949 · Home movie Alaska 1949 No 2 [Title from can] 15,129 Miles June 16 [Note on can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of… Internet Archive The Nazis Strike 1943 · Educational The Nazis Strike Produced: 1943 Description This motion picture film covers the growth of German aggression, 1934-1940. Contains many animated maps explaining… Internet Archive Battle of San Pietro 1945 · Educational Battle of San Pietro Produced: 1945 Description This film chronicles the savage fighting between American and German forces for control of the Liri Valley in… Internet Archive JAPANESE SHIPS AWAIT "PEARL HARBOR" 1941 · Educational JAPANESE SHIPS AWAIT "PEARL HARBOR" Produced: December 7, 1941 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77232 Internet Archive SCENES FROM THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR FOR 1940 1940 · Educational SCENES FROM THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR FOR 1940 Produced: 1940 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive 80TH DIV MEETS THE REDS, LIEZEN, AUSTRIA ; BURIAL SERVICE, ESTEDT (?), GERMANY 1945 · Educational 80TH DIV MEETS THE REDS, LIEZEN, AUSTRIA ; BURIAL SERVICE, ESTEDT (?), GERMANY Produced: May 12, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18328 Internet Archive POTSDAM CONFERENCE 1945 · Educational POTSDAM CONFERENCE July 15, 1945–July 20, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23623 Internet Archive WORLD WAR II GUN CAMERA 1941 · Educational WORLD WAR II GUN CAMERA Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79119 Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1948 Mex Trip No 1 1948 · Home movie 1948 Mexico Trip No 1 [Title from can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to… Internet Archive D-DAY PREPARATIONS AND NORMANDY INVASION 1944 · Educational D-DAY PREPARATIONS AND NORMANDY INVASION Covers: June 5, 1944–June 7, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80174 Internet Archive SPOKESMAN OF THE FUTURE 1944 · Educational SPOKESMAN OF THE FUTURE Produced: 1944 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of Reflecting… Internet Archive 3RD BRITISH COMMANDOS, TEKNAF PENINSULA, INDIA 1945 · Educational 3RD BRITISH COMMANDOS, TEKNAF PENINSULA, INDIA Covers: January 1, 1945–January 5, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16978 Internet Archive PRISONER OF WAR HOSPITAL, 88TH FIELD HOSPITAL, OKINAWA 1945 · Educational PRISONER OF WAR HOSPITAL, 88TH FIELD HOSPITAL, OKINAWA Produced: August 13, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18924 Internet Archive MEETING OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, WASHINGTON DC ; MASS BURIAL, ARLINGTON CEMETARY, VIRGINIA 1948 · Educational MEETING OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, WASHINGTON DC ; MASS BURIAL, ARLINGTON CEMETARY, VIRGINIA Produced: October 16, 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/21024 Internet Archive HERSFIELD PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMP 1945 · Educational HERSFIELD PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMP November 2, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23666 Internet Archive WINSTON CHURCHILL ARRIVES, NORTH AFRICA ; GENERAL HENRI GIRAUD CONFERS LEGION OF HONOR ON GEN EISENHOWER, ALGIERS, NORTH AFRICA ; GEN CHARLES DE GAULLE MEETS GEN HENRI GIRAUD, ALGIERS, ALGERIA ;… 1941 · Educational WINSTON CHURCHILL ARRIVES, NORTH AFRICA ; GENERAL HENRI GIRAUD CONFERS LEGION OF HONOR ON GEN EISENHOWER, ALGIERS, NORTH AFRICA ; GEN CHARLES DE GAULLE MEETS… Internet Archive AMERICAN PACK TRAIN ON MOUNTAIN TRAIL TO LUNGLING VALLEY, YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA, ON BURMA ROAD ; ADVANCE ON LUNGLING ; PM WINSTON CHURCHILL IN NORMANDY, FRANCE 1944 · Educational AMERICAN PACK TRAIN ON MOUNTAIN TRAIL TO LUNGLING VALLEY, YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA, ON BURMA ROAD ; ADVANCE ON LUNGLING ; PM WINSTON CHURCHILL IN NORMANDY,… Internet Archive ICE BOUND WATER POINT, REDENBOURG (?), LUXEMBOURG ; M-36 TD TURNED OVER, FISENNES (?), BELGIUM 1945 · Educational ICE BOUND WATER POINT, REDENBOURG (?), LUXEMBOURG ; M-36 TD TURNED OVER, FISENNES (?), BELGIUM Produced: January 8, 1945–January 5, 1945… Internet Archive CASABLANCA CONFERENCE, FRENCH MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA 1943 · Educational CASABLANCA CONFERENCE, FRENCH MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA Covers: January 14, 1943–January 26, 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16872