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6,385–6,432 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 OPERATION SANDSTONE (ENIWETOK ATOM BOMB TESTS) ENIWETOK, MARSHALL ISLANDS, W CENTRAL PACIFIC 1948 · Educational OPERATION SANDSTONE (ENIWETOK ATOM BOMB TESTS) ENIWETOK, MARSHALL ISLANDS, W CENTRAL PACIFIC Covers: April 1948–May 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22205 Internet Archive THE ENEMY STRIKES 1945 · Educational THE ENEMY STRIKES Produced: 1945 Description Documents the German counterattack in Belgium in Dec. 1944 (the Battle of the Bulge). Warns against complacence… Internet Archive Pearl Harbor: Spring of 1942 1942 · Educational Pearl Harbor: Spring of 1942 Produced: 1942 Description This film depicts Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the spring of 1942. Japanese women are shown as they passed… Internet Archive SCENES FROM THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 1940 · Educational SCENES FROM THE WORLD OF TOMORROW Produced: 1940 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of… Internet Archive Flora (1948) 1948 · Feature An unusual cartoon that equates a dog/cat rivalry with a spurned lover relationship. A dog about to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge explains his… Internet Archive THE GOTHIC LINE 1944 · Educational THE GOTHIC LINE Produced: September 23, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24202 Internet Archive ELLIS ISLAND AND NEW YORK BAY 1948 · Educational ELLIS ISLAND AND NEW YORK BAY Produced: 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/21011 Internet Archive FREE CHINA 1944 · Educational FREE CHINA 16224 Shot List , Summary: Communist Compound: Ints, girls working in binding room on books and pamphlets. MS, boys and girls in classroom… Internet Archive Footage of German Prisoners; Major General Reinhardt at American/Russian Officers Meeting. 1945 · Educational Footage of German Prisoners; Major General Reinhardt at American/Russian Officers Meeting. Covers: April 25, 1945–April 25, 1945 Shot List , 1) German… Internet Archive [FORD MOTOR COMPANY WORLD WAR II ACTIVITIES] 1941 · Educational [FORD MOTOR COMPANY WORLD WAR II ACTIVITIES] Produced: 1941 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [WILLOW RUN LIBERATOR BOMBER PLANT] 1943 · Educational [WILLOW RUN LIBERATOR BOMBER PLANT] Produced: 1943 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial… Internet Archive Divide and Conquer 1943 · Educational Divide and Conquer Produced: 1943 Description This motion picture film focuses on the German military offensive, 1939-1940. In Reel 1, Adolf Hitler, in the… Internet Archive SIEGFRIED LINE, 79TH DIVISION ADVANCE, GERMANY 1944 · Educational SIEGFRIED LINE, 79TH DIVISION ADVANCE, GERMANY Covers: September 28, 1944–October 2, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24213 Internet Archive "29TH INF DIV ENTERS ST LO, FRANCE" ; THE 459 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, ST LO, FRANCE ; ST LO, NORMANDY, FRANCE 1944 · Educational "29TH INF DIV ENTERS ST LO, FRANCE" ; THE 459 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, ST LO, FRANCE ; ST LO, NORMANDY, FRANCE Produced: July 18, 1944–July 19, 1944… Internet Archive AMERICAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, HOFFNUNGSTHAL (?), GERMANY 1945 · Educational AMERICAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, HOFFNUNGSTHAL (?), GERMANY Produced: April 13, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17822 Internet Archive BOMB DAMAGE IN HARBOR & CITY. PALERMO, SICILY 1943 · Educational BOMB DAMAGE IN HARBOR & CITY. PALERMO, SICILY Produced: August 3, 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76259 Internet Archive Pato Donald - La Imaginación de un Pato 1945 · Film Cortometraje del Pato Donald Título en Inglés: Duck Pimples Doblaje: País de Grabación: México Fuente: Montaje del VHS Historias Horripilantes, VHSrip Audio:… Internet Archive RUINS OF NAPLES AND POMPEII 1943 · Educational RUINS OF NAPLES AND POMPEII Produced: November 4, 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24153 Internet Archive INVASION WW II 1944 · Educational INVASION WW II Produced: June 2, 1944–June 11, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24183 Internet Archive MULE TRAIN, NEAR ST. CLEMENTE (?), ITALY; 105MM HOWITZER, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, NEAR CUTIGLIANO (?), ITALY 1945 · Educational MULE TRAIN, NEAR ST. CLEMENTE (?), ITALY; 105MM HOWITZER, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, NEAR CUTIGLIANO (?), ITALY Covers: January 18, 1945–January 29, 1945… 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 Strangers In The Night (1944) 1944 · Feature In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. Its the pretext for an off-beat treatment of… Internet Archive Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter 1943 · Educational Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter Produced: 1943 Description This training film contains an instructional prologue to its dramatic story which features… Internet Archive AIR WAR IN THE PACIFIC ; RAID ON WEWAK, NEW GUINEA ; HANSA BAY BOMBING ; DESCENT ON MARKHAM BY AMERICAN PARATROOPERS 1943 · Educational AIR WAR IN THE PACIFIC ; RAID ON WEWAK, NEW GUINEA ; HANSA BAY BOMBING ; DESCENT ON MARKHAM BY AMERICAN PARATROOPERS Covers: August 1943–September 1943… Internet Archive CHINESE GUERRILLAS OF THE 74TH ARMY, CHINESE ARMY 58TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS NEAR TUNGKOW, HUNNAN PRIVINCE, CHINA ; GEN. DAN I. SULTAN AWARDS 475TH INFANTRY 2D BATALLION WITH SERVICE AND BRONZE… 1945 · Educational CHINESE GUERRILLAS OF THE 74TH ARMY, CHINESE ARMY 58TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS NEAR TUNGKOW, HUNNAN PRIVINCE, CHINA ; GEN. DAN I. SULTAN AWARDS 475TH INFANTRY… Internet Archive WORKMEN IN BERLIN, GERMANY ; LEIPZEIGER STRASSE (LEIPZIG STREET), BERLIN, GERMANY ; DEUTSCHER DOME, BERLIN, GERMANY ; REICH CHANCELLERY, BERLIN, GERMANY ; VIEWS OF BERLIN, GERMANY ; DP CAMP… 1945 · Educational WORKMEN IN BERLIN, GERMANY ; LEIPZEIGER STRASSE (LEIPZIG STREET), BERLIN, GERMANY ; DEUTSCHER DOME, BERLIN, GERMANY ; REICH CHANCELLERY, BERLIN, GERMANY ;… Internet Archive WAR CRIMES TRIALS, NUREMBERG, GERMANY 1946 · Educational WAR CRIMES TRIALS, NUREMBERG, GERMANY Produced: January 11, 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/19515 Internet Archive "DEVASTATION AND EXISTENCE" - GROESBECK, ARNHEM, NULAND, HOLLAND 1945 · Educational "DEVASTATION AND EXISTENCE" - GROESBECK, ARNHEM, NULAND, HOLLAND Produced: September 15, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20114 Internet Archive OPERATION, "CROSSROADS" Flight Operations, USS SAIDOR (CVE-117); Pacific Ocean 1946 · Educational OPERATION, "CROSSROADS" Flight Operations, USS SAIDOR (CVE-117); Pacific Ocean Produced: March 17, 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80864 Internet Archive LANDINGS AT TARAKAN ISLAND, (Dutch East Indies) 1945 · Educational LANDINGS AT TARAKAN ISLAND, (Dutch East Indies) Produced: May 7, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78260 Internet Archive RUBBER FOR AMERICA 1941 · Educational RUBBER FOR AMERICA Produced: 1941 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of man in waders fly… Internet Archive ( Victorian Era) Life With Father (1947 +++++ Technicolor, Classic Comedy) 1947 · Film Taglines : Here for all!! All the happiness of the play that ran longer, the laughs that were louder than any known before! Plot : A straitlaced… Internet Archive PIPING HOT.[FOOD FOR ENGLAND. WORLD WAR II] 1944 · Educational PIPING HOT.[FOOD FOR ENGLAND. WORLD WAR II] Produced: 1944 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO] 1948 · Educational [FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO] Produced: 1948 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Road to Rio (1947) 1947 · Feature Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1944 Colo Bryce Zion Canyons No 2 1944 · Home movie 1944 Colo Bryce Zion Canyons No 2 [Title from can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade… Internet Archive GEN. PATTON ADDRESS OFFICERS OF 5TH DIVISION, VILLERS (?), FRANCE ; CHRISTMAS TRAIN, EPINAL, FRANCE ; 200,000TH PRISONER-OF-WAR TAKEN BY FIRST ARMY, NEAR HERBESTHAL, BELGIUM 1944 · Educational GEN. PATTON ADDRESS OFFICERS OF 5TH DIVISION, VILLERS (?), FRANCE ; CHRISTMAS TRAIN, EPINAL, FRANCE ; 200,000TH PRISONER-OF-WAR TAKEN BY FIRST ARMY, NEAR… 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/16856 Internet Archive SIGNING OF UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER 1945 · Educational SIGNING OF UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER May 7, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23524 Internet Archive EVERYBODY JOINS U.S. WAR EFFORT [ETC.] 1942 · Educational EVERYBODY JOINS U.S. WAR EFFORT [ETC.] Produced: 1942 Description Part 1, shows celebrities in military service (Jackie Coogan, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Clark… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1949 June Alaska NE USA 01 1949 · Home movie No 1 Alaska June 16 1949 NE USA [Title from can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and… Internet Archive PRIVATE SNAFU V. MALARIA MIKE 1944 · Educational PRIVATE SNAFU V. MALARIA MIKE 1944 Description An animated cartoon. Snafu disregards antimosquito measures and is stung by malaria Mike. After contracting… Internet Archive ARCH OF TRIUMPH, PARIS, FRANCE 1944 · Educational ARCH OF TRIUMPH, PARIS, FRANCE Produced: August 27, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16033 Internet Archive ATTACK ON LUNGLING, CHINA 1944 · Educational ATTACK ON LUNGLING, CHINA Produced: August 23, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16169 Internet Archive BRITISH CARRIER ATTACK ON SUMATRA, INDONESIA, INDIAN OCEAN 1944 · Educational BRITISH CARRIER ATTACK ON SUMATRA, INDONESIA, INDIAN OCEAN Covers: December 31, 1944–January 7, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16902 Internet Archive The Battle of Britain 1943 · Educational The Battle of Britain Produced: 1943 Description This motion picture film focuses on the British defense against German aerial warfare, August-December, 1940.… Internet Archive ATTACK ON CASSINO, RAPIDO RIVER VALLEY, ITALY ; BARGES, NORTH OF ANZIO, ITALY ; CONFERENCE OF SKIPPERS, SALERNO, ITALY 1944 · Educational ATTACK ON CASSINO, RAPIDO RIVER VALLEY, ITALY ; BARGES, NORTH OF ANZIO, ITALY ; CONFERENCE OF SKIPPERS, SALERNO, ITALY Produced: February 6, 1944–January 31,… Internet Archive The Living Land 1941 · Educational Presents an overview of the diverse forms of agricultural production in the United States and explains the natural disasters such as flood, wind storms, and…