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6,481–6,528 of 43,004 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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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 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 1232- THE NAZI PLAN 1941 · Educational PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 1232- THE NAZI PLAN Covers: 1941–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22302 Internet Archive Pearl Harbor: Spring of 1942 1942 · Educational Pearl Harbor: Spring of 1942 Produced: 1942 Description This film depicts scenes near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the spring of 1942, following the Japanese… Internet Archive RELEASE OF AMERICAN PRISONERS, CEBU, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1945 · Educational RELEASE OF AMERICAN PRISONERS, CEBU, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Produced: February 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17076 Internet Archive "WESTWARD IS BATAAN": PARATROOP INVASION, NOEMFOOR ISLAND, SCHOUTEN ISLANDS, DUTCH NEW GUINEA ; "PROTESTANT SERVICE", "SUNDAY CHOW", OKINAWA ISLAND CAMPAIGN, RYUKYU ISLANDS 1944 · Educational "WESTWARD IS BATAAN": PARATROOP INVASION, NOEMFOOR ISLAND, SCHOUTEN ISLANDS, DUTCH NEW GUINEA ; "PROTESTANT SERVICE", "SUNDAY CHOW", OKINAWA ISLAND CAMPAIGN,… Internet Archive 2ND ARMORED TROOPS ARRIVE IN BERLIN 1945 · Educational 2ND ARMORED TROOPS ARRIVE IN BERLIN July 4, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23626 Internet Archive SURRENDER OF GERMAN U-BOAT 858 1945 · Educational SURRENDER OF GERMAN U-BOAT 858 Produced: January 11, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80125 Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 19, Release 507 1946 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 19, Release 507 Released: May 29, 1946 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. COAL STRIKE ENDS: Final settlement in… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 20, Release 79 1947 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 20, Release 79 Released: October 2, 1947 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. WORLD HUNGER CRISIS: WASHINGTON - Pres.… Internet Archive [Home Movie: Dwight Core Collection, 1940s-1950s, Miscellaneous family scenes and children playing] 1940 · Home movie Synopsis Home movies of Family scenes, children playing and birthday party, Paxton, Illinois and Norfolk, Virginia, 1940s-1950s Collection Description This… Internet Archive LANDING MANEUVERS, NORTH AFRICA ; BAILEY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND TANK BATTLE, FRANCE 1944 · Educational LANDING MANEUVERS, NORTH AFRICA ; BAILEY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND TANK BATTLE, FRANCE Covers: June 27, 1944–June 28, 1944 Dates , This item was produced or… Internet Archive ARTILLERY FIRE OBSERVATION, TENGCHUNG, CHINA ; SURRENDER OF 20,000 GERMANS, RIVER LOIRE, FRANCE ; GEN. WALKER REVIEWS FFI, LA MARS LA TOUR, FRANCE 1944 · Educational ARTILLERY FIRE OBSERVATION, TENGCHUNG, CHINA ; SURRENDER OF 20,000 GERMANS, RIVER LOIRE, FRANCE ; GEN. WALKER REVIEWS FFI, LA MARS LA TOUR, FRANCE Produced:… Internet Archive PARACHUTE SUPPLIES, BLIEALF, GERMANY ; CITATIONS, SAVERNE, FRANCE ; "YALTA FINALE", SUEZ, EGYPT 1945 · Educational PARACHUTE SUPPLIES, BLIEALF, GERMANY ; CITATIONS, SAVERNE, FRANCE ; "YALTA FINALE", SUEZ, EGYPT Produced: February 13, 1945–February 11, 1945… Internet Archive MAJ. GEN. CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT LEAVES, CHUNGKING, CHINA ; KWEILIN, CHINA ; INDOCHINA RECONNAISANCE TRIP, INDOCHINA, BELOW MALIPO 1945 · Educational MAJ. GEN. CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT LEAVES, CHUNGKING, CHINA ; KWEILIN, CHINA ; INDOCHINA RECONNAISANCE TRIP, INDOCHINA, BELOW MALIPO Produced: August 3,… Internet Archive MME CHIANG RETURNS, PEI SHIYI, CHINA ; CITATION FOR THE 442ND, LEGHORN, ITALY 1945 · Educational MME CHIANG RETURNS, PEI SHIYI, CHINA ; CITATION FOR THE 442ND, LEGHORN, ITALY Produced: September 5, 1945–September 4, 1945… Internet Archive OPERATION, "HIGH JUMP": NORTHWIND BREAKING UP ICE IN ICE PACK 1947 · Educational OPERATION, "HIGH JUMP": NORTHWIND BREAKING UP ICE IN ICE PACK Produced: January 15, 1947 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80750 Internet Archive Walter Lantz's Dinky Duck - Much Ado About Nothing (1940) (with TV print) (Fanmade) 1940 · Cartoon Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 Taken from DVD and VHS "Walter Lantz's The Pink Panther and his Friends Vol. 03" (2002-03) released by Columbia House Internet Archive MISCELLANEOUS SCENES IN TEHERAN, IRAN ; GENERAL WALKER PRESENTED RIBON, VERDUM, FRANCE 1944 · Educational MISCELLANEOUS SCENES IN TEHERAN, IRAN ; GENERAL WALKER PRESENTED RIBON, VERDUM, FRANCE Covers: October 3, 1944–October 6, 1944… Internet Archive 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION LANDS IN ITALY, LEGHORN ITALY ; 135TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 34TH DIVISION REST AREA, TAZZOLA, ITALY 1945 · Educational 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION LANDS IN ITALY, LEGHORN ITALY ; 135TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 34TH DIVISION REST AREA, TAZZOLA, ITALY Covers: January 24, 1945–January 25,… Internet Archive MEETING AT MUSE, MYITKYINA, BURMA, TO KUNMING, CHINA ; FIRST CONVOY TO CHINA 1945 · Educational MEETING AT MUSE, MYITKYINA, BURMA, TO KUNMING, CHINA ; FIRST CONVOY TO CHINA Produced: January 26, 1945–January 28, 1945–January 29, 1945–January 30, 1945… Internet Archive WAR CRIMINALS HUNT, NORWAY 1945 · Educational WAR CRIMINALS HUNT, NORWAY Covers: June 1945–July 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18823 Internet Archive Iwo Jima 1945 · Educational Iwo Jima Covers: February 25, 1945–March 1, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78558 Internet Archive New Fords On Assembly Line / Small Tank Demonstration 1947 · Educational New Fords On Assembly Line / Small Tank Demonstration Produced: 1947 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST 1941 · Educational INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST Produced: 1941 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The Indians of the… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffman - 1948 Mexico No 3 1948 · Home movie 1948 Mexico No 3 Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the… Internet Archive AACHEN, GERMANY ; AIRBORNE PROBLEM, MEMBURY FIELD, FRANCE ; FIELD ARTILLERY, NEAR FORT DRIANT (?) FRANCE ; STREET FIGHTING, AACHEN, GERMANY 1944 · Educational AACHEN, GERMANY ; AIRBORNE PROBLEM, MEMBURY FIELD, FRANCE ; FIELD ARTILLERY, NEAR FORT DRIANT (?) FRANCE ; STREET FIGHTING, AACHEN, GERMANY Produced: October… Internet Archive COMBAT ACTION, PELELIU ISLAND, PALAU GROUP, WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, WEST PACIFIC: 2ND BATALLION, SEVENTH MARINES 1944 · Educational COMBAT ACTION, PELELIU ISLAND, PALAU GROUP, WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, WEST PACIFIC: 2ND BATALLION, SEVENTH MARINES Produced: October 1944… Internet Archive 101ST AIRBORNE AT HITLER'S BERGHOF, BERCHTESGADEN, GERMANY ; WIRE TEAM, DELIZSCH, GERMANY 1945 · Educational 101ST AIRBORNE AT HITLER'S BERGHOF, BERCHTESGADEN, GERMANY ; WIRE TEAM, DELIZSCH, GERMANY Produced: May 16, 1945–May 22, 1945… Internet Archive GERMAN NEWSREEL - (GERMAN TROOPS) WWII 1940 · Newsreel GERMAN NEWSREEL - (GERMAN TROOPS) WWII 1940–1949 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23503 Internet Archive CHINESE SAILORS ABOARD FIRST LIBERTY SHIP GIVEN TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF 1943 · Educational CHINESE SAILORS ABOARD FIRST LIBERTY SHIP GIVEN TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF 15965 Shot List , 1) MS Interior shots--Men in engine rooms… Internet Archive [FORD STRIKE] 1941 · Educational [FORD STRIKE] Produced: 1941 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View from above of men crossing… Internet Archive [Home Movie: Dwight Core Collection, 1940s-1950s, Miscellaneous family Christmas scenes] 1940 · Home movie Synopsis Home movies of Core Family Christmas scenes. Children at home. 1940s-1950s. Collection Description This film (Core_2704) is part of the Dwight Core… Internet Archive SAIPAN LANDING, ETC 1944 · Educational SAIPAN LANDING, ETC Produced: 1944 Description Reel 1, U.S. Marines board transports at a California port, and do calisthenics aboard the ships at sea. The… Internet Archive 7TH ARMORED DIVISION IN ACTION, WESTENFELD (?), GERMANY ; INFANTRY CROSSING RIVER, NEAR KUNITZ, GERAMNY (?) ; 90TH ON THE MOVE, KLEINNEUNDORF (?), GERMANY 1945 · Educational 7TH ARMORED DIVISION IN ACTION, WESTENFELD (?), GERMANY ; INFANTRY CROSSING RIVER, NEAR KUNITZ, GERAMNY (?) ; 90TH ON THE MOVE, KLEINNEUNDORF (?), GERMANY… Internet Archive INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR, FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, ITALY 1945 · Educational INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR, FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, ITALY Covers: March 21, 1945–March 22, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17814 Internet Archive INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR, FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, ITALY 1945 · Educational INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR, FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, ITALY Produced: March 23, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17816 Internet Archive UNVEILING OF MONUMENT IN SCHWATZENBERG SQUARE TO HONOR RED ARMY SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF VIENNA, VIENNA, AUSTRIA ; MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN GENERALS, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 1945 · Educational UNVEILING OF MONUMENT IN SCHWATZENBERG SQUARE TO HONOR RED ARMY SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF VIENNA, VIENNA, AUSTRIA ; MEETING BETWEEN… Internet Archive PARIS.[No.] 0209, GENERAL PATTON AND PARTY ; PARIS. [No.] 199, GENERAL CLARK GREETS MARSHAL KONIEV, VIENNA, AUSTRIA ; PARIS. [No.] 0200 1945 · Educational PARIS.[No.] 0209, GENERAL PATTON AND PARTY ; PARIS. [No.] 199, GENERAL CLARK GREETS MARSHAL KONIEV, VIENNA, AUSTRIA ; PARIS. [No.] 0200 Covers: September 6,… Internet Archive PARIS. [No.] 314, GENERALS VISIT DP CAMPS, WOLFRATSHAUSEN, GERMANY AWARDS OF THE PURPLE HEART TO MEN OF THE 121ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, PHILIPPINE ARMY, LUNA, NORTHERN LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1945 · Educational PARIS. [No.] 314, GENERALS VISIT DP CAMPS, WOLFRATSHAUSEN, GERMANY AWARDS OF THE PURPLE HEART TO MEN OF THE 121ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, PHILIPPINE ARMY, LUNA,… Internet Archive TROOPS FROM ETO ARRIVE IN NY HARBOR ON QUEEN MARY AND SS WEST POINT 1945 · Educational TROOPS FROM ETO ARRIVE IN NY HARBOR ON QUEEN MARY AND SS WEST POINT July 7, 1945–July 11, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23604 Internet Archive [IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA. PART II] 1944 · Educational [IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA. PART II] Produced: 1944 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Crane… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 19, Release 506 1946 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 19, Release 506 Released: May 27, 1946 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN ACTION ENDS U.S. TIE-UP: WASHINGTON,… Internet Archive Know For Sure 1941 · Short · 20 min A Hollywood-produced melodramatic short that deals with prophylaxis, diagnosis and clinical treatment of syphilis. Discusses follow-up treatment, sources of… Internet Archive Swiss Cheese Family Robinson (1947) 1947 · Feature A message in a bottle alerts Mighty Mouse to the plight of three mice shipwrecked on an island, which is overrun by cannibal cats. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive MASS SURRENDER V-E DAY PLUS 2, SUSICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA ; GERMAN TROOPS COME TO COLLECTION POINT, ROKITZAN, BOHEMIA ; GERMAN CONVOY NEAR KINZVART (?), CZECHOSLOVAKIA ; V-E DAY FORMATIONS, KOTHEN,… 1945 · Educational MASS SURRENDER V-E DAY PLUS 2, SUSICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA ; GERMAN TROOPS COME TO COLLECTION POINT, ROKITZAN, BOHEMIA ; GERMAN CONVOY NEAR KINZVART (?),… Internet Archive THE WAR SPEEDS UP 1944 · Educational THE WAR SPEEDS UP Produced: 1944 Description On the need for increased production of war materiel. Reel 1 shows the manufacture and combat use of artillery… Internet Archive CONVOY OF LSTs BRING SUPPLIES TO ANZIO BEACH HEAD 1944 · Educational CONVOY OF LSTs BRING SUPPLIES TO ANZIO BEACH HEAD Produced: May 22, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76975 Internet Archive PT ACTIVITIES, PEARL HARBOR AREA 1942 · Educational PT ACTIVITIES, PEARL HARBOR AREA Produced: April 30, 1942 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75605 Internet Archive AACHEN, GERMANY 1944 · Educational AACHEN, GERMANY Produced: October 15, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16458