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6,769–6,816 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 UNITED NATIONS LEADERS CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT [ETC.] 1943 · Educational UNITED NATIONS LEADERS CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT [ETC.] 1943 Description Part 1, President Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, Winston Churchill, and Eduard Benes meet at… Internet Archive FORD GOOD DRIVERS LEAGUE NEWS REVIEW 1940 · Educational FORD GOOD DRIVERS LEAGUE NEWS REVIEW Produced: 1940 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: "To make… Internet Archive EAST IN THE WEST 1945 · Educational EAST IN THE WEST Produced: 1945 Description Documentary: On Chinese students in American colleges and universities. Illustrates growth of the educational plan… Internet Archive GENERAL ISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK ARRIVES IN SHANGHAI, CHINA 1946 · Educational GENERAL ISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK ARRIVES IN SHANGHAI, CHINA Produced: February 15, 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23729 Internet Archive ALIEN ROUNDUP 1942 · Educational ALIEN ROUNDUP Produced: 1942 Description Unedited footage shows handcuffed aliens being taken from cars, led into a Federal courthouse, and arraigned.… Internet Archive INSIDE THE ATOM 1948 · Educational INSIDE THE ATOM Produced: 1948 Description On the Canadian atomic project at Chalk River. Diagrams the U-235 atom, atom smashing with isotopes, and the… Internet Archive Popeye (almost 5 hours) 1942 · Cartoon Sorry about the shaky picture but it gets better and still watchable. Whenever I see cartoon tapes, I go for them forgetting that they usually are not the… Internet Archive ARMY/NAVY FOOTBALL GAME 1949 · Educational ARMY/NAVY FOOTBALL GAME Produced: November 26, 1949 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23963 Internet Archive PRISONERS, WW II ; 82ND AIRBORNE, WW II ; AMERICAN CEMETERY, SAN LAURENT-SUR-MERE, FRANCE ; OFF NORMANDY BEACH, FRANCE 1941 · Educational PRISONERS, WW II ; 82ND AIRBORNE, WW II ; AMERICAN CEMETERY, SAN LAURENT-SUR-MERE, FRANCE ; OFF NORMANDY BEACH, FRANCE Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945… Internet Archive TANKS IN FRANCE ; ROAD REPAIR OF TANKS AT ST JEAN DE DAYE ; TANKS AND TRACK VEHICLES ON MOVE, FRANCE ; 2ND ARMORED DIV ADVANCE, NORMANDY, FRANCE 1941 · Educational TANKS IN FRANCE ; ROAD REPAIR OF TANKS AT ST JEAN DE DAYE ; TANKS AND TRACK VEHICLES ON MOVE, FRANCE ; 2ND ARMORED DIV ADVANCE, NORMANDY, FRANCE Covers: ca.… Internet Archive ARMY NURSES, ITALY 1944 · Educational ARMY NURSES, ITALY Produced: April 2, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15687 Internet Archive BUILDING OF BAILEY BRIDGE ON THE ARNO RIVER, FLORENCE, ITALY 1944 · Educational BUILDING OF BAILEY BRIDGE ON THE ARNO RIVER, FLORENCE, ITALY Covers: September 3, 1944–September 5, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16114 Internet Archive 1ST AND 2ND BATALLION, 9TH INFANTRY, 2ND DIVISION ATTACKS, KRINKELTER FOREST, GERMANY ; FIRST POWS FOR 78TH DIVISION, LAMMERSDORF (?), GERMANY ; FIRST GERMAN TOWN TAKEN BY THE XII CORPS, HABKIRCHEN… 1944 · Educational 1ST AND 2ND BATALLION, 9TH INFANTRY, 2ND DIVISION ATTACKS, KRINKELTER FOREST, GERMANY ; FIRST POWS FOR 78TH DIVISION, LAMMERSDORF (?), GERMANY ; FIRST GERMAN… Internet Archive 104TH INFANTRY ADVANCE INTO COLOGNE, GERMANY ; 5TH ARMORED DIVISION TROOPS PINNED DOWN NEAR MORS, GERMANY 1945 · Educational 104TH INFANTRY ADVANCE INTO COLOGNE, GERMANY ; 5TH ARMORED DIVISION TROOPS PINNED DOWN NEAR MORS, GERMANY Produced: March 6, 1945–March 5, 1945… Internet Archive TAKING CORNUDA, ITALY ; GERMAN SURRENDER, II CORPS HQ, ITALY ; GERMAN SURRENDER, MILAN, ITALY ; 6TH SOUTH AFRICAN DIVISION, VACCARINO (?), ITALY 1945 · Educational TAKING CORNUDA, ITALY ; GERMAN SURRENDER, II CORPS HQ, ITALY ; GERMAN SURRENDER, MILAN, ITALY ; 6TH SOUTH AFRICAN DIVISION, VACCARINO (?), ITALY Covers: April… Internet Archive MUNICH. [No.] 187, WAR CRIMES TRIALS, NUREMBERG, GERMANY ; MUNICH. [No.] 191, HANGINGS AT LANDSBERG, GERMANY 1946 · Educational MUNICH. [No.] 187, WAR CRIMES TRIALS, NUREMBERG, GERMANY ; MUNICH. [No.] 191, HANGINGS AT LANDSBERG, GERMANY Produced: May 24, 1946–May 28, 1946… Internet Archive WAR CRIMES TRIALS, TOKYO, JAPAN 1947 · Educational WAR CRIMES TRIALS, TOKYO, JAPAN Produced: May 27, 1947 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20292 Internet Archive WAR CRIMES TRIALS, TOKYO, JAPAN 1948 · Educational WAR CRIMES TRIALS, TOKYO, JAPAN Covers: February 19, 1948–February 20, 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20756 Internet Archive BOB HOPE SHOW; BLIMP LANDING, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA 1944 · Educational BOB HOPE SHOW; BLIMP LANDING, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Produced: March 20, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76102 Internet Archive Iwo Jima beachhead 1945 · Educational Iwo Jima beachhead Covers: February 1945–March 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78573 Internet Archive "The Navy" 1940 · Educational "The Navy" Covers: ca. 1940–ca. 1949 Shot List , 1) MLS PAN Japanese midshipmen (white uniforms) on dock watching cutter race (taken from sea). 2) MLS Cutter… Internet Archive The 1940 Ford 1940 · Educational The 1940 Ford Produced: 1940 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: New Ford cars being driven by… Internet Archive THEY WILL SMILE AGAIN, IF 1940 · Educational THEY WILL SMILE AGAIN, IF Covers: ca. 1940–ca. 1949 Description PROMOTIONAL DOCUMENTARY: On the plight of post-war Yugoslavia. The United Yugoslav Relief Fund… Internet Archive NUREMBERG TRIALS 1945 · Educational NUREMBERG TRIALS November 21, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23695 Internet Archive Walter Lantz's Dinky Duck - Life With Fido (1942) (with TV print) (Fanmade) 1942 · Cartoon Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 Taken from DVD and VHS "Walter Lantz's The Pink Panther and his Friends Vol. 05" (2002-03) released by Columbia House Internet Archive The Bashful Bachelor (1942 5 Star Lum & Abner Sequel Comedy) 1942 · Feature · 1 h 16 min PLOT : Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because Abner has swapped their delivery car for a… Internet Archive Walter Lantz's Dinky Duck - Welcome Little Stranger (1941) (with TV print, Edited) (Fanmade) 1941 · Cartoon Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 Taken from DVD and VHS "Walter Lantz's The Pink Panther and his Friends Vol. 07" (2002-03) released by Columbia House Internet Archive FRENCH 2ND ARMORED DIVISION ATTACK ARGENTAN, FRANCE ; 39TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 1944 · Educational FRENCH 2ND ARMORED DIVISION ATTACK ARGENTAN, FRANCE ; 39TH INFANTRY REGIMENT Produced: August 15, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15940 Internet Archive GERMAN AMMUNITION TRUCK, MAISON ROUGE, FRANCE ; SEINE RIVER ASSAULT, MONTEREAU, FRANCE ; REFUGEES FROM BREST, PLOUDALMEREAU, FRANCE 1944 · Educational GERMAN AMMUNITION TRUCK, MAISON ROUGE, FRANCE ; SEINE RIVER ASSAULT, MONTEREAU, FRANCE ; REFUGEES FROM BREST, PLOUDALMEREAU, FRANCE Produced: August 25,… Internet Archive BRIDGE AT NANTES, FRANCE ; 119TH INFANTRY, 3RD BATALLION, 30TH DIVISION, NANTES, FRANCE ; US INFANTRY IN THE ATTACK, GARGANVILLE, FRANCE ; PARIS, FRANCE ; STREET FIGTING, PARIS, FRANCE 1944 · Educational BRIDGE AT NANTES, FRANCE ; 119TH INFANTRY, 3RD BATALLION, 30TH DIVISION, NANTES, FRANCE ; US INFANTRY IN THE ATTACK, GARGANVILLE, FRANCE ; PARIS, FRANCE ;… Internet Archive SURRENDER OF BREST, FRANCE 1944 · Educational SURRENDER OF BREST, FRANCE Produced: September 18, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16154 Internet Archive TANK FIRING, GROSSHU, GERMANY ; AA BATTERY KNOCKS OUT BUZZ BOMBS, NEAR MANSFIELD, BELGIUM ; ROCKET LAUNCHER ON L-4 ; 4.5 ROCKETS, HURTGEN FOREST, GERMANY 1944 · Educational TANK FIRING, GROSSHU, GERMANY ; AA BATTERY KNOCKS OUT BUZZ BOMBS, NEAR MANSFIELD, BELGIUM ; ROCKET LAUNCHER ON L-4 ; 4.5 ROCKETS, HURTGEN FOREST, GERMANY… Internet Archive RICE LINE IN MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1945 · Educational RICE LINE IN MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Produced: February 5, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17137 Internet Archive 14TH ARMORED DRIVE, MUNNERSTADT, GERMANY ; STREET FIGHTING, SIEGBURG, GERMANY ; 7TH ARMORED DIVISION, ODINGEN (?), GERMANY 1945 · Educational 14TH ARMORED DRIVE, MUNNERSTADT, GERMANY ; STREET FIGHTING, SIEGBURG, GERMANY ; 7TH ARMORED DIVISION, ODINGEN (?), GERMANY Produced: April 8, 1945–April 10,… Internet Archive MILAN, ITALY ; VISIT TO 5TH ARMY COMMAND POST, VERONA, ITALY ; 6TH SOUTH AFRICAN DIVISION, VIC CASTEL-FRANCO (?), ITALY 1945 · Educational MILAN, ITALY ; VISIT TO 5TH ARMY COMMAND POST, VERONA, ITALY ; 6TH SOUTH AFRICAN DIVISION, VIC CASTEL-FRANCO (?), ITALY Produced: April 30, 1945–May 3,… Internet Archive PATROL, OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS ; US ARMY ENGINEERS, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1945 · Educational PATROL, OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS ; US ARMY ENGINEERS, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Covers: June 20, 1945–July 1, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18738 Internet Archive PARADE FUSAN (PUSAN) KOREA ; US SENATOR IN NORTH AFRICA ; GENERAL PATTON IN MESSINA 1943 · Educational PARADE FUSAN (PUSAN) KOREA ; US SENATOR IN NORTH AFRICA ; GENERAL PATTON IN MESSINA Produced: August 10, 1943–September 16, 1945… Internet Archive GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR TOURING PHILIPPINES 1945 · Educational GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR TOURING PHILIPPINES July 19, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23590 Internet Archive Italian propaganda film, Captured 27 July, 1945, Rome, Italy, by U.S. Navy intelligence officers 1943 · Educational Italian propaganda film, Captured 27 July, 1945, Rome, Italy, by U.S. Navy intelligence officers Produced: 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78901 Internet Archive OPS. IN NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD 1941 · Educational OPS. IN NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD Produced: 1941 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/85930 Internet Archive U.S. REVEALS ARMED MIGHT FOR CHURCHILL [ETC.] 1942 · Educational U.S. REVEALS ARMED MIGHT FOR CHURCHILL [ETC.] 1942 Description Part 1, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at the White House and then view a mass… Internet Archive THE CAPTURE OF TARAWA FROM JAPAN! [ETC.] 1943 · Educational THE CAPTURE OF TARAWA FROM JAPAN! [ETC.] Produced: 1943 Description Part 1, the invasion fleet moves toward Tarawa. Marines land and fight after a naval… Internet Archive FRESHMAN OF THE FLEET. [NAVY SERVICE SCHOOL] 1945 · Educational FRESHMAN OF THE FLEET. [NAVY SERVICE SCHOOL] Produced: 1945 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [ALL OUT FOR BASEBALL. PART II] 1947 · Educational [ALL OUT FOR BASEBALL. PART II] Produced: 1947 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: All Out for… Internet Archive [GLIDDEN AUTOMOBILE TOUR] 1946 · Educational [GLIDDEN AUTOMOBILE TOUR] 17015 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Antique cars turning corner,… Internet Archive [Home Movie: Dwight Core Collection, Core family scenes on porch and chicken farming] 1949 · Home movie Synopsis Home movie of Shirley Core and friend with children (Carolyn and Nancy Core) and on porch, Man (unidentified friend) with camera and playing… Internet Archive The Vicious Circle (1948) 1948 · Feature In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all the… Internet Archive WORLD IN FILM. Issue no. 94, "ON THE WAY TO MOSCOW, BERLIN" 1947 · Educational WORLD IN FILM. Issue no. 94, "ON THE WAY TO MOSCOW, BERLIN" Produced: 1947 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23842