The world's archives
8,881–8,928 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
Internet Archive
WORLD IN FILM
WORLD IN FILM Produced: 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23967
Internet Archive
BEACH OBSTACLES
BEACH OBSTACLES Produced: 1942 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15158
Internet Archive
THE FALL OF PESCARA, ITALY
THE FALL OF PESCARA, ITALY Produced: 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15571
Internet Archive
Giornale Luce. No. 358
Giornale Luce. No. 358 Produced: 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78934
Internet Archive
INVASION OF SICILY
INVASION OF SICILY Produced: 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77432
Internet Archive
PANAMA CANAL
PANAMA CANAL Produced: 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23752
Internet Archive
And Then There Were None
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of…
Internet Archive
Meet Me in St. Louis
In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New…
Internet Archive
B-Prevues
Trailers
Internet Archive
The Invisible Man Appears (1949) Japanese Language Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Japanese language trailer with no English subtitles. Trailer for the 1949…
Internet Archive
BEACH OBSTACLES
BEACH OBSTACLES Produced: 1942 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15118
Internet Archive
ACTION IN ETO
ACTION IN ETO Produced: September 9, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23341
Internet Archive
Kiska operations
Kiska operations Produced: 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78878
Internet Archive
Italian propaganda film
Italian propaganda film Produced: 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78919
Internet Archive
The Navy
The Navy Covers: ca. 1940–ca. 1949 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78723
Internet Archive
The Street with No Name trailer
IMDb Page
Internet Archive
Black Angel trailer
IMDb Page
Internet Archive
SEEDS OF DESTINY
SEEDS OF DESTINY Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20119
Internet Archive
Task force
Task force Produced: 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79002
Internet Archive
INVASION OF MAKIN ISLAND
INVASION OF MAKIN ISLAND Produced: 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79297
Internet Archive
USS WASP FLIGHT OPERATIONS
USS WASP FLIGHT OPERATIONS Produced: 1942 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80640
Internet Archive
[FUNERAL OF HENRY FORD]
[FUNERAL OF HENRY FORD] Produced: 1947 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93668
Internet Archive
20th Century Fox (1942)
Taken from The Black Swan
Internet Archive
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by…
Internet Archive
GENERAL SCENES IN ROME
GENERAL SCENES IN ROME October 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23364
Internet Archive
LEYTE OPERATIONS
LEYTE OPERATIONS 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23415
Internet Archive
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT: LAST RITES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT: LAST RITES 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23531
Internet Archive
SILENT SERVICE MN-9141
SILENT SERVICE MN-9141 Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76935
Internet Archive
Marine combat on Iwo Jima
Marine combat on Iwo Jima Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78532
Internet Archive
Marine combat on Iwo Jima
Marine combat on Iwo Jima Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78533
Internet Archive
The Leopard Man trailer
IMDb Page
Internet Archive
WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 210 [MAY 14]
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39214, LI 208-WP-210 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 210 [MAY 14] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion…
Internet Archive
Mrs. Miniver (1942) [Trailer]
Aspect Ratio: 1080p Genre: Drama/Romance/Action/Adventure/War MPAA Rating: NR Academy Awards: 6
Internet Archive
Trailer for In The Good Old Summertime (Upgrade)
Theatrical trailer for the 1949 U.S. period musical film starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson.
Internet Archive
BERLIN CALLS ON THE WORLD
BERLIN CALLS ON THE WORLD Produced: 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23886
Internet Archive
American flags
American flags Produced: 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15652
Internet Archive
REHABILITATION IN ITALY
REHABILITATI0N IN ITALY 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23367
Internet Archive
ON THE LEIPZIG ROAD
ON THE LEIPZIG ROAD 1940–1949 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23507
Internet Archive
ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY AT UTAH BEACH
ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY AT UTAH BEACH 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23563
Internet Archive
Marine combat on Iwo Jima
Marine combat on Iwo Jima Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78535
Internet Archive
How Green Was My Valley trailer
IMDb Page
Internet Archive
The Iron Claw (1941) Trailer
Trailer for the 1941 15-chapter serial adventure The Iron Claw, starring Charles Quigley.
Commons
The Dover Boys at Pimento University (1942)
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It is a parody of the…
Commons
His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday, American screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and directed by Howard Hawks, adapted from the 1928 play The Front…
Commons
Africa Screams (1949)
Africa Screams is a 1949 American adventure comedy film starring Abbott and Costello and directed by Charles Barton that parodied the safari genre. The title…
Commons
A Tale of Two Kitties 190612 LTPC
A Tale of Two Kitties is a 1942 Warner Bros. Entertainment Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It was released on November 21, 1942. The short…
Commons
The Dover Boys at Pimento University 1080p
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It is a parody of the…
Internet Archive
"GENERAL PERSHING"
"GENERAL PERSHING" Produced: 1948 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23882