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4,273–4,320 of 42,237 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 Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943) 1943 · Film An American secret agent travels to Morocco (not quite Darkest Africa) to thwart a Nazi spy ring, unaware that a German officer has taken the place of the… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Operation Sandstone - Blast Measurement 1945 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800007 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Sandstone - Blast Measurement 1948 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in… Internet Archive Green Archer, The: Chapter 7 - The Secret Passage 1940 · Short · 17 min Taken from IMDB : Michael Bellamy inherits Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's… Internet Archive 1941 Alarm ( Paul Klinger, Hilde Sessak, Fritz Rasp, Theodor Loos, Rudolf Platte, Hilde Hildebrand, Rolf Weih) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Alarm. u.a mit Paul Klinger,Fritz Rasp und Hilde Sessak. Internet Archive 1943 Reisebekanntschaft ( Hans Moser, Wolf Albach Retty, Lizzi Holzschuh) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Reisebekanntschaft. U.a mit Hans Moser und Lizzi Holzschuh Internet Archive The Fleet That Came To Stay 1945 · Short World War Two combat photography during our invasion of Okinawa, Japan in the spring of 1945. Internet Archive King of the Royal Mounted (1940) 1940 · Film Dave King of the RCMP discovers that a German spy ring is operating a fake hospital in Canada in order to obtain a medical compound whose unusual magnetic… Internet Archive 1944 - The Missing Juror - El jurado perdido - Budd Boetticher 1944 · Feature 1944 - The Missing Juror - El jurado perdido - Budd Boetticher Internet Archive Management Labor Seek Agreement, 1945/11/08 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) AFL's William Green speaks at Washington DC conference, Eric Johnston speaks (2) Berlin Faces Hard Winter (3) World's Biggest Cannon (4) Victory Loan… Internet Archive Divide and Conquer (Part 4) 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 25 Divide and Conquer (Part 4) Frank Capra and the War Department. Divide and Conquer Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 Public Domain Footage on… Internet Archive Victory Is Our Business 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 3 Victory Is Our Business Public Domain Footage from archive.org, showing how factories changed from peacetime production to… Internet Archive 1943 Land An Der Weichsel ( Farbe) Filmdokument 1943 · Feature Film(Filmdokument) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Land an der Weichsel Filmdokument zu Ostpreußen. ursprünglich schwarzweiss aus 1943. Hier in… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10352: Florida II - March 1947] 1947 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive 1940 Kriminalkommissar Eyck( Paul Klinger, Herbert Hübner) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940 Kriminalkomissar Eyck u.a mit Paul Klinger und Herbert Hübner Internet Archive 1942 Rund Um Die Freiheitsstatue 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Filmdokument. Rund um die Freiheitsstatue.. Aufnahmen aus der besten Demoktie aller Zeiten. USA unter… Internet Archive A Sangre Fria (1946) 1947 · Feature A sangre fría es una película argentina del género de drama filmada en blanco y negro y dirigida por Daniel Tinayre sobre su propio guion con argumento y… Internet Archive Lulu's Indoor Outing (1944) 1944 · Feature Lulu had a indoor picnic because of the bad weather. The old house was haunted by two ghosts. But the ghosts were mean or scary... Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Mouse Meets Lion (1940) 1940 · Feature A little mouse is having a great day tramping through the jungle. Seeing a sleeping lion, he pulls his whiskers as a joke and wants to be friends. The lion is… Internet Archive The Carson City Kid (1940) 1940 · Feature The Carson City Kid and partner Laramie are outlaws. When his partner is caught the Kid, his identity being unknown, takes a job in Jessup's saloon. Here he… Internet Archive 1942 Die Grosse Nummer( Leni Marenbach, Paul Kemp) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Die große Nummer. U.a mit Leni Marenbach und Paul Kemp Internet Archive 1944 Das Lied Der Nachtigall ( Johannes Riemann, Paul Kemp, Theo Lingen, Fritz Odemar) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Das Lied der Nachtigall. U.a mit Johannes Riemann,Paul Kemp und Theo Lingen Internet Archive 1945 Nur Ein Komödiant ( Paul Wegener, Hans Moser, Hilde Von Stolz) 1945 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1945. Nur ein Komödiant. u.a mit Hans Moser und Hilde von Stolz Internet Archive Green Archer, The: Chapter 12 - The Devil Dogs 1940 · Short · 19 min Taken from IMDB : Michael Bellamy inherits Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's… Internet Archive Rifle - U.S. Cal. .30 M1 - Principles of Operation 1943 · Short · 15 min This Army Training film explains the principles of operation of the M1 (Garand) Infantry Rifle The US Rifle M1 was the first semiautomatic rifle to be the… Internet Archive 1945 Ruf An Das Gewissen ( Karl Ludwig Diehl, Käthe Haack, Werner Hinz, Hans Stiebner, Hilde Hildebrand) 1945 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1945. Ruf an das Gewissen. U.a mit Karl Ludwig Diehl und Käthe Haack Internet Archive 1940 Der Tag Nach Der Scheidung ( Luise Ullrich, Hans Söhnker, Johannes Riemann, Käthe Haack, Hilde Hildebrand) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Der Tag nach der Scheidung. U.a mit Luise Ullrich und Hans Söhnker Internet Archive 1941 So Gefällst Du Mir ( Gusti Huber, Wolf Albach Retty, Oscar Sima, Josef Eichheim, Georg Vogelsang, Tibor Von Hallmay) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. So gefällst du Mir. U.a mit Gusti Huber und Wolf Albach Retty Internet Archive 1943 Die Sache Mit Styx ( Viktor De Kowa, Laura Solari, Hans Leibelt, Theodor Loos) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Die Sache mit Styx. U.a mit Viktor de Kowa,Laura Solari und Theodor Loos. Internet Archive Kjære Morder 1947 · Feature GG som genial bitch Internet Archive 1943 Der Kleine Grenzverkehr ( Willy Fritsch, Hans Leibelt, Hertha Feiler, Heinz Salfner, Hilde Sessak, Hans Richter) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Der kleine Grenzverkehr. U.a mit Willy Fritsch und Hertha Feiler Internet Archive Secret Agent x-9: Chapter 3 - Death Curve 1945 · Short · 20 min Taken from wikipedia: Secret Agent X-9 (1945) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 created by Dashiell Hammett. It was the… Internet Archive The Green Hornet Strikes Again!: Chaper 10 - Blazing Fury 1941 · Short · 18 min Taken from wikipedia : The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941) is a Universal movie serial based on the The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle.… Internet Archive Castle Films News Parade 1943 Axis Smashed in North Africa 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 292 Castle Films News Parade 1943 Axis Smashed in North Africa CR71-8:92 Castle Films News Parade 1943 Axis Smashed in North… Internet Archive Auxiliary views: Single auxiliaries 1947 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Supplementary filmstrip of the same title also available Correlated with the book Engineering drawing, by Thomas E. French Summary Reviews orthographic… Internet Archive The World at War 16 -- Inside the Reiclt Germany 1940 - 1944 1940 · Educational · 29 min · Subtitles A study of what the war meant to the civilian population of Germany. "If you are all under the same bombs it didn't really matter whether your neighbor was a… Internet Archive 1942 Die Heimliche Gräfin ( Wolf Albach Retty, Oscar Sima, Paul Hörbiger, Richard Romanowsky) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Die heimliche Gräfin. U.a mit Paul Hörbiger und Wolf Albach Retty Internet Archive 1944 Familie Buchholz Teil. 1 ( Paul Westermeier, Henny Porten, Grethe Weiser, Gustav Fröhlich, Erich Fiedler, Oscar Sabo, Curt Vespermann) 1944 · Feature Film(e) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Familie Buchholz Teil.1 und 2 (Neigungsehe) U.a mit Henny Porten,Paul Westermeier und Grethe Weiser Internet Archive A Truckload of Trouble (1949) 1949 · Feature A cat, a dog and a bird hitch a ride on the rear of a moving van driven by a very tough and easy-to-offend bulldog. When he discover the uninvited… Internet Archive Mrs. Jones' Rest Farm (1949) 1949 · Feature A very tired lion comes to the rest farm operated by Mrs. Jones, a duck, badly in need of a long rest. (No, he doesn't eat Mrs. Jones.) First, Mrs. Duck… Internet Archive The Adventures of Junior Raindrop (1948) 1948 · Feature The Adventures of Junior Raindrop is the story of cutesy raindrops who… well… go wrong once they get to earth. Because of forest fires or badly managed land,… Internet Archive Green Archer, The: Chapter 10 - The Dagger that Failed 1940 · Short · 19 min Taken from IMDB : Michael Bellamy inherits Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's… Internet Archive The Green Hornet Strikes Again!: Chaper 7 - Death in the Clouds 1941 · Short · 17 min Taken from wikipedia : The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941) is a Universal movie serial based on the The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle.… Internet Archive 1942 Hab Mich Lieb ( Marika Rökk, Viktor Staal, Hans Brausewetter, Mady Rahl, Aribert Wäscher, Paul Henckels, Ursula Herking, Günther Lüders) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Hab mich Lieb. U.a mit Viktor Staal und Marika Rökk Internet Archive 1942 Pedro Soll Hängen( Heinrich George, Gustav Knuth, Erich Fiedler) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Pedro soll hängen. U.a mit Heinrich George und Gustav Knuth. Internet Archive Green Archer, The: Chapter 9 - Mirror of Treachery 1940 · Short · 17 min Taken from IMDB : Michael Bellamy inherits Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's… Internet Archive It's Everbody's War 1945 · Short · 15 min WWII Era short narrated by Henry Fonda that tells the story of a small town and how their lives changed after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's entry… Internet Archive All's Well That Ends Well (1940) 1940 · Feature All's Well That Ends Well is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Mannie Davis. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/alls-well-that-ends-well-1940/ Internet Archive Fishing Made Easy (1941) 1941 · Feature Sourpuss is frustrated fishing on a pier, as the fish are too smart for him. Oscar shows up with a book about fishing and makes it look easy-for a while.…