The world's archives

4,561–4,608 of 42,397 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 1942 Der Seniorchef ( Otto Wernicke, Max Gülstorff) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Der Seniorchef. U.a mit Otto Wernicke und Max Gülstorff Internet Archive Operator Toll Dialing: Cord Signals 1949 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Flying the P-61 series Airplane 1944 · Short · 27 min Armed to the teeth with powerful engines, radar, a remotely controlled 50 cal. machine gun turret, and four 20mm canon, the Northrop "Black Widow" Night… Internet Archive 1941 Liebe Ist Zollfrei ( Hans Moser, Oscar Sima, Josef Eichheim) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Liebe ist Zollfrei. U.a mit Hans Moser,Oscar Sima und Josef Eichheim Internet Archive 1944 - Strangers in the Night - Extraños en la noche - Anthony Mann 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only. Internet Archive The Green Hornet Strikes Again!: Chaper 8 - Human Targets 1941 · Short · 20 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 [Nicaro Nickel Company] 1944 · Film Industrial film of nickel mining operations in Nicaro, Cuba. Title at head reads: "War vital nickel for allied war weapons is today being wrested from a Cuban… Internet Archive Paunch 'n' Judy (1940) 1940 · Feature A father tries to take picture of his easily distracted daughter, which is made more difficult by an angry group of dogs. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive 1946 - The Stranger - El extraño - Orson Welles - VE 1946 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive 1942 Von Thorn Zur Marienburg( Westpreußen) Filmdokument 1942 · Feature Film(Filmdokument) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Von Thorn zur Marienburg. Westpreussen Internet Archive 1943 Wenn Der Junge Wein Blüht( Otto Gebühr, Rene Deltgen, Eduard Von Winterstein) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Wenn der junge wein blüht. U.a mit Rene Deltgen,Otto Gebühr und Eduard von Winterstein Internet Archive Albeniz(1947) 1947 · Feature Albéniz es una película argentina de 1947, dirigida por Luis César Amadori , protagonizada por Pedro López Lagar y Sabina Olmos . Estrenada en Buenos Aires el… Internet Archive 1943 Armer Hansi ( Deutsche Zeichenfilm Gmb H) 1943 · Feature Film(Zeichentrickfilm) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Armer Hansi Internet Archive 1944 - Dangerous Passage - William Berke - VO 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Life and Death of USS Hornet 1943 · Short · 16 min One of the U.S. Navy's industrial incentive films, the Life and Death of the USS Hornet traces the valiant career of CV-8. Footage includes the launching of… Internet Archive 1940 Feuertaufe Der Film Vom Einsatz Unserer Luftwaffe In Polen 1940 · Feature Film(Filmdokument) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Feuertaufe - Der Film vom Einsatz unserer Luftwaffe in Polen Internet Archive 1941 Wetterleuchten Um Barbara ( Sybille Schmitz, Viktor Staal, Attila Hörbiger, Oscar Sima, Georg Vogelsang) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Wetterleuchten um Barbara. U.a mit Sybille Schmitz und Viktor Staal Internet Archive 1944 Der Grüne Salon ( Hans Brausewetter, Paul Klinger, Dorothea Wieck) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Der grüne Salon. U.a mit Paul Klinger und Dorothea Wieck Internet Archive 1941 Männerwirtschaft ( Josef Sieber, Erich Fiedler, Karin Hardt, Leo Peukert, Paul Henckels) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Männerwirtschaft. u.a mit Karin Hardt und Josef Sieber Internet Archive 1943 Die Beiden Schwestern ( Trude Marlen, Erich Ponto, Ida Wüst) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Die beiden Schwestern. U.a mit Trude Marlen und Ida Wüst Internet Archive The Lone Ranger - Enter The Lone Ranger S01 : E01 1949 · TV · 30 min TV-G Western The Lone Ranger 1949 Enter the Lone Ranger (TV Episode) John Reid, the sole surviving Texas Ranger of a murderous ambush, by Butch Cavendish… Internet Archive What's Happened To Sugar? 1946 · Film Documents wide-ranging impacts of sugar shortage during and after World War II. Documents production of sugar from beet and cane sources, nationwide within… Internet Archive The Green Hornet Strikes Again!: Chaper 11 - Thieves of the Night 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 David Hand's Animaland: The Complete Series (1948-50) 1948 · Cartoon Animaland is a wonderful collection of delightful animated tales set in an enchanting make-believe wood. The stories revolve around lovable animal characters… Internet Archive Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Chapter 9 1940 · Short · 18 min Internet Archive 1941 Am Abend Auf Der Heide ( Magda Schneider, Walter Steinbeck, Curt Vespermann, Oscar Sabo, Otto Stöckel, Else Von Möllendorff, Günther Lüders) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Am Abend auf der Heide. U.a mit Magda Schneider und Günther Lüders Internet Archive 1943 Gabriele Dambrone ( Gusti Huber, Eugen Klöpfer, Theodor Loos, Fritz Kampers) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Gabriele Dambrone. u.a mit Gusti Huber und Eugen Klöpfer Internet Archive Third And 20th Streets 1944 From Lost Landscapes No 1 1944 · Film A WWII-era view of the corner of 20th and 3rd Streets, near the Bethlehem shipyards during the peak of wartime production. A close look at the working class… Internet Archive The Green Hornet Strikes Again!: Chaper 14 - Racketeering Inferno 1941 · Short · 20 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 1941 Die Hermann Göring Werke Bauen In Watenstedt 1939 1941 ( Filmdokument) 1941 · Feature Film(Filmdokument) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1939. Die Hermann Göring Werke bauen in Watenstedt Internet Archive Africa Screams 1949 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles from IMDB.com: "Abbott & Costello search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals."… Internet Archive 1942 Zwischen Nacht Und Morgen ( Käthe Gold, Rene Deltgen, Paul Wegener, Mady Rahl) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Zwischen Nacht und Morgen. U.a mit Mady Rahl und Rene Deltgen Internet Archive 1945 - Allotment Wives - William Nigh - VOSE 1945 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Meet John Doe 1941 · Feature Taken from IMDB : As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social… Internet Archive What Is Money? 1947 · Film Following journey of five dollar bill thru many transactions, film shows how money functions as standard of value, standard for future payment, storehouse of… Internet Archive 1942 Symphonie Eines Lebens 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Symphonie eines Lebens. U.a mit Henny Porten und Harald Paulsen Internet Archive Evolution Of The Oil Industry, The 1942 · Film Traces the development of the petroleum industry, showing contrasts between modern techniques and early methods of prospecting, drilling and refining oil. As… Internet Archive 1942 Mit Den Augen Einer Frau ( Olga Tschechowa, Gustav Fröhlich, Hilde Von Stolz, Fritz Wagner) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Mit den Augen einer Frau. U.a mit Olga Tschechowa und Gustav Fröhlich Internet Archive 1943 Späte Liebe ( Inge List, Gustav Waldau, Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Späte Liebe. U.a mit Paula Wessely und Attila Hörbiger Internet Archive Private Snafu - In the Aleutians 1945 · Cartoon · 3 min A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value. Internet Archive Letter from Bataan 1941 · Short Short melodrama about a letter from a soldier who was killed in action at Bataan. As the letter is read aloud by the soldiers mother on the front porch to the… Internet Archive The Atom Strikes 1945 · Film Gives an account of the first experimental atomic bomb blast in New Mexico. Depicts aerial views of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, and closeup shots of… Internet Archive 1940 Sprung In Den Feind Gestaltet Nach Dem Gefechtsbericht Eines Fallschirmjäger Bataillons 1940 · Feature Film(Filmdokument) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Sprung in den Feind..Gestaltet nach dem Gefechtsbericht eines Fallschirmjäger-Bataillons Internet Archive 1941 Anschlag Auf Schweda ( Marianne Hoppe, Peter Voss, Eugen Klöpfer, Grethe Weiser, Hans Stiebner) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Anschlag auf Schweda. U.a mit Eugen Klöpfer,Grethe Weiser und Marianne Hoppe Internet Archive 1944 Das Himmelblaue Abendkleid ( Albert Matterstock, Hans Leibelt, Käthe Haack, Erich Fiedler, Paul Westermeier, Walter Steinbeck) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Das himmelblaue Abendkleid. U.a mit Käthe Haack und Albert Matterstock Internet Archive 20 Años Y Una Noche( 1941) 1941 · Feature Veinte años y una noche es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Alberto de Zavalía sobre guion de Alejandro Casona que se estrenó el 1 de… Internet Archive 1944 Unter Ausschluss Der Öffentlichkeit ( Olga Tschechowa, Sabine Peters, Alfred Abel, Ivan Petrovich, Ursula Herking, Olga Limburg, Albert Florath) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit. U.a mit Sabine Peters und Olga Tschechowa Internet Archive Max Fleischer's Stone Age - 5 Episode Compilation (1940) 1940 · Cartoon This is one of the animated short series produced by Max Fleischer, long before The Flintstones were created by Hanna-Barbera Productions.