The world's archives

4,657–4,704 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 Maria Celeste (1945) 1945 · Feature María Celeste es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Julio Saraceni sobre el guion de Alejandro Casona según la obra teatral El misterio… Internet Archive Tale of Two Cities (Hiroshima-Nagasaki) 1949 · Educational A documentary record of the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Internet Archive 1941 Sein Sohn ( Karin Hardt, Otto Wernicke, Ida Wüst, Fritz Odemar) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Sein Sohn. U.a mit Ida Wüst und Fritz Odemar Internet Archive Morir En Su Ley (1949) 1949 · Feature Morir en su ley es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Manuel Romero sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 29 de septiembre de 1949 y… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10820: Untitled: Reel 4, Florida, 1941-42] 1941 · Home movie · Subtitles [Home Movies: Can 10820: Untitled: Reel 4, Florida, 1941-42] Internet Archive Manila is Bombed 1941 · Newsreel · 10 min The Japanese attacked Manila and the Phillipines on December 7, 1941, and caught one of America's great generals, Douglas MacArthur relatively unprepared. The… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10946: Prelinger Collection 1944 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Chapter 8 1940 · Short · 18 min Internet Archive Trenck Der Pandur 1940 (mit Hans Albers, Käthe Dorsch, Elisabeth Flickenschildt) R Herbert Selpin 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940 Mit Hans Albers Trenck der Pandur Internet Archive 1949 - Johnny Stool Pigeon - William Castle - VOSE 1949 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive 1944 Tüchtig, Tüchtig Die Pasemanns ( Hans Söhnker, Hans Thimig, Fritz Genschow) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Tüchtig,Tüchtig die Pasemanns u.a mit Hans Söhnker und Fritz Genschow Internet Archive 1949 - The Lady Gambles - Dirección prohibida - Michael Gordon - VOSE 1949 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Melodias De America(1941) 1941 · Feature Melodías de América es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Eduardo Morera según el guion de Francisco Chiarello , Ariel Cortazzo y… Internet Archive Kollege Kommt Gleich 1943 (mit Albert Matterstock, Carola Höhn, Elisabeth Markus) Regie Karl Anton 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Kollege kommt gleich Internet Archive 1944 Ein Herz Schlägt Für Dich( Regie Joe Stöckel) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Ein Herz schlägt für dich. Unter der Spielleitung von Joe Stöckel Internet Archive Nazi Concentration Camps 1945 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles **This film contains extremely graphic scenes of human suffering, please exercise caution when viewing.** Compilation footage of Nazi concentration camps in… Internet Archive It Can't Last 1944 · Short · 19 min A short ranger bomber is shot down of the ocean and one of it's crewmen dreams of his small town home in Connecticut from his life raft. Internet Archive 1941 Ausser Gefahr 1941 · Feature Kurze Filmdoku über die deutsche Jugend die Massenhaft in die damals befreundete Slowakei zum Schutz gebracht wurde,nachden die Briten ihre Luftangriffe auf… Internet Archive 1944 - Dead Man's Eyes - Reginald Le Borg - VOSE 1944 · Feature derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasocioculturalplus Internet Archive 1944 Aufruhr Der Herzen ( Lotte Koch, Rudolf Prack, Ernst Von Klipstein) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Aufruhr der Herzen. U.a mit Lotte Koch und Ernst von Klipstein Internet Archive Donde Mueren Las Palabras (1945) 1945 · Feature Donde mueren las palabras es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Hugo Fregonese según el guion de Homero Manzi y Ulyses Petit de Murat… Internet Archive El Astro Del Tango (1940) 1940 · Feature El astro del tango es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Luis Bayón Herrera según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Ariel… Internet Archive Luna De Miel En Rio (1940) 1940 · Feature Luna de miel en Río es una película argentina estrenada el 9 de octubre de 1940 en blanco y negro dirigida por Manuel Romero . Es el final de la trilogía de… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10494: Sanford Wedding] 1944 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive Let's Go To The Circus 1949 · Film From ringside seats at the circus, children see aerial ballerinas, acrobats, clowns, horses and elephants. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher… Internet Archive 1942 Unser Kleiner Junge ( Hermann Speelmanns, Ernst Von Klipstein, Paul Westermeier, Max Gülstorf, Ernst Waldow) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Unser kleiner Junge. U.a mit Hermann Speelmanns und Ernst von Klipstein Internet Archive La Doctora Quiere Tangos(1949) 1949 · Feature La doctora quiere tangos es una película argentina del género musical filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Alberto de Zavalía sobre su propio guion escrito… Internet Archive Dots 1948 · Educational Copyright: National Film Board of Canada. PUB 1949; REG 20Jun97; PA866-985. Reg. under GATT/URAA restoration On one copyright claim with: Begone dull care… Internet Archive U.S. Carrier Fights for Life 1942 · Newsreel · 4 min This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) under attack by Japanese Zeros during the Battle of the… Internet Archive Men Of Gloucester 1949 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Description of the daily life of the fishermen of Gloucester , small town of the coast of Massachusetts : activities at home , fishing in high seas , storm at… Internet Archive Private Snafu - The Infantry Blues 1943 · Short · 4 min Pvt. Snafu complains about being assigned to the infantry only to learn that other branches have their own problems. Internet Archive 1940 Angelika ( Olga Tschechowa, Albrecht Schönhals, Friedrich Kayssler) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Angelika. U.a mit Albrecht Schönhals und Olga Tschechowa Internet Archive 1940 Fahrt Ins Leben ( Hedwig Bleibtreu, Bruno Hübner, Ursula Herking) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Fahrt ins Leben. U.a mit Hedwig Bleibtreu und Bruno Hübner Internet Archive Water in the Air 1949 · Film Introduces the concept of the water cycle and explains evaporation and condensation. Shows that water in the air is responsible for clouds, fog, dew, rain,… Internet Archive 1941 Ritt Zwischen Den Fronten ( Kameraden)( Karin Hardt, Willy Birgel, Herbert Hübner, Paul Dahlke, Rudolf Fernau) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Ritt zwischen den Fronten-Kameraden. u.a mit Willy Birgel und Paul Dahlke Internet Archive 1944 Bravo Kleiner Thomas ( Fritz Wagner) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Bravo kleiner thomas u.a mit Fritz Wagner Internet Archive 1944 Ein Fröhliches Haus ( Hans Leibelt, Erich Fiedler, Olga Limburg) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Ein fröhliches Haus u.a mit Erich Fiedler und Olga Limburg Internet Archive Let's Visit A Poultry Farm 1948 · Film Six-year-old Betty visits a poultry farm, where she helps feed the chickens, sees them at various stages of development, watches a boy clean the eggs for… Internet Archive Invitation to a Nation 1946 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive 1944 Das Schwarze Schaf - Schützenfest ( Lotte Koch, Ernst Von Klipstein, Ernst Legal, Fritz Odemar) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Das schwarze Schaf - Schützenfest. U.a mit Lotte Koch und Ernst von Klipstein Internet Archive Introduction to the P-39 1942 · Short · 37 min Training film for military pilots of the Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft, examining flight techniques, cockpit layout, and armament. Internet Archive The Story of the Fourteenth Air Force 1945 · Short · 39 min This Documentary shows the story of the Fourteenth Air Force (Flying Tigers) during World War 2 in China Internet Archive Elvira Fernandez, Vendedora De Tienda (1942) 1942 · Feature Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tienda es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Manuel Romero según su propio guion que se estrenó el 1 de… Internet Archive 1945 - My Name Is Julia Ross - Mi nombre es Julia Ross - Joseph H. Lewis - VOSE 1945 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive 1946 - The Chase - Acosados - Arthur Ripley - VOSE 1946 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive The World at War: 17 -- Morning, June - August 1944 1944 · Educational · 56 min The World at War: 17 -- Morning, June - August 1944 Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Documents… Internet Archive Hut-Sut Song 1940 · Short · 2 min Taken from wikipedia : The Hut-Sut Song (a Swedish Serenade) is a novelty song from the 1940s with nonsense lyrics. The song was written in 1941 by Leo V.… Internet Archive 1944 - Guest in The House - Semilla de odio - John Brahm - VO 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com