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7,057–7,104 of 18,638 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 SHADOW BLOCKADE (BERLIN CRISIS) 1951 · Educational SHADOW BLOCKADE (BERLIN CRISIS) Produced: 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24095 Internet Archive JOHN FOSTER DULLES' SPEECH BEFORE MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN, AT INDUSTRIAL CLUB, TOKYO, JAPAN 1951 · Educational JOHN FOSTER DULLES' SPEECH BEFORE MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN, AT INDUSTRIAL CLUB, TOKYO, JAPAN Produced: April 23, 1951… Internet Archive KOREAN WAR, GEN BACK ARRIVES BY PLANE, SUNG-SHAN AIRPORT, FORMOSA ; KORYANG ; KOREAN WAR, MAECHON'DONG, 8TH ARMY ; TUK SONG DONG ; KOREAN WAR, SUNGNAE'I, 8TH ARMY ; KOREAN WARFOREAJ WAR, 29TH IF… 1950 · Educational KOREAN WAR, GEN BACK ARRIVES BY PLANE, SUNG-SHAN AIRPORT, FORMOSA ; KORYANG ; KOREAN WAR, MAECHON'DONG, 8TH ARMY ; TUK SONG DONG ; KOREAN WAR, SUNGNAE'I, 8TH… Internet Archive AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD USS VALLEY FORGE (CV 45) AT SEA OFF KOREA 1950 · Educational AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD USS VALLEY FORGE (CV 45) AT SEA OFF KOREA Covers: August 26, 1950–August 27, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22057 Internet Archive KOREAN SCENES, SEOUL ; SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, SEOUL ; ORPHANAGE 1950 · Educational KOREAN SCENES, SEOUL ; SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, SEOUL ; ORPHANAGE Produced: November 8, 1950–November 12, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22603 Internet Archive PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE 1951 · Educational PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE Produced: August 18, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23053 Internet Archive 27TH INF TROOPS (WOLFHOUNDS) UNDER FIRE 1951 · Educational 27TH INF TROOPS (WOLFHOUNDS) UNDER FIRE Produced: February 7, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23233 Internet Archive 16TH ANNUAL DOOLITTLE REUNION, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 16 - 19 APRIL 1958 1958 · Educational 16TH ANNUAL DOOLITTLE REUNION, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 16 - 19 APRIL 1958 Covers: April 16, 1958–April 19, 1958 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/67239 Internet Archive SELECTED SCENES FROM "EXERCISE SWEETBRIAR", KLUANE TRANSIT CAMP, DONJEK, Y T, NW CANADA 1950 · Educational SELECTED SCENES FROM "EXERCISE SWEETBRIAR", KLUANE TRANSIT CAMP, DONJEK, Y T, NW CANADA Produced: February 14, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/21810 Internet Archive LIBERATION CEREMONIES, SEOUL, KOREA 1950 · Educational LIBERATION CEREMONIES, SEOUL, KOREA Produced: September 29, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22127 Internet Archive KOREAN WAR. REPAIRING RAILROAD, SEOUL AREA ; BUILD- UP FOR 2ND RIVER CROSSING OF THE HAN ; ATTACK TO SEOUL, SEOUL AREA ; ACROSS RIVER FROM SEOUL, YONGDONGPO 1950 · Educational KOREAN WAR. REPAIRING RAILROAD, SEOUL AREA ; BUILD- UP FOR 2ND RIVER CROSSING OF THE HAN ; ATTACK TO SEOUL, SEOUL AREA ; ACROSS RIVER FROM SEOUL, YONGDONGPO… Internet Archive RECRUITING & INDUCTION CENTER, 39 WHITEHALL ST, NEW YORK ; EDDIE RICKENBACKER AND SON 39 WHITEHALL ST, NEW YORK ; CIVILIAN DEFENSE REHEARSAL, NEW YORK CITY, BELLEVUE HOSPITAL, ETC. 1950 · Educational RECRUITING & INDUCTION CENTER, 39 WHITEHALL ST, NEW YORK ; EDDIE RICKENBACKER AND SON 39 WHITEHALL ST, NEW YORK ; CIVILIAN DEFENSE REHEARSAL, NEW YORK CITY,… Internet Archive RICE FOR SEOUL, SEOUL, KOREA 1951 · Educational RICE FOR SEOUL, SEOUL, KOREA Produced: March 19, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22511 Internet Archive WEAVING STRAW, SEOUL ; SEOUL ; CAPITOL BUILDING, PYONGYANG ; KOREAN SCENES (SPX 83), WONSAN 1950 · Educational WEAVING STRAW, SEOUL ; SEOUL ; CAPITOL BUILDING, PYONGYANG ; KOREAN SCENES (SPX 83), WONSAN Covers: November 5, 1950–November 6, 1950… Internet Archive ABOARD THE USS PRINCETON, CV-37, AIRCRAFT CARRIER- OFF KOREA 1ST ROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS AT RAID BELOW SONGJIN, N KOREA 1951 · Educational ABOARD THE USS PRINCETON, CV-37, AIRCRAFT CARRIER- OFF KOREA 1ST ROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS AT RAID BELOW SONGJIN, N KOREA Covers: April 1, 1951–April 2, 1951… Internet Archive ARTILLERY OBSERVATION, HILL 878 1951 · Educational ARTILLERY OBSERVATION, HILL 878 Produced: August 20, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22874 Internet Archive TANK INFANTRY PATROL 1951 · Educational TANK INFANTRY PATROL Produced: July 28, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23177 Internet Archive REMNANTS OF THE 5TH AND 7TH REGIMENTS OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION ABOARD TRANSPORTS, AFTER FIGHTING THEIR WAY FROM CHOSIN RESERVOIR 1950 · Educational REMNANTS OF THE 5TH AND 7TH REGIMENTS OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION ABOARD TRANSPORTS, AFTER FIGHTING THEIR WAY FROM CHOSIN RESERVOIR Produced: December 11,… Internet Archive Kyushu flood, Japan 1953 · Educational Kyushu flood, Japan Produced: July 1, 1953–July 4, 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26439 Internet Archive EVACUATION OF INCHON, KOREA 1951 · Educational EVACUATION OF INCHON, KOREA Produced: January 4, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75364 Internet Archive ROYAL NAVY AIR OPERATION ABOARD USS ANTIETAM 1953 · Educational ROYAL NAVY AIR OPERATION ABOARD USS ANTIETAM Produced: August 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76300 Internet Archive ROYAL NAVY AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD USS ANTIETAM 1953 · Educational ROYAL NAVY AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD USS ANTIETAM Produced: August 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76301 Internet Archive KOREAN WAR, ANDONG ; BRIG GEN CRAIG INTERVIEWS MEMBERS OF RIFLE SQUAD AND SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AT CP, MASAN, KOREA 1950 · Educational KOREAN WAR, ANDONG ; BRIG GEN CRAIG INTERVIEWS MEMBERS OF RIFLE SQUAD AND SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AT CP, MASAN, KOREA Produced: August 1, 1950–August… Internet Archive TRANSFER OF THREE DESTROYER ESCORTS TO ITALIAN NAVY, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ; SWEDISH NURSES (IN KOREA) ; CANADA'S SPECIAL BRIGADE DEPARTS! MANY FOR KOREA 1951 · Educational TRANSFER OF THREE DESTROYER ESCORTS TO ITALIAN NAVY, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ; SWEDISH NURSES (IN KOREA) ; CANADA'S SPECIAL BRIGADE DEPARTS! MANY FOR KOREA… Internet Archive DI MAGIO AND O'DOUL, TOKYO, JAPAN 1950 · Educational DI MAGIO AND O'DOUL, TOKYO, JAPAN Produced: November 3, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22600 Internet Archive BLACK MARKET, BONG-CHONG AREA, SEOUL ; ORPHANAGE, SEOUL ; YOUTH RALLY 1950 · Educational BLACK MARKET, BONG-CHONG AREA, SEOUL ; ORPHANAGE, SEOUL ; YOUTH RALLY Produced: November 12, 1950–November 11, 1950–November 10, 1950… Internet Archive 2ND ARMORED DIVISION ARRIVES, BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY 1951 · Educational 2ND ARMORED DIVISION ARRIVES, BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY Produced: July 13, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22787 Internet Archive 96TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, YANGGU, KOREA ; VIPS, 10TH FORWARD ARTILLERY AIRSTRIP, KOREA ; ADM. FORREST SHERMAN, HANEDA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN 1951 · Educational 96TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, YANGGU, KOREA ; VIPS, 10TH FORWARD ARTILLERY AIRSTRIP, KOREA ; ADM. FORREST SHERMAN, HANEDA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN Covers:… Internet Archive GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR VISITS FRONT 1951 · Educational GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR VISITS FRONT Produced: January 28, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23226 Internet Archive Origins of the Motion Picture 1956 · Educational Origins of the Motion Picture Produced: 1956 Description The original agency catalog description reads: Synopsis: Traces development of motion picture… Internet Archive PASSAGE TO FREEDOM MN 8138 E 1954 · Educational PASSAGE TO FREEDOM MN 8138 E Produced: September 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75745 Internet Archive PRES. HARRY S TRUMAN DEDICATES USO LOUNGE 1951 · Educational PRES. HARRY S TRUMAN DEDICATES USO LOUNGE Covers: August 8, 1951–August 9, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24114 Internet Archive ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE, WASHINGTON DC 1950 · Educational ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE, WASHINGTON DC Produced: May 20, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/21727 Internet Archive Air Operations Aboard USS Valley Forge (CV 45) at Sea off Korea; Activities in Inchon Harbor (Invasion), Korea 1950 · Educational Air Operations Aboard USS Valley Forge (CV 45) at Sea off Korea; Activities in Inchon Harbor (Invasion), Korea Produced: September 1950… Internet Archive THE 19TH AND 21ST REGIMENTS OF THE 24TH DIVISION SPEARHEAD INTO IRON TRIANGLE, KOREA 1951 · Educational THE 19TH AND 21ST REGIMENTS OF THE 24TH DIVISION SPEARHEAD INTO IRON TRIANGLE, KOREA Produced: June 30, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22758 Internet Archive PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE 1951 · Educational PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE Produced: October 14, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23137 Internet Archive LT. GENS FRANK W. MILBURN AND EDWARD M. ALMOND 1951 · Educational LT. GENS FRANK W. MILBURN AND EDWARD M. ALMOND 18840 Shot List , Summary: An Honor Guard dress parade is held for the two generals who are about to leave for… Internet Archive Miscellaneous scenes from "May Day parade Moscow" 1958 · Educational Miscellaneous scenes from "May Day parade Moscow" Produced: 1958 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/27785 Internet Archive ".../PROJECT, "FORMOSA PATROL" 1954 · Educational ".../PROJECT, "FORMOSA PATROL" Covers: September 1954–October 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76099 Internet Archive NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER Oakland, California 1951 · Educational NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER Oakland, California Covers: November 5, 1951–November 7, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76835 Internet Archive Pepsi Commercial ( 1951) 1951 · Commercial ad Internet Archive Disneyland Man In Space (March 9, 1955) 1955 · Film As promised last Sunday when I just dropped the ball on my newest stuff!! What's in this package? Make a wish, blow out your candles download and get ready… Internet Archive ARMY 9TH REGT CP, NAKTONG RIVER, KOREA 1950 · Educational ARMY 9TH REGT CP, NAKTONG RIVER, KOREA Produced: 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22021 Internet Archive RETREAT, WEST CENTRAL KOREA ; LT GEN JAMES A VAN FLEET VISITING GREEKS, SEOUL, KOREA 1951 · Educational RETREAT, WEST CENTRAL KOREA ; LT GEN JAMES A VAN FLEET VISITING GREEKS, SEOUL, KOREA Produced: April 28, 1951–April 29, 1951… Internet Archive Counter Intelligence Corps in Combat 1955 · Educational Counter Intelligence Corps in Combat Produced: 1955 Description This U.S. Navy training film discusses the duties performed by a Counter Intelligence Corps… Internet Archive MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE OF CINC NELM 1956 · Educational MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE OF CINC NELM Produced: March 22, 1956 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/81456 Internet Archive BIG AND BASIC. PART I 1952 · Educational BIG AND BASIC. PART I Produced: 1952 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Logan Miller sitting… Internet Archive NABISCO SKY KING COOKIE Commercials 1950 · Commercial · Subtitles Originally uploaded by on TvDays YouTube all credit goes to them. Re-uploaded for archiving purposes.