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9,409–9,456 of 18,898 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.
Commons LONGINES-WITTNAUER [WITH] SIR PERCY C. SPENDER 1954 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Sir Percy C. Spender, Australian Ambassador to the United States, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Francis W. Carpenter. Topics: Communist influence in… Commons LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE [WITH] BERNT BALKIN 1954 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Participants: Col. Bernt Balkin, arctic explorer, U.S. Air Force, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Kenneth Crawford. Topics: South Pole flight, strategic… Commons Animals In Rocket Flight 1953 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Department of Defense PIN 26170 ANIMALS IN ROCKET FLIGHT AEROMEDICAL EXPERIMENTS SHOW EFFECTS OF ROCKET TRAVEL ON MONKEYS AND MICE. Commons Turkey 1952 1952 · Short · 16 min · Low resolution National Archives - Turkey - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This U.S. Army film describes Turkey's… Commons LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH FRED A. HARTLEY 1953 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH FRED A. HARTLEY - Former New Jersey US Representative Mr Hartley (of the Taft-Hartley Act) speaks about the US labor movement, and… Commons OperationTumblerDoeVideo0800077 1952 · Short · 23 min This film explains how cameras are positioned to record and later study blast effects (with smoke trails) and thermal fenomena (with ground dust lifted by… Commons LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA KROPOTKIN 1951 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Participants: Princess Alexandra Kropotkin, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Henry Hazlitt. Topics: Russian exile, Russian opposition to Stalinism,… Commons Longines Chronoscope With Henry F. Grady 1951 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Frazier Hunt and William Bradford Huie talk with Mr. Grady, U.S. Ambassador to Iran, on Iranian oil situation and Premier Mohammed Mossadegh Commons Longines Chronoscope with Max W. Thornburg 1951 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Henry Hazlitt and William Bradford Huie talk with Mr. Thornburg, Petroleum Advisor, Department of State, on his experience in the Middle East oil industry and… Commons 0752 Fallout When and How to Protect Yourself Against It 12 01 05 00 1959 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution This public safety film created by the United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization has been preserved by the Prelinger Collection. Commons Pakistan 1950 · Short · 17 min · Low resolution National Archives - Promise of Pakistan Geography - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film examines… Commons Opportunities unlimited 1956 · Cartoon · 16 min · Low resolution Presented by LIFE and Fortune Magazines, an animated economic overview of the rise of the "middle income consumer." Directed by Steve Muffatti,animated by Ben… Commons USAF Lookout Mountain Laboratory - Target Nevada 1951 · Short · 15 min As shown in the titles, this film is about "the story of United States Air Force support to the Atomic Energy Commission on continental atomic tests".… Commons Radar Men From the Moon, Chapter 1 1952 · Short · 20 min · Low resolution Republic Pictures' 12-chapter movie serial, the first Commando Cody serial. Chapter 1: Moon Rocket. Commons US Army Ranger Training film-circa 1953 1953 · Short · 24 min Historical film of the U.S. Army's Ranger School curriculum titled, "Ranger Ready" Commons US Army The Big Picture Army Language School-1951 1951 · Short · 18 min Historical U.S. Army film on the U.S. Army Language School in Monterey, California, known today as the Defense Language Institute Commons Soviet Union Welcomes Nasser 1958 · Short · 19 min National Archives - Soviet Union Welcomes President Abdul Nasser of Egypt - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981).… Commons Military parades in Baghdad and Cairo 1959 · Short · 20 min · Low resolution Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Commons Objective Berlin - The 83rd Infantry Division in Europe (1951) 1951 · Short · 19 min 1951 video showcasing the 83rd Infantry Division in Europe. Includes footage of the liberation of Saint Malo and Cézembre (August-Septembre 1944), then in… Commons US Army-The Big Picture-Phantom Fighters-circa 1959 1959 · Short · 27 min First public video of the United States Army's 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), a previously classified unit Commons A Star Is Born (1954) - trailer 1954 · Short · 3 min · Low resolution Original release trailer for the 1954 film A Star Is Born, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Commons 1954 Episode of the TV series "Super Circus" 1954 · Short · 29 min · Low resolution "Super Circus" was a popular 50's kids show featuring typical acts that perform at a circus. It featured 3 clowns who added comic relief to the show. This… Commons The Big Picture - Why NATO 1954 · Short · 28 min · Low resolution National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569670 / Local Identifier 111-TV-402 Big Picture: Why NATO? DVD Copied by Katie Filbert -… Commons The Big Picture - NATO Manuevers 1954 · Short · 28 min · Low resolution National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569561 / Local Identifier 111-TV-291 Big Picture: NATO Maneuvers DVD copied by Katie Filbert.… Commons Holiday In Madeira («Ship Venus - Bergen», 1950's) 1950 · Documentary · 26 min «Holiday In Madeira» («Ship Venus - Bergen», 1950's). Copyright: «Huntley Fil... Commons Betty White Show 1954 · Short · 28 min · Low resolution An episode of the NBC daytime show from December 1954. Pretty simplistic format, some singing, some light hearted banter. This episode is from Monday, which… Commons Iraq 1951 1951 · Short · 33 min · Low resolution This film shows the Iraqi landscape, farming, and hunting, and an archaeological dig. Commons A Is for Atom 1953 1953 · Cartoon · 14 min · Subtitles · Low resolution A Is for Atom is a 14-minute 1953 promotional animated short documentary film created by John Sutherland and sponsored by General Electric (GE). It is now in… Commons Bride of the Monster (1955) 1955 · Feature · 1 h 8 min Bride of the Monster (1955), an American black-and-white science fiction horror film. Commons Effects of an Atomic Blast Electric Power Facilities Operation Teapot 1955 · Short · 19 min Video discussing the "Effects of an Atomic Blast on Electric Power Facilities" based on the Operation Teapot nuclear weapons test. Commons NAID 400242508 The B-47 Bomber USAF 1952 1952 · Short · 29 min Produced in 1952, this original USAF film was designed to introduce pilots to the Strategic Air Command's main strategic jet bomber, Boeing's B-47 Stratojet.… Commons Mr. Imperium (1951) 1951 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Low resolution Mr. Imperium is a 1951 romantic musical drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Lana Turner and singer Ezio Pinza. Filmed in Technicolor, it… Commons Suddenly, 1954 1954 · Feature · 1 h 15 min · Low resolution Suddenly (1954) is an American film noir directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. Commons The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) 1950 · Feature · 1 h 16 min · Low resolution A public domain classic about Jackie Robinson's story of becoming a baseball player at the MLB. Commons Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) 1959 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Low resolution Teenagers from Outer Space is a 1959 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Commons The Bat-1959 1959 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Low resolution The Bat is an American mystery film from 1959 starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. It is the fourth film adaptation of the story, which began as a 1908… Commons TheYoungLovers - NeverFear - 1950 1950 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Low resolution Never Fear, aka The Young Lovers. 1950 American drama film in the public domain. Commons THE GIANT GILA MONSTER 1959 · Feature · 1 h 14 min This is the original widescreen thzeatrical print which is significantly sharper than the other versions here at IA. All of which have modified formats. Stars… Commons Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957) 1957 · Feature · 3 h 11 min Thangamalai Ragasiyam is a Tamil-language adventure film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari and Jamuna. Commons Some Like it Hot (1959) trailer 1959 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Trailer for the American film Some Like it Hot. Commons To Catch a Thief trailer (1955) 1955 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Original theatrical trailer for To Catch a Thief Commons The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) - Trailer 1957 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Original trailer of the film The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Commons Duck and Cover (1951) 1951 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Duck and Cover Commons Fear and Desire (1952, re-release version) 1953 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles The re-release version of Fear and Desire Internet Archive Vera Cruz 1954 · Commercial Internet Archive The Atomic Submarine 1959 · Commercial Internet Archive The Black Sleep 1956 · Commercial Internet Archive The Gunfighter 1950 · Commercial