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1,681–1,728 of 2,882 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 1943-02-xx - Descheg Monatsschau Nr. 12 Newsreel · 18 min Feier des Geburtstages von Boris III. in Bulgarien. Bau einer direkten Fernsprechleitung zwischen Deutschland und Kroatien. Internationales Tischtennisturnier… Internet Archive Upright Vision Through Inverting Spectacles 1953 · Educational Presents scientic experiment proving that human vision is largely dependent on the impressions made by other senses, especially the sense of touch Internet Archive 1939-09-07 - UfA-Tonwoche Nr. 470 (old) Newsreel The "UfA-Tonwoche" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced until June 1940. Political, military, cultural and sporting events from… Internet Archive 1944-08-29 - UfA Europawoche Nr. 079 (old) Newsreel Orthodoxer Feldgottesdienst in Serbien. Guetertransport mit Fuhrwerken und der Strassenbahn in Berlin. Feierlicher Beginn der Ernte auf dem Balkan.… Internet Archive 1942-06-xx - Degeto Weltspiegel Nr. 34 Newsreel · 4 min Artilleriebeschuss der Festung Sewastopol, Angriffe durch Stukas und Infanterie. Internet Archive 1941-03-05 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 548 (Auszug) Newsreel · 9 min The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive Polizeiruf 110 (145): Zerstörte Hoffnung (1991) 1991 · TV Original Airdate: January 6, 1991 for Deutscher Fernsehfunk Internet Archive 1942-10-14 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 632 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1942-09-16 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 628 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive Mädchen Für Alles ( 1937) 1937 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1937.. Mädchen für alles Internet Archive 1942-05-xx - Degeto Weltspiegel Nr. 31 + 37 Newsreel · 8 min Eroberung von Kertsch, fliehende feindliche Transporter werden unter Feuer genommen, ueber 170.000 Gefangene, 3 feindliche Armeen vernichtet. Kampf zwischen… Internet Archive 1941-06-11 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 562 (old) Newsreel · 26 min The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1940-10-09 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 527 (old) Newsreel · 22 min The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1941-09-17 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 576 (Tonstoerungen, old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1940-03-27 - UfA-Tonwoche Nr. 499 (mit Vorfilm) Newsreel · 14 min The "UfA-Tonwoche" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced until June 1940. Political, military, cultural and sporting events from… Internet Archive 1942-10-27 - UfA-Auslands-Tonwoche Nr. 582 Newsreel · 18 min Kranzniederlegung am Grabmal des unbekannten Soldaten durch eine japanische Delegation beim Treffen des Dreimaechtepakts in Bukarest. Europaeischer… Internet Archive Biology of the Hamster 1961 · Educational · 12 min Scenes of hamsters living under semi-natural conditions. Illustrates initial courtship and pairing, digging or burrow system with two nest chambers, and the… Internet Archive 1942-09-xx - Descheg-Monatsschau Nr. 07 Newsreel · 22 min Ausstellung 'Krieg und Kunst' im Wiener Kuenstlerhaus, Gruendung des Europaeischen Jugendverbandes in Wien. Traditionelle koenigliche Regatta sowie die zehnte… Internet Archive 1943-05-xx - Descheg Monatsschau Nr. 15 Newsreel · 19 min 10. Jahrestag der Organisation 'Deutsche Arbeitsfront', Rede von Reichsorganisationsleiter Dr. Ley. Serbische Jungbauern verlassen Belgrad zu einem… Internet Archive 1941-04-02 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 552 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1935 April, April! 1935 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1935 April,April Internet Archive 1940-11-28 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 534 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive Under the Lantern 1930 · Feature Internet Archive 1942-11-04 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 635 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1943-02-03 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 648 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive Ein Mann Steht Seine Frau Episoden 1-10 1997 · TV Ein Mann steht seine Frau is a German television series that was first broadcast on January 10, 1997 on the TV channel Sat.1, which also produced the series… Internet Archive 1941-02-26 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 547 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1941-07-30 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 569 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1940-10-16 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 528 (Bildstoerungen) Newsreel · 23 min The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1941-11-20 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 585 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1943-03-24 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 655 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1944-09-05 - UfA Europawoche Nr. 080 (old) Newsreel Verabschiedung norwegischer Freiwilligenverbaende. Staatsbegraebnis des verstorbenen spanischen Aussenministers Francisco Gomez. Empfang islamischer… Internet Archive 1942-01-21 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 594 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1943-09-08 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 679 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1944-12-07 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 744 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1944-07-20 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 724 (Bildstoerungen, old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1941-02-12 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 545 (Tonstoerungen, old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1944-04-05 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 709 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1942-03-04 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 600 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive Mit Menschen Sind Hebräer Gemeint,keine Germanen Feature Vielleicht ist ja genau das der Grund,dass er uns Gojim bzw.Nichtmensch nennt.. Würde mich nicht wundern Auszug einer Buchvorlesung (Das Germanische Paradies… Internet Archive 1943-12-08 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 692 (old) Newsreel Besuch des Reichsmarschalls im Kohlenrevier im Westen. Reichsfuehrer-SS Heinrich Himmler besichtigt eine neu aufgestellte Freiwilligendivisionen von… Internet Archive 1943-06-23 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 668 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1944-10-04 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 735 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1940-10-30 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 530 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1934 Abenteuer Im Südexpress 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934. Abenteuer im Südexpress Internet Archive 1944-08-03 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 726 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive 1943-03-03 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 652 (old) Newsreel The "Deutsche Wochenschau" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced from June 1940 until March 1945. Political, military, cultural and… Internet Archive Das Kabinett des Dr. Larifari 1930 · Feature