Films of the United States Government
Works of the United States Government have no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105). This registry lists 3,638 government films that Public.Resource.Org transferred to the Internet Archive from the National Archives, the Department of Defense and the National Technical Information Service, and says for each whether the record names a federal creating body. It is a separate track from the commercial registry, because the evidence is different: not a renewal search, but the archive's own record of who made the film.
3,638 films. Source: National Archives and Records Administration · Department of Defense, Defense Imagery · National Technical Information Service
| Title | Year | Creating body, as recorded | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIESEL ENGINE GOVERNORS - PART 1 | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| Don't Talk | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| EVERYBODY JOINS U.S. WAR EFFORT [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| Firing 155mm Howitzer | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| HIGHWAY TO ALASKA | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| HUGE ANTI-AXIS RALLY STIRS CHILE [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT - JAPANESE FIGHTERS 96 AND 97 | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| LATEST PICTURES WITH AMERICAN TROOPS IN NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| LISTEN TO BRITAIN | 1942 | Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. Ne | US Government work |
| MARTYRED CZECH VILLAGE LIVES AGAIN IN U.S. [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| Mary Smith, American | 1942 | Office of Inter-American Affairs. Department of Information. Motion Picture Division | US Government work |
| Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Chats | 1942 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| NEW GUINEA [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| NEW YORK HAILS WAR HEROES OF UNITED NATIONS | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| OUR NEIGHBORS DOWN THE ROAD | 1942 | Office of Inter-American Affairs. Department of Information. Motion Picture Division | US Government work |
| OUR TROOPS IN NEW CALEDONIA | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Prelude to War | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| Ranger Combat Training School, Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| ROOSEVELT AWARDS WARSHIP TO NORWAY [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| ROOSEVELT'S WAR TOUR OF NATION [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| Ski Safety | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| SKI SAFETY--FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT | 1942 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| SOVIET COMMISSAR MOLOTOV'S SECRET VISIT TO U.S. | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| SPREAD THE ALARM | 1942 | Office for Emergency Management. Office of Civilian Defense | US Government work |
| Star Identification | 1942 | United States Navy | US Government work |
| U.S. BOMBERS BLAST JAP BASES [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. BOMBERS RAID NAZI-HELD FRANCE [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. FORCES GUARD WEST INDIES OIL [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. LAUNCHES NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. MARINES BATTLE JAPANESE IN PACIFIC! [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. MARINES ON GUADALCANAL PUSH BACK JAPANESE TROOPS [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. PACIFIC WAR HEROES DECORATED [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. REVEALS ARMED MIGHT FOR CHURCHILL [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. RUSHES NEW BASES IN PACIFIC [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| U.S. TROOPS ON ALASKAN FRONT [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| War Comes to America | 1942 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| WAR IN THE PACIFIC [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| WEST POINT SENDS HER MEN TO WAR.! [ETC.] | 1942 | Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features | US Government work |
| WORLD STUDENTS CONVENE IN U.S. [ETC.] | 1942 | Not asserted | |
| 514 WEST POINT CADETS GRADUATE INTO U.S. ARMY [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- TWO YEARS OF WAR, SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1943 | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| AIR WAR IN EUROPE | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| ALLIES TAKE KISKA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| ALLIES WIN SEA, AIR BATTLE IN FIGHT FOR AFRICA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| AMERICAN BOMBERS SMASH AXIS OIL FIELDS IN ROMANIA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| ARABIAN PRINCE REVIEWS CADETS AT U.S. NAVAL SCHOOL [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE VI - GLOBAL WAR | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| ARMY IN ACTION - EPISODE V - THE SLUMBERING GIANT AWAKES | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| ARMY-NAVY "E", EDGEWOOD ARSENAL, MD., NOV. 23, 1942 | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| At the Front in North Africa | 1943 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| AT THE FRONT IN NORTH AFRICA | 1943 | Department of Defense | US Government work |
| AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA DRIVE JAPANESE FROM LAE! | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| AVANCE DES ALLIES EN ITALIE | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| BOMBERS RAID WAR PLANTS IN NAZI EUROPE [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| BOMBING SCHOOL FOR AIR CADETS [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| BRAZIL MARKS 121ST YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| BRITISH-U.S. AIR MISSION INSPECTS FAR EAST BASES [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| CANADA'S MILITARY MIGHT REVIEWED [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF U.S. HAILED IN LATIN AMERICA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| CHINESE ENVOY INSPECTS CANADA'S WAR INDUSTRIES [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| December 7th (Long Version) | 1943 | Department of War | US Government work |
| Fighting Men: Kill or Be Killed | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| FIRST U.S. ARMY WOMEN ARRIVE IN ENGLAND [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| FLYING FORTS BATTLE NAZIES OVER GERMANY [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| FRENCH SAILORS WIN OVATION IN FIRST U.S. PARADE [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| GEN. MACARTHUR'S FORCES WIN NEW BASES IN PACIFIC [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS | 1943 | Not a federal work | |
| HAMBURG, NAZI WAR CENTER, BLASTED BY BOMBS [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| HIS NEW WORLD | 1943 | Williams. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations | US Government work |
| How to Fly the P-47: Ground Handling, Take-Off, Normal Flight, Landing | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| How to Fly the P-47: High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| How to Fly the P-47: Pilot Familiarization | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| Inside Tibet | 1943 | Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch | US Government work |
| Intelligence Gathering | 1943 | National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency | US Government work |
| INVASION OF POLAND IN 1939 BY GERMAN ARMY | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | Not a federal work |
| ITALIAN ISLANDS FIRST TO FALL AS INVASION BEGINS [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| ITALY SURRENDERS | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| JAPANESE ROUTED FROM BUNA STRONGHOLD! [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| JAPANESE SHIPS SMASHED AT GUADALCANAL [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| Killed Or Be Killed | 1943 | Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation | US Government work |
| KING GEORGE REVIEWS AMERICAN TROOPS IN AFRICA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| KNOW YOUR ALLY: BRITAIN | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |
| LATEST FILMS FROM GENERAL MACARTHUR IN NEW GUINEA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| LATEST FILMS OF ALLIED DRIVE IN NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| LATEST FILMS OF THE WAR IN ITALY [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| LATEST NEWS FILMS FROM THE TUNISIAN BATTLE FRONT! [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| LATEST WAR FILMS FROM U.S. FORCES IN SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| MACARTHUR BLASTS JAPANESE FROM NEW GUINEA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| MEXICO MARKS 33RD ANNIVERSARY OF NEW SOCIAL ORDER [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| MOSCOW PACT A TRIUMPH FOR UNITED NATIONS [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS MANEUVER OFF PANAMA CANAL [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| NAZI WAR PLANTS BLASTED BY R.A.F. IN NIGHT RAIDS [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| NEW RESERVISTS SWELL RANKS OF AMERICAN NAVY [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| NEWS FROM NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| NEWS OF THE WAR IN ITALY [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| Night Piloting - Surface | 1943 | United States Navy | US Government work |
| NOVOROSSISK RECAPTURED BY SOVIET FORCES [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| P-38: FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS | 1943 | War Department. Army Air Forces | US Government work |
| PRINCESS JULIANA MAKES FIRST VISIT TO DUTCH GUIANA [ETC.] | 1943 | Not asserted | |
| Private Snafu: Spies | 1943 | Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer | US Government work |