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The BFI archive contains nearly a million films, TV programmes and clips of historical footage. Thousands of these titles have been converted to digital format so you can stream them instantly and for free, wherever you are. Watch now through BFI Player or on our YouTube channel.
The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren.
This database contains information collected by the BFI since 1933. It holds over 800,000 film titles – including television programmes, documentaries, newsreels, as well as educational and training films – and is updated daily.
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