• There are a few different reasons why a particular creative work may wind up in the public domain, the most common of which being the expiration of their copyright.
  • None other than Bela Lugosi (Dracula himself) stars in this classic horror film which fell into the public domain after its theatrical release.
  • Media in category "Films in the public domain". The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total.
  • The best public domain movies include Night of the Living Dead, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Star is Born, Gulliver’s Travels, Phantom of the Opera, The Outlaw, and...
  • Alternatively, they could part out the very first documentary and use the Public Domain Project’s bits and pieces of Dziga Vertov’s Man With a Movie Camera.
  • If you ever wondered why It's a Wonderful Life is no longer "public domain" it's because the rights holders for the story the film is based on...
  • Joe Warren, the son of the film’s director Hal Warren, is currently trying to make the case that the film was never in the public domain, despite the film not having...
  • Strings attached: Pond5 started this public domain project in 2015, and all you have to do is create a free account to start downloading.
  • Here is a list of feature films and short subjects that fall under Public Domain in the United States or elsewhere.