Tarantino and movie buffs share their top public domain films
Award-winning film director Quentin Tarantino and the Pure Cinema Podcast came up with their best public domain titles.
This genre is treasured because it offers unrestricted access to classic and historical films, allowing everyone to enjoy and share cultural heritage freely.
Public domain status ensures the preservation of cinema history, making these films accessible to future generations without legal barriers.
The film geeks chatted extensively on the podcast and listed below are their favourites.
1930s
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
1940s
His Girl Friday (1940)
That Gang of Mine (1940)
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
British Intelligence (1940)
That Gang of Mine (1940)
Invisible Ghost (1941)
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
The Southerner (1945)
The Amazing Mr X (1948)
My Dear Secretary (1948)
Black Book (Reign of Terror) (1949)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
1950s
Woman on the Run (1950)
The Bigamist (1953)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
The Violent Years (1956)
Patterns (1956)
1960s
The Last Woman on Earth (1960)
Horror Hotel (The City of the Dead) (1960)
The Sadist (1963)
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
1970s
Bad Man’s River (1971)
Horror Express (1972)
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Kid Vengeance (1977)