The app features rare Edwardian films from the British Film Institute (BFI) collection of archived content, along with shorts, interviews and documentaries from more modern periods.
The Samsung Smart TV BFI App will also show films from the Mitchell and Kenyon film company, a pioneer of early commercial movies, giving viewers a snapshot of British Edwardian life, from holidaymakers strolling along Blackpool's Victoria Pier in 1904 to a Punch and Judy show filmed in Halifax in 1901.
The app, which is available exclusively to those with a Samsung Smart TV, joins a growing collection of services available on the device, including BBC iPlayer, 4oD Spotify, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
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Guy Kinnell, head of TV and AV at Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland, said: "Our partnership with the BFI is testament to our commitment to make great film and content even more accessible to the British public.
"With the largest Smart TV install base in the country coupled with award-winning picture quality and industry-leading design, the launch of the BFI App on to Samsung Smart TV brings this celebrated archived film content to life.''
BFI's digital director Edward Humphrey said: ''It's thrilling to take the riches of film culture and especially British film into so many homes with Samsung.
"This new app gets Samsung's customers closer to the BFI's rich and varied world of film. It's a key step in realising the BFI's ambitions for a wider suite of on-demand services, connecting audiences with our amazing content, no matter where they live in the UK, which will continue to be brought to life in the coming months.''
