Preserved Film Movies
- 1944
Hymn of the Nations
Hymn of the Nations4.91944HD
Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno...
- 1958
The Philosopher's Stone
The Philosopher's Stone6.61958HD
An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film...
- 1981
The Creation
The Creation6.91981HD
The film is based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson depicting the power of the southern black American preacher's telling of the biblical creation...
- 1959
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle5.81959HD
Images of two women, two men, and a gray cat form a montage of rapid bits of movement. A woman is in a bedroom, another wears an apron: they work...
- 1948
California's Golden Beginning
California's Golden Beginning01948HD
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
- 1976
The Middleman
The Middleman7.51976HD
A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other...
- 1972
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
A Cuban Fight Against Demons51972HD
In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.
- 1942
Torpedo Squadron
Torpedo Squadron5.51942HD
John Ford splices together footage of Torpedo Squadron 8, all but one of whom were later shot down and killed in the Battle of Midway. Preserved by...
- 1966
Castro Street
Castro Street61966HD
Inspired by a lesson from Erik Satie, a film in the form of a street: Castro Street, running by the Standard Oil Refinery in Richmond, California. ...
- 1968
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful01968HD
One of the most profound themes coursing throughout Sonbert's work is that of love between couples in all its pitfalls and perfect moments. To...
- 1973
Dry Wood
Dry Wood6.11973HD
Featuring the stories and music of seminal Cajun musicians "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, Dry Wood is a short, vibrant documentary portrait...
- 1996
The Female Mystique and Spare Leaves (for Gordon)
The Female Mystique and Spare Leaves (for Gordon)01996HD
Here are a couple films from the mid-'60s, given to Gordon Rosenblum at the time, which surfaced this year needing preservation. I don't know what to...
- 1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington01974HD
Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
- 1944
The Town
The Town51944HD
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in...
- 1960
The Path
The Path4.91960HD
"My first film, THE PATH, was based on a dream about a group of people on an ‘outing’ or a picnic. The people in the dream meet and greet...
- 1914
Little Billy's Triumph
Little Billy's Triumph51914HD
Little Billy wants to buy some ice cream with the dime his mother gave him, but the neighborhood bullies have other plans for that dime. Preserved...
- 1999
Persian #3
Persian #35.51999HD
Dark, fast-paced symmetry in mixed weave of tones moving from oranges & yellows to blue-greens, then retreating (dissolves of zooming away) to both...
- 1946
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
John Henry and the Inky-Poo5.91946HD
In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice...
- 1954
Thursday's Children
Thursday's Children6.6361954HD
Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent....
- 1997
Quest
Quest6.7411997HD
A being made of sand wakes up in the desert. It finds a bottle near him, but it's empty. The noise of dropping water can be heard not far away. ...