Preserved Film Movies

  • 1944
    Hymn of the Nations

    Hymn of the Nations

    Hymn of the Nations

    4.91944HD

    Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno...

    Hymn of the Nations
  • 1958
    The Philosopher's Stone

    The Philosopher's Stone

    The Philosopher's Stone

    6.61958HD

    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...

    The Philosopher's Stone
  • 1981
    The Creation

    The Creation

    The Creation

    6.91981HD

    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...

    The Creation
  • 1959
    Cat's Cradle

    Cat's Cradle

    Cat's Cradle

    5.81959HD

    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...

    Cat's Cradle
  • 1948
    California's Golden Beginning

    California's Golden Beginning

    California's Golden Beginning

    01948HD

    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.

    California's Golden Beginning
  • 1976
    The Middleman

    The Middleman

    The Middleman

    7.51976HD

    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...

    The Middleman
  • 1972
    A Cuban Fight Against Demons

    A Cuban Fight Against Demons

    A Cuban Fight Against Demons

    51972HD

    In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

    A Cuban Fight Against Demons
  • 1942
    Torpedo Squadron

    Torpedo Squadron

    Torpedo Squadron

    5.51942HD

    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...

    Torpedo Squadron
  • 1966
    Castro Street

    Castro Street

    Castro Street

    61966HD

    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. ...

    Castro Street
  • 1968
    The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    01968HD

    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...

    The Bad and the Beautiful
  • 1973
    Dry Wood

    Dry Wood

    Dry Wood

    6.11973HD

    Featuring the stories and music of seminal Cajun musicians "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, Dry Wood is a short, vibrant documentary portrait...

    Dry Wood
  • 1996
    The Female Mystique and Spare Leaves (for Gordon)

    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...

    The Female Mystique and Spare Leaves (for Gordon)
  • 1974
    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    01974HD

    Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

    On the Road with Duke Ellington
  • 1944
    The Town

    The Town

    The Town

    51944HD

    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...

    The Town
  • 1960
    The Path

    The Path

    The Path

    4.91960HD

    "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...

    The Path
  • 1914
    Little Billy's Triumph

    Little Billy's Triumph

    Little Billy's Triumph

    51914HD

    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...

    Little Billy's Triumph
  • 1999
    Persian #3

    Persian #3

    Persian #3

    5.51999HD

    Dark, fast-paced symmetry in mixed weave of tones moving from oranges & yellows to blue-greens, then retreating (dissolves of zooming away) to both...

    Persian #3
  • 1946
    John Henry and the Inky-Poo

    John Henry and the Inky-Poo

    John Henry and the Inky-Poo

    5.91946HD

    In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice...

    John Henry and the Inky-Poo
  • 1954
    Thursday's Children

    Thursday's Children

    Thursday's Children

    6.6361954HD

    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....

    Thursday's Children
  • 1997
    Quest

    Quest

    Quest

    6.7411997HD

    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. ...

    Quest