Treasures from American film archives : 50 preserved films
(DVD)

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Published
[San Francisco] : National Film Preservation Foundation, [2000].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9780615115566, 061511556X
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (642 min.) : sound, chiefly black and white with some color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (xiii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Media collection
DVD 791.4309 TREA
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Published
[San Francisco] : National Film Preservation Foundation, [2000].
Language
English
ISBN
9780615115566, 061511556X
UPC
014381970623

Notes

General Note
"This DVD set is made possible through Treasures of American Film Archives, a Millennium Project supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pew Charitable Trusts and organized by the National Film Preservation Foundation."
General Note
The accompanying book contains details about the contents of each disc, including a summary of each film, history and preservation information, and bibliographic references (all of which is also available on screen).
Creation/Production Credits
Technical director, Michael Friend ; narrator for "About the Archives", Laurence Fishburne ; piano performed by Martin Marks ; additional music performed by John McKay ... [et al.].
Description
An anthology of films from 18 American film archives. Films include documentaries, newsreels, the earliest American movies, avant-garde and independent works, pioneering special effects, amateur and home movies, animated and industrial films, and silent movies from the earliest years of motion pictures (1893-1985).
System Details
DVD, Dolby Digital Stereo.
Language
Most of the films are silent (with piano accompaniment) or in English; one film is in Yiddish with English subtitles, and another has music with Spanish lyrics.
Awards
National Film Registry, 2000: [The fall of the House of Usher]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2000: [The land beyond the sunset]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2001: [From Marian Anderson : the Lincoln Memorial concert]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2001: [Rose Hobart]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2003: [Princess Nicotine, or, The Smoke Fairy]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2004: [OffOn]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2008: [White Fawn's devotion]

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Simmon, S., & Marks, M. M. (2000). Treasures from American film archives: 50 preserved films . National Film Preservation Foundation.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Simmon, Scott and Martin Miller. Marks. 2000. Treasures From American Film Archives: 50 Preserved Films. National Film Preservation Foundation.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Simmon, Scott and Martin Miller. Marks. Treasures From American Film Archives: 50 Preserved Films National Film Preservation Foundation, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Simmon, Scott., and Martin Miller Marks. Treasures From American Film Archives: 50 Preserved Films National Film Preservation Foundation, 2000.

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