Preserved Film Movies
- 1967
Eye Myth
Eye Myth5.31967HD
After the title, a white screen gives way to a series of frames suggestive of abstract art, usually with one or two colors dominating and rapid...
- 1952
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet71952HD
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
- 1964
Lilith
Lilith6.51964HD
Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he...
- 1928
Four Sons
Four Sons7.1581928HD
A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved...
- 1945
San Pietro
San Pietro6.0071945HD
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this...
- 1970
Necrology
Necrology5.71970HD
The faces of a 5:00 PM crowd descending via the Pan Am building escalators in one continuous shot. In old-fashioned black and white, these faces...
- 1963
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment6.91963HD
During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F....
- 1926
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox6.1671926HD
Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They...
- 1959
Window Water Baby Moving
Window Water Baby Moving6.91959HD
On a winter's day, a woman stretches near a window then sits in a bathtub of water. She's happy. Her lover is nearby; there are close ups of her...
- 1980
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe71980HD
Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever...
- 1967
Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason6.5151967HD
Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked,...
- 1961
The Substitute
The Substitute6.51961HD
Simple story about the man who goes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
- 1965
Two
Two7.51965HD
This short film shows an encounter, through a series of games, between a street child from the shantytowns and a child of a rich family, stationed at...
- 1963
The Cardinal
The Cardinal6.51963HD
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
- 1968
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins7.81968HD
Les Blank's portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the...
- 1960
Devi
Devi7.41960HD
A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her. ...
- 1962
Blue Moses
Blue Moses4.9441962HD
One of the few Brakhage films featuring spoken dialogue and a central character, this sly and bitter polemic pits an actor (poet? director?) against...
- 1965
The Coward
The Coward7.131965HD
Amitabha Roy is a Calcutta-based scriptwriter, driving around in the country to collect material for a film. His vehicle breaks down in a small town....
- 1969
The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha
The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha7.6091969HD
Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing...
- 1966
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums51966HD
An overview of John F. Kennedy's political career. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., in...