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In a black-and-white screenshot, three men are standing around an anvil. The man on the left is lifting his sledgehammer above his head with both hands about to strike the anvil. The man in the center has a hammer in his right hand and is resting it on the anvil. The man on the right is holding a sledgehammer with both hands and is currently lifting it. The men are wearing blacksmith aprons, long sleeve shirts, and pants.
Blacksmith Scene (1893) is the oldest film included in the Registry.

The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008.[1][2][3] The 1996 law also created the non-profit National Film Preservation Foundation which, although affiliated with the National Film Preservation Board, raises money from the private sector.[4]

The National Film Registry preserves up to 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" each year, showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation.[5] To be eligible for inclusion, a film must be at least ten years old.[6] For the first selection in 1989, the public nominated almost 1,000 films for consideration. Members of the National Film Preservation Board then developed individual ballots of possible films for inclusion. The ballots were tabulated into a list of 25 films which was then modified by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and his staff at the Library for the final selection.[5][7] Beginning in 1997, members of the public were able to nominate up to 50 films a year for the Board and Librarian to consider.[8]

"Taken together, the ... films in the National Film Registry represent a stunning range of American filmmaking—including Hollywood features, documentaries, avant-garde and amateur productions, films of regional interest, ethnic, animated, and short film subjects—all deserving recognition, preservation and access by future generations. As we begin this new millennium, the registry stands among the finest summations of American cinema's wondrous first century."
—Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress.[5]

The Registry includes films ranging from Hollywood classics to orphan films. A film is not required to be feature-length, nor is it required to have been theatrically released. The Registry contains newsreels, silent films, experimental films, short subjects, films out of copyright protection, film serials, home movies, documentaries, independent films, and television movies. As of the 2008 listing, there are 500 films preserved in the Registry.[9]

The earliest listed film is Blacksmith Scene (1893), and the most recent is Fargo (1996). The year with the most films selected is 1939, as 17 films were chosen for preservation. The time between a film's debut and its selection varies greatly. The longest span is 109 years, when the 1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film was selected in 2003. The shortest range is the minimum 10 years; this span is shared by Do the Right Thing, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Toy Story, and Fargo.

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Films

Black-and-white film screenshot of a man (at center) playing a violin while facing a large cone. An obscured man is seen behind the cone. Two men at the right are dancing with each other.
Dickson Experimental Sound Film is the first known film with live-recorded sound.[10]
Three black-and-white film strips showing a woman and man facing each other and then eventually kissing. Each film strip has about five visible frames.
The 47-second long The Kiss was one of the first films shown commercially to the public.[11]
A black-and-white screenshot of a man facing the camera, while also pointing a revolver forward. He has a large mustache and is wearing a cowboy hat, a bandana around his neck, and a heavy jacket.
The Great Train Robbery used a variety of editing techniques that were becoming popular at the time of its release.
Animated black-and-white image of a large dinosaur atop a cliff, with a man in a suit standing in its mouth. Several rocks can be seen in the background.
Although Gertie the Dinosaur was not the first animated film, Gertie became the first popular cartoon character.[12]
A black-and-white screenshot of several men in white robes and hoods surrounding an African-American man (a white actor using "blackface"). The men's robe have crosses on them and in the background other men are on top of horses.
The Birth of a Nation developed innovative camera techniques and special effects and became Hollywood's first blockbuster.[13]
A black-and-white screenshot of a man standing at the left, with two children at the center, and a man sitting at a desk at the right. There are papers and books on the desk and a bookshelf in the background.
A print of Within Our Gates was missing for decades, before a copy was discovered in Spain in the 1970s.[14]
A black-and-white screenshot of three triceratops atop a cliff with trees surrounding them and mountains in the background.
The Lost World combined animated dinosaurs with live-action footage of humans in the same frame.
A man wearing extensive makeup is looking to his left. The makeup gives a skull-like appearance and he is wearing a robe with his arms crossed in front of him.
The Phantom of the Opera featured extensive makeup for its main character.[15]
A color screenshot of a woman in blue overalls looking to her right while holding a dog in her left hand and raising her right to equal height.
The Wizard of Oz, a fantasy film that makes use of Technicolor.
A black-and-white screenshot of a woman sitting in a chair. She is rubbing her face and a barber is standing at her right and is holding his head with his right hand. The two people are located in a barbershop.
The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin's first sound film after his era of silent films.
A black-and-white image of a man wearing a suit standing at a podium. His right arm is resting on the podium and is left is pointing up to his left. A large headshot of the same man is visible in the background.
Citizen Kane is often cited as one of the greatest films of all time.
A black-and-white screenshot of a man and woman close together appearing ready to kiss.
Casablanca has six lines of dialogue on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, more than any other film.
A black-and-white screenshot of an image of a world map. Above the United States is a figure of a white soldier, and above Asia is a larger black soldier. Text at the bottom-left of the image states "30 Millions vs. 200 Millions".
Why We Fight were a series of propaganda films explaining to soldiers why the United States was involved in World War II.
A black-and-white screenshot with a robot at the left near the background and a man at the right standing in the foreground. Four bright lights can be seen in the background.
The Day the Earth Stood Still is an example of 1950s' science fiction films.
A color screenshot of a woman on the middle of a staircase, a teenager at the bottom, and a man in the front of the staircase. The teenager is wearing a red jacket and has his arms outstretched at his side.
Rebel Without a Cause was released in theaters nearly one month after the main actor, James Dean, died in a car accident.[16]
A color screenshot of several men on horses, in three groups: Native Americans on the left, Americans in the center, and Native Americans on the right. The men are located in a desert and in the background are large rock formations and blue skies with white clouds.
The Searchers is an example of a western film.
Film title Film type Year(s) of
creation		 Year of
induction		 Ref
12 Angry Men feature film 1957 2007 [17]
2001: A Space Odyssey feature film 1968 1991 [18]
42nd Street feature film 1933 1998 [19]
7th Voyage of Sinbad, The feature film 1958 2008 [20]
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein feature film 1948 2001 [21]
Adam's Rib feature film 1949 1992 [22]
Adventures of Robin Hood, The feature film 1938 1995 [23]
African Queen, The feature film 1951 1994 [24]
Alien feature film 1979 2002 [25]
All About Eve feature film 1950 1990 [26]
All My Babies documentary 1953 2002 [25]
All Quiet on the Western Front feature film 1930 1990 [26]
All That Heaven Allows feature film 1955 1995 [23]
All That Jazz feature film 1979 2001 [21]
All the King's Men feature film 1949 2001 [21]
America, America feature film 1963 2001 [21]
American Graffiti feature film 1973 1995 [23]
American in Paris, An feature film 1951 1993 [27]
Annie Hall feature film 1977 1992 [22]
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman documentary 1974 2003 [28]
Apartment, The feature film 1960 1994 [24]
Apocalypse Now feature film 1979 2000 [29]
Applause feature film 1929 2006 [30]
Asphalt Jungle, The feature film 1950 2008 [20]
Atlantic City feature film 1980 2003 [28]
Awful Truth, The feature film 1937 1996 [31]
Baby Face feature film 1933 2005 [32]
Back to the Future feature film 1985 2007 [17]
Bad and the Beautiful, The feature film 1952 2002 [25]
Badlands feature film 1973 1993 [27]
Bank Dick, The feature film 1940 1992 [22]
Band Wagon, The feature film 1953 1995 [23]
Battle of San Pietro, The documentary 1945 1991 [18]
Beauty and the Beast animated feature film 1991 2002 [25]
Ben-Hur feature film 1925 1997 [33]
Ben-Hur feature film 1959 2004 [34]
Best Years of Our Lives, The feature film 1946 1989 [35]
Big Business short subject 1929 1992 [22]
Big Parade, The feature film 1925 1992 [22]
Big Sleep, The feature film 1946 1997 [33]
Big Trail, The feature film 1930 2006 [30]
Birth of a Nation, The feature film 1915 1992 [22]
Black Pirate, The feature film 1926 1993 [27]
Black Stallion, The feature film 1979 2002 [25]
Blacksmith Scene short subject 1893 1995 [23]
Blade Runner feature film 1982 1993 [27]
Blazing Saddles feature film 1974 2006 [30]
Blood of Jesus, The feature film 1941 1991 [18]
Blue Bird, The feature film 1918 2004 [34]
Bonnie and Clyde feature film 1967 1992 [22]
Boyz n the Hood feature film 1991 2002 [25]
Bride of Frankenstein feature film 1935 1998 [19]
Bridge on the River Kwai, The feature film 1957 1997 [33]
Bringing Up Baby feature film 1938 1990 [26]
Broken Blossoms feature film 1919 1996 [31]
Bronx Morning, A short subject 1931 2004 [34]
Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man, The documentary 1975 2005 [32]
Bullitt feature film 1968 2007 [17]
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid feature film 1969 2003 [28]
Cabaret feature film 1972 1995 [23]
Cameraman, The feature film 1928 2005 [32]
Carmen Jones feature film 1954 1992 [22]
Casablanca feature film 1942 1989 [35]
Castro Street documentary/short subject/experimental film 1966 1992 [22]
Cat People feature film 1942 1993 [27]
Chan Is Missing feature film 1982 1995 [23]
Cheat, The feature film 1915 1993 [27]
Chechahcos, The feature film 1924 2003 [28]
Chinatown feature film 1974 1991 [18]
Chulas Fronteras documentary 1976 1993 [27]
Citizen Kane feature film 1941 1989 [35]
City, The documentary 1939 1998 [19]
City Lights feature film 1931 1991 [18]
Civilization feature film 1916 1999 [36]
Clash of the Wolves feature film 1925 2004 [34]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind feature film 1977 2007 [17]
Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther documentary/short subject 1939 2001 [21]
Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort, South Carolina (May 1940) documentary 1940 2005 [32]
Conversation, The feature film 1974 1995 [23]
Cool Hand Luke feature film 1967 2005 [32]
Cool World, The feature film 1963 1994 [24]
Cops short subject 1922 1997 [33]
Corner in Wheat, A short subject 1909 1994 [24]
Court Jester, The feature film 1956 2004 [34]
Crowd, The feature film 1928 1989 [35]
Curse of Quon Gwon, The feature film 1916–1917 2006 [30]
Czechoslovakia 1968 documentary/short subject 1969 1997 [33]
Dance, Girl, Dance feature film 1940 2007 [17]
Dances with Wolves feature film 1990 2007 [17]
Daughter of Shanghai feature film 1937 2006 [30]
Daughters of the Dust feature film 1991 2004 [34]
David Holzman's Diary feature film 1968 1991 [18]
Day the Earth Stood Still, The feature film 1951 1995 [23]
Days of Heaven feature film 1978 2007 [17]
Dead Birds documentary 1964 1998 [19]
Deer Hunter, The feature film 1978 1996 [31]
Deliverance feature film 1972 2008 [20]
Destry Rides Again feature film 1939 1996 [31]
Detour feature film 1945 1992 [22]
Dickson Experimental Sound Film short subject/experimental film 1894–1895 2003 [28]
Disneyland Dream home movie 1956 2008 [20]
D.O.A. feature film 1950 2004 [34]
Do the Right Thing feature film 1989 1999 [36]
Docks of New York, The feature film 1928 1999 [36]
Dodsworth feature film 1936 1990 [26]
Dog Star Man: Part IV short subject/experimental film 1964 1992 [22]
Dont Look Back documentary 1967 1998 [19]
Double Indemnity feature film 1944 1992 [22]
Dr. Strangelove feature film 1964 1989 [35]
Dracula feature film 1931 2000 [29]
Drums of Winter documentary 1988 2006 [30]
Duck Amuck animated short subject 1953 1999 [36]
Duck and Cover animated short subject 1951 2004 [34]
Duck Soup feature film 1933 1990 [26]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial feature film 1982 1994 [24]
Early Abstractions[I] animated short subjects 1939–1956 2006 [30]
Easy Rider feature film 1969 1998 [19]
Eaux d'artifice short subject 1953 1993 [27]
El Norte feature film 1983 1995 [23]
Emperor Jones, The feature film 1933 1999 [36]
Empire feature film/experimental film 1964 2004 [34]
Endless Summer, The feature film 1966 2002 [25]
Enter the Dragon feature film 1973 2004 [34]
Eraserhead feature film 1977 2004 [34]
Evidence of the Film, The short subject 1913 2001 [21]
Exploits of Elaine, The film serial 1914 1994 [24]
Face in the Crowd, A feature film 1957 2008 [20]
Fall of the House of Usher, The short subject 1928 2000 [29]
Fantasia animated feature film 1940 1990 [26]
Fargo feature film 1996 2006 [30]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High feature film 1982 2005 [32]
Fatty's Tintype Tangle short subject 1915 1995 [23]
Film Portrait documentary 1970 2003 [28]
Five Easy Pieces feature film 1970 2000 [29]
Flash Gordon[II] film serial 1936 1996 [31]
Flesh and the Devil feature film 1927 2006 [30]
Flower Drum Song feature film 1961 2008 [20]
Foolish Wives feature film 1922 2008 [20]
Footlight Parade feature film 1933 1992 [22]
Force of Evil feature film 1948 1994 [24]
Forgotten Frontier, The documentary 1931 1996 [31]
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The feature film 1921 1995 [23]
Jenkins Orphanage Band (Fox Movietone News) newsreel 1928 2003 [28]
Frank Film animated short subject 1973 1996 [31]
Frankenstein feature film 1931 1991 [18]
Freaks feature film 1932 1994 [24]
Free Radicals animated short subject 1979 2008 [20]
French Connection, The feature film 1971 2005 [32]
Freshman, The feature film 1925 1990 [26]
From Here to Eternity feature film 1953 2002 [25]
From Stump to Ship documentary 1930 2002 [25]
From the Manger to the Cross feature film 1912 1998 [19]
Fuji short subject 1974 2002 [25]
Fury feature film 1936 1995 [23]
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers documentary 1980 2004 [34]
General, The feature film 1927 1989 [35]
George Stevens World War II Footage documentary 1943–1946 2008 [20]
Gerald McBoing-Boing animated short subject 1951 1995 [23]
Gertie the Dinosaur animated short subject 1914 1991 [18]
Giant feature film 1956 2005 [32]
Gigi feature film 1958 1991 [18]
Glimpse of the Garden short subject 1957 2007 [17]
Godfather, The feature film 1972 1990 [26]
Godfather: Part II, The feature film 1974 1993 [18]
Going My Way feature film 1944 2004 [34]
Gold Diggers of 1933 feature film 1933 2003 [28]
Gold Rush, The feature film 1925 1992 [22]
Gone with the Wind feature film 1939 1989 [35]
Goodfellas feature film 1990 2000 [29]
Graduate, The feature film 1967 1996 [31]
Grand Hotel feature film 1932 2007 [17]
Grapes of Wrath, The feature film 1940 1989 [35]
Grass documentary 1925 1997 [33]
Great Dictator, The feature film 1940 1997 [33]
Great Train Robbery, The short subject 1903 1990 [26]
Greed feature film 1924 1991 [18]
Groundhog Day feature film 1993 2006 [30]
Gun Crazy feature film 1949 1998 [19]
Gunga Din feature film 1939 1999 [36]
H2O short subject 1929 2005 [32]
Hallelujah! feature film 1929 2008 [20]
Halloween feature film 1978 2006 [30]
Hands Up! feature film 1926 2005 [32]
Harlan County, USA documentary 1976 1990 [26]
Harold and Maude feature film 1972 1997 [33]
Heiress, The feature film 1949 1996 [31]
Hell's Hinges feature film 1916 1994 [24]
High Noon feature film 1952 1989 [35]
High School documentary 1969 1991 [18]
Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage newsreel 1937 1997 [33]
His Girl Friday feature film 1940 1993 [27]
Hitch-Hiker, The feature film 1953 1998 [19]
Hoop Dreams documentary 1994 2005 [32]
Hoosiers feature film 1986 2001 [21]
Hospital documentary 1970 1994 [24]
Hospital, The feature film 1971 1995 [23]
House I Live In, The short subject 1945 2007 [17]
House in the Middle, The documentary/short subject 1954 2001 [21]
House of Usher feature film 1960 2005 [32]
How Green Was My Valley feature film 1941 1990 [26]
How the West Was Won feature film 1962 1997 [33]
Hunters, The documentary 1957 2003 [28]
Hustler, The feature film 1961 1997 [33]
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang feature film 1932 1991 [18]
Imitation of Life feature film 1934 2005 [32]
Immigrant, The short subject 1917 1998 [19]
In a Lonely Place feature film 1950 2007 [17]
In Cold Blood feature film 1967 2008 [20]
In the Heat of the Night feature film 1967 2002 [25]
In the Land of the Head Hunters feature film 1914 1999 [36]
In the Street documentary/short subject 1948 2006 [30]
Intolerance feature film 1916 1989 [35]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers feature film 1956 1994 [24]
Invisible Man, The feature film 1933 2008 [20]
It feature film 1927 2001 [21]
It Happened One Night feature film 1934 1993 [27]
It's a Wonderful Life feature film 1946 1990 [26]
Italian, The feature film 1915 1991 [18]
Jailhouse Rock feature film 1957 2004 [34]
Jam Session short subject 1942 2001 [21]
Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest documentary 1910 2005 [32]
Jammin' the Blues short subject 1944 1995 [23]
Jaws feature film 1975 2001 [21]
Jazz on a Summer's Day documentary 1959 1999 [36]
Jazz Singer, The feature film 1927 1996 [31]
Johnny Guitar feature film 1954 2008 [20]
Killer of Sheep feature film 1977 1990 [26]
Killers, The feature film 1946 2008 [20]
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis documentary 1970 1999 [36]
King Kong feature film 1933 1991 [18]
Kiss, The short subject 1896 1999 [36]
Kiss Me Deadly feature film 1955 1999 [36]
Kannapolis, N.C. documentary 1941 2004 [34]
Knute Rockne, All American feature film 1940 1997 [33]
Koyaanisqatsi feature film 1983 2000 [29]
Lady Eve, The feature film 1941 1994 [24]
Lady Helen's Escapade short subject 1909 2004 [34]
Lady Windermere's Fan feature film 1925 2002 [25]
Lambchops short subject 1929 1999 [36]
Land Beyond the Sunset, The short subject 1912 2000 [29]
Lassie Come Home feature film 1943 1993 [27]
Last Command, The feature film 1928 2006 [30]
Last of the Mohicans, The feature film 1920 1995 [23]
Last Picture Show, The feature film 1971 1998 [19]
Laura feature film 1944 1999 [36]
Lawrence of Arabia feature film 1962 1991 [18]
Learning Tree, The feature film 1969 1989 [35]
Let's All Go to the Lobby animated short subject 1957 2000 [29]
Letter from an Unknown Woman feature film 1948 1992 [22]
Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra, The short subject 1927 1997 [33]
Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, The documentary 1980 1996 [31]
Life of Emile Zola, The feature film 1937 2000 [29]
Little Caesar feature film 1930 2000 [29]
Little Fugitive feature film 1953 1997 [33]
Little Miss Marker feature film 1934 1998 [19]
Living Desert, The documentary 1953 2000 [29]
Lost World, The feature film 1925 1998 [19]
Louisiana Story feature film 1948 1994 [24]
Love Finds Andy Hardy feature film 1938 2000 [29]
Love Me Tonight feature film 1932 1990 [26]
MASH feature film 1970 1996 [31]
Magical Maestro animated short subject 1952 1993 [27]
Magnificent Ambersons, The feature film 1942 1991 [18]
Making of an American, The short subject 1920 2005 [32]
Maltese Falcon, The feature film 1941 1989 [35]
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The feature film 1962 2007 [17]
Manchurian Candidate, The feature film 1962 1994 [24]
Manhatta documentary/short subject 1921 1995 [23]
Manhattan feature film 1979 2001 [21]
March, The documentary 1964 2008 [20]
March of Time: Inside Nazi Germany documentary 1938 1993 [27]
Marian Anderson: the Lincoln Memorial Concert documentary 1939 2001 [21]
Marty feature film 1955 1994 [24]
Master Hands documentary 1936 1999 [36]
Matrimony's Speed Limit short subject 1913 2003 [28]
Mean Streets feature film 1973 1997 [33]
Medium Cool feature film 1969 2003 [28]
Meet Me in St. Louis feature film 1944 1994 [24]
Melody Ranch feature film 1940 2002 [25]
Memphis Belle documentary 1944 2001 [21]
Meshes of the Afternoon short subject/experimental film 1943 1990 [26]
Midnight Cowboy feature film 1969 1994 [24]
Mighty Like a Moose short subject 1926 2007 [17]
Mildred Pierce feature film 1945 1996 [31]
Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The feature film 1944 2001 [21]
Miracle on 34th Street feature film 1947 2005 [32]
Miss Lulu Bett feature film 1922 2001 [21]
Modern Times feature film 1936 1989 [35]
Modesta short subject 1956 1998 [19]
Mom and Dad feature film 1944 2005 [32]
Morocco feature film 1930 1992 [22]
Motion Painting No. 1 animated short subject 1947 1997 [33]
Movie, A short subject/experimental film 1958 1994 [24]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington feature film 1939 1989 [35]
Multiple Sidosis short subject 1970 2000 [29]
Music Box, The short subject 1932 1997 [33]
Music Man, The feature film 1962 2005 [32]
My Darling Clementine feature film 1946 1991 [18]
My Man Godfrey feature film 1936 1999 [36]
Naked City, The feature film 1948 2007 [17]
Naked Spur, The feature film 1953 1997 [33]
Nanook of the North documentary 1922 1989 [35]
Nashville feature film 1975 1992 [22]
National Lampoon's Animal House feature film 1978 2001 [21]
National Velvet feature film 1944 2003 [28]
Naughty Marietta feature film 1935 2003 [28]
Network feature film 1976 2000 [29]
Night at the Opera, A feature film 1935 1993 [27]
Night of the Hunter, The feature film 1955 1992 [22]
Night of the Living Dead feature film 1968 1999 [36]
Ninotchka feature film 1939 1990 [26]
No Lies short subject 1973 2008 [20]
North by Northwest feature film 1959 1995 [23]
(nostalgia) documentary/short subject 1971 2003 [28]
Nothing But a Man feature film 1964 1993 [27]
Notorious feature film 1946 2006 [30]
Now, Voyager feature film 1942 2007 [17]
Nutty Professor, The feature film 1963 2004 [34]
OffOn short subject/experimental film 1968 2004 [34]
Oklahoma! feature film 1955 2007 [17]
On the Bowery documentary 1957 2008 [20]
On the Waterfront feature film 1954 1989 [35]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest feature film 1975 1993 [27]
One Froggy Evening animated short subject 1956 2003 [28]
One Week short subject 1920 2008 [20]
Out of the Past feature film 1947 1991 [18]
Ox-Bow Incident, The feature film 1943 1998 [19]
Our Day documentary/short subject 1938 2007 [17]
Outlaw Josey Wales, The feature film 1976 1996 [31]
Pass the Gravy short subject 1928 1998 [19]
Paths of Glory feature film 1957 1992 [22]
Patton feature film 1970 2003 [28]
Pawnbroker, The feature film 1965 2008 [20]
Pearl, The feature film 1948 2002 [25]
Peege short subject 1972 2007 [17]
Perils of Pauline, The film serial 1914 2008 [20]
Peter Pan feature film 1924 2000 [29]
Phantom of the Opera, The feature film 1925 1998 [19]
Philadelphia Story, The feature film 1940 1995 [23]
Pinocchio animated feature film 1940 1994 [24]
Place in the Sun, A feature film 1951 1991 [18]
Planet of the Apes feature film 1968 2001 [21]
Plow That Broke the Plains, The documentary/short subject 1936 1999 [36]
Point of Order documentary 1964 1993 [27]
Poor Little Rich Girl, The feature film 1917 1991 [18]
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor animated short subject 1936 2004 [34]
Porky in Wackyland animated short subject 1938 2000 [29]
Power of the Press, The feature film 1928 2005 [32]
Powers of Ten documentary/short subject 1978 1998 [19]
President McKinley Inauguration Footage documentary/short subject 1901 2000 [29]
Primary documentary 1960 1990 [26]
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy short subject 1909 2003 [28]
Prisoner of Zenda, The feature film 1937 1991 [18]
Producers, The feature film 1968 1996 [31]
Psycho feature film 1960 1992 [22]
Public Enemy, The feature film 1931 1998 [19]
Pull My Daisy short subject 1959 1996 [31]
Punch Drunks short subject 1934 2002 [25]
Pups Is Pups short subject 1930 2004 [34]
Raging Bull feature film 1980 1990 [26]
Raiders of the Lost Ark feature film 1981 1999 [36]
Raisin in the Sun, A feature film 1961 2005 [32]
Rear Window feature film 1954 1997 [33]
Rebel Without a Cause feature film 1955 1990 [26]
Red Dust feature film 1932 2006 [30]
Red River feature film 1948 1990 [26]
Regeneration feature film 1915 2000 [29]
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania documentary 1971–1972 2006 [30]
Republic Steel Strike Riot Newsreel Footage newsreel 1937 1997 [33]
Return of the Secaucus 7 feature film 1980 1997 [33]
Ride the High Country feature film 1962 1992 [22]
Rip Van Winkle[III] short subject/serial 1896 1995 [23]
River, The documentary/short subject 1938 1990 [26]
Road to Morocco feature film 1942 1996 [31]
Rocky feature film 1976 2006 [30]
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The feature film 1975 2005 [32]
Roman Holiday feature film 1953 1999 [36]
Rose Hobart short subject/experimental film 1936 2001 [21]
Sabrina feature film 1954 2002 [25]
Safety Last! feature film 1923 1994 [24]
Salesman documentary 1969 1992 [22]
Salomé feature film 1923 2000 [29]
Salt of the Earth feature film 1954 1992 [22]
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April 18, 1906 documentary 1906 2005 [32]
Scarface feature film 1932 1994 [24]
Schindler's List feature film 1993 2004 [34]
Searchers, The feature film 1956 1989 [35]
Serene Velocity short subject 1970 2001 [21]
Sergeant York feature film 1941 2008 [20]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers feature film 1954 2004 [34]
Seventh Heaven feature film 1927 1995 [23]
sex, lies, and videotape feature film 1989 2006 [30]
Sex Life of the Polyp, The short subject 1928 2007 [17]
Shadow of a Doubt feature film 1943 1991 [18]
Shadows feature film 1959 1993 [27]
Shaft feature film 1971 2000 [29]
Shane feature film 1953 1993 [27]
She Done Him Wrong feature film 1933 1996 [31]
Sherlock, Jr. feature film 1924 1991 [18]
Sherman's March documentary 1986 2000 [29]
Shock Corridor feature film 1963 1996 [31]
Shop Around the Corner, The feature film 1940 1999 [36]
Show Boat feature film 1936 1996 [31]
Show People feature film 1928 2003 [28]
Siege documentary/short subject 1940 2006 [30]
Singin' in the Rain feature film 1952 1989 [35]
Sky High feature film 1922 1998 [19]
Snow White animated short subject 1933 1994 [24]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animated feature film 1937 1989 [35]
So's Your Old Man feature film 1926 2008 [20]
Some Like It Hot feature film 1959 1989 [35]
Son of the Sheik feature film 1926 2003 [28]
Sound of Music, The feature film 1965 2001 [21]
Stagecoach feature film 1939 1995 [23]
Star Is Born, A feature film 1954 2000 [29]
Star Theatre short subject 1901 2002 [25]
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope feature film 1977 1989 [35]
Steamboat Willie animated short subject 1928 1998 [19]
Sting, The feature film 1973 2005 [32]
Stormy Weather feature film 1943 2001 [21]
Stranger Than Paradise feature film 1984 2002 [25]
Streetcar Named Desire, A feature film 1951 1999 [36]
Strong Man, The feature film 1926 2007 [17]
St. Louis Blues short subject 1929 2006 [30]
Sullivan's Travels feature film 1941 1990 [26]
Sunrise feature film 1927 1989 [35]
Sunset Boulevard feature film 1950 1989 [35]
Sweet Smell of Success feature film 1957 1993 [27]
Swing Time feature film 1936 2004 [34]
T.A.M.I. Show, The documentary 1964 2006 [30]
Tabu feature film 1931 1994 [24]
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse home movie 1940 1998 [19]
Tall T, The feature film 1957 2000 [29]
Tarzan and His Mate feature film 1934 2003 [28]
Taxi Driver feature film 1976 1994 [24]
Tell-Tale Heart, The animated short subject 1953 2001 [21]
Ten Commandments, The feature film 1956 1999 [36]
Terminator, The feature film 1984 2008 [20]
Tess of the Storm Country feature film 1914 2006 [30]
Tevye feature film 1939 1991 [18]
Theodore Case Sound Test: Gus Visser and His Singing Duck short subject 1925 2002 [25]
There It Is short subject 1928 2004 [34]
Thief of Bagdad, The feature film 1924 1996 [31]
Thin Blue Line, The documentary 1988 2001 [21]
Thin Man, The feature film 1934 1997 [33]
Thing from Another World, The feature film 1951 2001 [21]
Think of Me First as a Person documentary/home movie 1960–1975 2006 [30]
This is Cinerama feature film 1952 2002 [25]
This is Spinal Tap feature film 1984 2002 [25]
Three Little Pigs animated short subject 1933 2007 [17]
Through Navajo Eyes[IV] film serial 1966 2002 [25]
Time for Burning, A documentary 1966 2005 [32]
Time Out of War, A short subject 1954 2006 [30]
Tin Toy animated short subject 1988 2003 [28]
To Be or Not to Be feature film 1942 1996 [31]
To Fly! documentary 1976 1995 [23]
To Kill a Mockingbird feature film 1962 1995 [23]
Tol'able David feature film 1921 2007 [17]
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son feature film/experimental film 1969–1971 2007 [17]
Tootsie feature film 1982 1998 [19]
Top Hat feature film 1935 1990 [26]
Topaz documentary 1943–1945 1996 [31]
Touch of Evil feature film 1958 1993 [27]
Toy Story animated feature film 1995 2005 [32]
Traffic in Souls feature film 1913 2006 [30]
Trance and Dance in Bali documentary/short subject 1936–1939[V] 1999 [36]
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The feature film 1948 1990 [26]
Trouble in Paradise feature film 1932 1991 [18]
Tulips Shall Grow Animated short subject 1942 1997 [33]
Twelve O'Clock High feature film 1949 1998 [19]
Unforgiven feature film 1992 2004 [34]
Verbena Tragica feature film 1939 1996 [31]
Vertigo feature film 1958 1989 [35]
Water and Power documentary 1989 2008 [20]
Wedding March, The feature film 1928 2003 [28]
West Side Story feature film 1961 1997 [33]
Westinghouse Works, 1904[VI] film serial 1904 1998 [19]
What's Opera, Doc? animated short subject 1957 1992 [22]
Where Are My Children? feature film 1916 1993 [27]
White Fawn's Devotion short subject 1910 2008 [20]
White Heat feature film 1949 2003 [28]
Why Man Creates animated documentary/short subject 1968 2002 [25]
Why We Fight[V] documentary film serial 1943–1945 2000 [29]
Wild and Woolly feature film 1917 2002 [25]
Wild Bunch, The feature film 1969 1999 [36]
Wild River feature film 1960 2002 [25]
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? feature film 1957 2000 [29]
Wind, The feature film 1928 1993 [27]
Wings feature film 1927 1997 [33]
Within Our Gates feature film 1920 1992 [22]
Wizard of Oz, The feature film 1939 1989 [35]
Women, The feature film 1939 2007 [17]
Woman of the Year feature film 1942 1999 [36]
Woman Under the Influence, A feature film 1974 1990 [26]
Woodstock documentary 1970 1996 [31]
Wuthering Heights feature film 1939 2007 [17]
Yankee Doodle Dandy feature film 1942 1993 [27]
Young Frankenstein feature film 1974 2003 [28]
Young Mr. Lincoln feature film 1939 2003 [28]
Zapruder film home movie 1963 1994 [24]

^  I Parts 1–5, Part 7, and Part 10
^  II A serial of thirteen short films
^  III A serial of eight short films
^  IV A serial of seven short films
^  V This film was not released until 1952.
^  VI A serial of 21 short films

See also

References

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