Preserved Film Movies

  • 1977
    The Chess Players

    The Chess Players

    The Chess Players

    7.11977HD

    In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich...

    The Chess Players
  • 1959
    Window Water Baby Moving

    Window Water Baby Moving

    Window Water Baby Moving

    6.91959HD

    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...

    Window Water Baby Moving
  • 2004
    Guard Dog

    Guard Dog

    Guard Dog

    6.42004HD

    Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question. Preserved...

    Guard Dog
  • 1992
    The Tune

    The Tune

    The Tune

    6.21992HD

    Del is a song writer for the obnoxious Mr. Mega, and in love with Didi, Mega's secretary. His quest to write a hit tune brings him to the wacky world...

    The Tune
  • 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
  • 1979
    The Elephant God

    The Elephant God

    The Elephant God

    7.1391979HD

    Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, who goes on a holiday with his cousin, Topshe, and his friend,...

    The Elephant God
  • 1961
    Three Daughters

    Three Daughters

    Three Daughters

    7.6321961HD

    'Teen Kanya' is an anthology film based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, as a tribute on the author's centenary. The title means "Three...

    Three Daughters
  • 1963
    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    6.91963HD

    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....

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
  • 1983
    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    6.8331983HD

    Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in...

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
  • 1973
    We Can't Go Home Again

    We Can't Go Home Again

    We Can't Go Home Again

    6.31973HD

    Nicholas Ray plays himself, acting as mentor, friend, and artistic inspiration to his students at Binghamton. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive...

    We Can't Go Home Again
  • 1925
    Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

    6.91925HD

    A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood. Preserved by the Academy Film...

    Little Annie Rooney
  • 1980
    Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

    Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

    Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

    7.51980HD

    A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative...

    Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
  • 1969
    The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha

    The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha

    The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha

    7.6251969HD

    Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing...

    The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha
  • 1966
    Death of a Bureaucrat

    Death of a Bureaucrat

    Death of a Bureaucrat

    7.21966HD

    A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film...

    Death of a Bureaucrat
  • 1980
    Tell Me a Riddle

    Tell Me a Riddle

    Tell Me a Riddle

    61980HD

    Touching story of elderly couple David and Eva who go on one last journey across the USA when they discover Eva is dying, ending up with their...

    Tell Me a Riddle
  • 1980
    Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

    Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

    Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

    71980HD

    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...

    Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
  • 1944
    Wilson

    Wilson

    Wilson

    5.51944HD

    The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey,...

    Wilson
  • 1967
    Eye Myth

    Eye Myth

    Eye Myth

    5.31967HD

    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...

    Eye Myth
  • 1979
    Asparagus

    Asparagus

    Asparagus

    6.61979HD

    A symbolic reflection on issues of female sexuality, art and identity constructs.

    Asparagus
  • 1928
    The Matinee Idol

    The Matinee Idol

    The Matinee Idol

    6.31928HD

    The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally...

    The Matinee Idol