An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.
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Mayme Clayton
- Self
- (as Dr. Mayme Clayton)
Jean Firstenberg
- Self
- (as Jean Picker Firstenberg)
Robert Gitt
- Self - UCLA Film Preservation Officer
- (as Bob Gitt)
George Hall
- Self
- (as 'Professor' George Hall)
Karen Ishizuka
- Self
- (as Karen L. Ishikuza)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaRoddy McDowall, one of many people involved in film preservation that was interviewed for the project, was terminally ill with cancer at the time his interviews were recorded. He died in October of 1998, five months before the documentary's release.
- ConnectionsFeatures Admiral Sampson on Board the Flagship (1898)
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Much of our film heritage has been lost over the years for various reasons. Keepers of the Frame is a documentary about the valiant attempts at finding and restoration of the treasures which may slip from our history forever.
If you are a film or history buff, this is very much a must see documentary. Be warned it can make you cry. The stars and people who speak in this documentary have the full heart and passion for the restoration. The sad part is when there are no known copies to exist, not even badly decomposed copies. Many movies are simply wiped from existence due to various reasons. Some may turn up in strange places, true hidden treasures with a far more incalculable value than any mere gold or silver.
If you are a film or history buff, this is very much a must see documentary. Be warned it can make you cry. The stars and people who speak in this documentary have the full heart and passion for the restoration. The sad part is when there are no known copies to exist, not even badly decomposed copies. Many movies are simply wiped from existence due to various reasons. Some may turn up in strange places, true hidden treasures with a far more incalculable value than any mere gold or silver.
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- Sep 15, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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