Keepers of the Frame
An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.
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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. So..."
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Roddy 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.
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An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.