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Poster:	tambora	Date:	July 09, 2004 05:17:36pm
Forum:	prelinger	Subject:	Re: The National Film Registry

Well, I nominate "Duck and Cover." If that's not there, it definitely should be.

On a slightly related note, why doesn't the Archive have the Zapruder film and the film of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse? Aren't those both open-source be now?

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Poster:	leecherzs	Date:	July 09, 2004 05:49:50pm
Forum:	prelinger	Subject:	Re: The National Film Registry

Zapruder film status information webpage
Apparently it resides in the National Archives.

Short clips of the Tacoma bridge collapse are available online.
http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/Exhibits/Tacoma_Narrows/TacomaNarrowsBridge.mpg
or
http://www.pbs.org//wgbh/nova/bridge/images/tacoma3.mov
http://www.pbs.org//wgbh/nova/bridge/images/tacoma4.mov
However I do not think it is in public domain as they credit the same source as below.

Tacoma Bridge collapse footage owner information.
Ed Elliott
The Camera Shop
1007 Pacific Ave.,
Tacoma, Washington,
USA 98402
ph: (253) 627-4159
fax: (253) 627-4159
web: www.camerashoptacoma.com
email: shop@camerashoptacoma.com

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Poster:	Steve Nordby	Date:	July 09, 2004 11:14:51pm
Forum:	prelinger	Subject:	Re: The National Film Registry

leecherzs link on the Zapruder film mentions the "Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film" which is available on dvd. Check IMDB: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0165324/

It is a fascinating documentary on the restoration of the Zapruder film, shows for the first time the cropped part of the image between sprocket holes, and includes several slow motion, and image stabilized playbacks.

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Poster:	Rick Prelinger	Date:	July 09, 2004 11:46:42pm
Forum:	prelinger	Subject:	Re: The National Film Registry

The Zapruder film is under copyright, and actively licensed by the 6th Floor Museum in Dallas, successors to the interest of the Zapruder family. You may find it elsewhere on the Net, however.

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Poster:	tambora	Date:	July 10, 2004 12:45:14am
Forum:	prelinger	Subject:	Re: The National Film Registry

Well, I've never had any trouble FINDING the films; in fact, I have nice copies of both; I was just wondering why the Archive didn't. Thanks for the info.