National Film Registry

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The National Film Registry is a U.S. Library of Congress program that annually selects and preserves films deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

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Generate an image of the National Film Registry (The National Film Registry is a U.S. Library of Congress program that annually selects and preserves films deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States cultural heritage registry ⓘ
film preservation program ⓘ
administeredBy Library of Congress ⓘ
archiveResponsibility Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation ⓘ
linked to: Library of Congress
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance preserves American film heritage for future generations ⓘ
firstSelectionsAnnouncedBy Librarian of Congress ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver designation of films as culturally significant ⓘ
hasCategory animation ⓘ
documentary films ⓘ
experimental films ⓘ
feature films ⓘ
short films ⓘ
hasPart list of selected films ⓘ
inception 1988 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis National Film Preservation Act ⓘ
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 ⓘ
legislatedBy National Film Preservation Act of 1988 ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy National Film Preservation Board ⓘ
maintainsRegistryOf culturally significant American films ⓘ
maximumAnnualSelections 25 films per year ⓘ
mediaType films ⓘ
motion pictures ⓘ
notableCharacteristic selection does not imply copyright transfer ⓘ
selection highlights films at risk of loss or deterioration ⓘ
operator Library of Congress ⓘ
partOf Library of Congress film preservation activities ⓘ
preservationAction encourages proper storage and restoration of selected films ⓘ
purpose preservation of films ⓘ
protection of America’s film heritage ⓘ
recognition of culturally significant films ⓘ
relatedTo National Film Preservation Board ⓘ
National Film Preservation Foundation ⓘ
National Recording Registry ⓘ
scope American cinema ⓘ
films produced or co-produced in the United States ⓘ
selectionAnnouncementFrequency once per year ⓘ
selectionAnnouncementMethod public announcement by Library of Congress ⓘ
selectionCriteria aesthetically significant ⓘ
culturally significant ⓘ
film must be at least 10 years old ⓘ
historically significant ⓘ
selectionFrequency annually ⓘ
selectionProcess final selection by Librarian of Congress ⓘ
public nominations ⓘ
recommendations by National Film Preservation Board ⓘ
selectionStartYear 1989 ⓘ
sponsor Library of Congress ⓘ
website https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/national-film-registry ⓘ

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Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Mark of Zorro → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The Wizard of Oz → selectedFor → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
Citizen Kane → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
American Graffiti → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Taxi Driver → selectedFor → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
The Jazz Singer (1927 film) → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs → addedTo → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
Empire (film) → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
subject linked to: Empire
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope → registeredIn → National Film Registry of the Library of Congress ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
Kiss Me Deadly → includedIn → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) → includedIn → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
subject linked to: The Maltese Falcon
linked to: National Film Registry
Bonnie and Clyde → includedInList → National Film Registry ⓘ
The Graduate → registryInclusion → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
High Noon → selectedForPreservationBy → National Film Registry ⓘ
Intolerance → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The Musketeers of Pig Alley → includedIn → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
The Lost Weekend → includedInList → National Film Registry ⓘ
On the Waterfront → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The African Queen → selectedFor → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
His Girl Friday → partOf → National Film Registry ⓘ
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 → establishes → National Film Registry ⓘ
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 → relatedTo → National Film Registry ⓘ
National Film Preservation Board → topic → National Film Registry ⓘ
Rear Window → recognizedBy → National Film Registry ⓘ
Rear Window → preservedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Stagecoach → selectedFor → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
Alien (1979 film) → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
It's a Wonderful Life → preservationStatus → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
subject linked to: It’s a Wonderful Life
linked to: National Film Registry
It's a Wonderful Life → selectedFor → National Film Registry ⓘ
subject linked to: It’s a Wonderful Life
Fargo → partOf → National Film Registry ⓘ
Shadow of a Doubt → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) → selectedFor → National Film Registry ⓘ
Regeneration → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Sabrina (1954 film) → featuredIn → National Film Registry (United States) ⓘ
subject linked to: Sabrina
linked to: National Film Registry
A Star Is Born (1937 film) → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
All That Jazz → includedInList → National Film Registry ⓘ
Medium Cool → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The Great Train Robbery → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The Wild Bunch → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Do the Right Thing → includedInList → National Film Registry ⓘ
Unforgiven → selectedAs → National Film Registry selection ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
Steamboat Willie → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
The Killers (1946 film) → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
subject linked to: The Killers
Metropolis → registryInclusion → National Film Registry (United States) ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
The Kid Brother → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Goodfellas → includedIn → National Film Registry ⓘ
Thelma & Louise → partOf → National Film Registry ⓘ
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962 film) → selectedFor → United States National Film Registry ⓘ
linked to: National Film Registry
A Woman Under the Influence → recognizedBy → National Film Registry ⓘ