These Amazing Shadows

The Movies that Make America

Duration: 88 min
Release date: 2011-01-22
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Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

Documentary

These Amazing Shadows

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