Precious Images (1986)

A cross-cut of nearly 100 years of American movies. We see the most precious film sequences that we all remember: From "Citizen Kane" to "Star Wars", from "Some like it hot" to "E.T.". The ... See full summary »

Director:

Chuck Workman

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Storyline

A cross-cut of nearly 100 years of American movies. We see the most precious film sequences that we all remember: From "Citizen Kane" to "Star Wars", from "Some like it hot" to "E.T.". The incredible short cuts of roughly a second each push the audience into a kind of trance and take them on a journey into their individual memories of great films of the 20th century.

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Plot Keywords:

goldfinger | film history | compilation | independent film

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1986 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Directors Guild of America (DGA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was updated in 1996 with more recent films up to that point.

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Connections

Features Apollo XI Landing (1969)

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Soundtracks

"The Final Game"
From The Natural
Composed by Randy Newman

User Reviews

Moved Me To Tears

I first saw this at the Kabuki when I was working there and watching this just pulled me in. The right kind of music covered the various sections (The main title theme of "Psycho" plays over clips of horror and suspense films). Almost 5 yrs. later, I saw it again, and cried a bit on it. It was just as beautiful then as it was 5 yrs before. I wished that I could get a copy of this! This mini history of the films of Hollywood won a richly deserved Oscar. Where else can you see a short in which it gives you the history of the cinema, from the early, silent beginnings to the the color musical and classic eras to the modern (For 1986, anyway)cinema. Wonderful! If you are fortunate, you gotta catch this!