Keepers of the Frame (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mark McLaughlin

Writers:

Mark McLaughlin (written by) &
Randy Gitsch (written by)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Preservation | Film Preservation | Cinerama | Film History | Independent Film

Cast

Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Eric Aijala	...	Himself
Alan Alda	...	Himself
Laurence Austin	...	Himself (Silent Movie Theatre owner)
Stan Brakhage	...	Himself
Mark Cantor	...	Himself
Mayme Clayton	...	Herself
Carla Deger	...	Herself
Raymond Fielding	...	Himself
Jean Firstenberg	...	Herself (as Jean Picker Firstenberg)
David Francis	...	Himself
Larry Franklin	...	Himself
Robert Gitt	...	Himself (UCLA film preservation officer) (as Bob Gitt)
George Hall	...	Himself (as Professor George Hall)
John Harvey	...	Himself (Cinerama expert)
Jim Harwood	...	Himself
Richard Hincha	...	Himself
Karen Ishizuka	...	Herself
Herb Jeffries	...	Himself
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself
Roddy McDowall	...	Himself
Anthony Munroe	...	Himself
William O'Farrell	...	Himself
Bob O'Neil	...	Himself
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself
Ralph Sargent	...	Himself
Martha Stroud	...	Herself
Richard Utley	...	Himself
Howard Walls	...	Himself
Ken Weissman	...	Himself
George R. Willeman	...	Himself
Pamela Wintle	...	Herself

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Mount Pilot Productions

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A very sad but important documentary

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. Some may turn up in strange places, true hidden treasures with a far more incalculable value than any mere gold or silver.