This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought
lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See
List of incomplete or partially lost films
The following is a list of notable films that are incomplete or partially lost. For films for which no footage (including Trailer (promotion), trailers) is known to have survived, see List of lost films. For films that were never completed in the ...
and
List of rediscovered film footage
This is a list of rediscovered film footage, i.e. for incomplete films for which missing parts were found. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought ...
for films that are not wholly lost.
For a film that was not released before it was rediscovered, the year is when it was produced. The year is also italicized.
The films are listed by year, then alphabetically within each year.
Silent films
Many
films of the silent era have been
lost. The
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American
35mm 35 mm may refer to:
Film
* 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film
* 35 mm movie film, a type of motion picture film stock
* 35MM, a "musical exhibition" by Ryan Scott Oliver that features music ...
version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy.
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
Sound films
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
See also
* ''
Bezhin Meadow'', directed by
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein; (11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is no ...
: The production was halted in 1937 by the Soviet government and it was believed lost in World War II, but excerpts and partial prints were found and used to make a 35-minute slide show.
* The
Dawson Film Find
The Dawson Film Find (DFF) was the accidental discovery in 1978 of 372 film titles preserved in 533 reels of silent-era nitrate films in the Klondike Gold Rush town of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. The reels had been buried under an abandoned hock ...
was the 1978 accidental discovery of 372 film titles preserved in 533 reels of silent-era nitrate films in the
Klondike Gold Rush town of
Dawson City
Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon.
History
Prior t ...
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
*
List of incomplete or partially lost films
The following is a list of notable films that are incomplete or partially lost. For films for which no footage (including Trailer (promotion), trailers) is known to have survived, see List of lost films. For films that were never completed in the ...
*
List of films cut over the director's opposition
Following is a list of films cut over the director's opposition. At times, a movie studio will cut a film, usually to give it a more upbeat ending or to shorten it.
20th century
21st century
See also
* Alan Smithee, an official pseudonym ...
References
External links
List of Found media at The Lost Media Wiki.Lost Films database
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