Precious Images

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Movie
Original title Precious Images
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1986
length 8 minutes
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Director Chuck Workman
production Chuck Workman
cut Chuck Workman

Precious Images is an American short film from 1986.

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The film is an overview of 100 years of US cinema. Probably the most famous and most valuable excerpts - each excerpt lasts no more than a second - from the most important films of the past 100 years will be shown.

Awards

In 1987 the film received an Oscar in the Best Short Film category.

In 2009 the film was included in the National Film Registry of the National Film Preservation Board .

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Chuck Workman produced the film for the Directors Guild of America .

In 1996 the film premiered again, this time enriched with new scenes from other films.

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