Martin Scorsese made an entire, Oscar-winning movie about how important it is to preserve early silent films, but the prognosis for them is still incredibly bleak. A new study commissioned by the Library of Congress confirms that only 25% of the films produced by major American studios in the silent era still exist, and only 11% of them in their original 35 mm format.
That means that the vast majority of films produced in America before 1929 have been lost entirely, from the first-ever 3D film to a Cleopatra movie starring the original vamp, Theda Bara. When you look at the entire world it gets even worse - Scorsese’s preservation-focused Film Foundation has estimated that 90% of the world’s silent films are gone forever.
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