The United States' national library, established in 1800, preserves its film and video holdings at the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia. Early and public-domain films from the collection stream free in HD on loc.gov through the National Screening Room and on the Library's YouTube channel, which is how most of its titles reach viewers. The Library also runs the National Film Registry.
Library of Congress
32 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 24 in HD1 in SD7 with no official release
Films where Library of Congress' release is the pick. How picks are made
24 of 32 films match
Films where Library of Congress' release is the pick. How picks are made
24 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Director: D.W. Griffith
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Youtube Library of Congress official HD Streaming
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Youtube Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EEcvfWYVYg
Youtube Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EEcvfWYVYg
Other wise available in Kino Lorber or Flicker Alley DVD
Director: W.W. Young
Best Video:
Library of Congress Streaming
Reconstruction on YouTube better
Video Notes:
Complete 2-hour film is lost, only Wonderland and Looking-Glass reissue prints survive
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/00694367/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Director: Billy Bitzer
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/00694394/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/00694192/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
3min excerpt available on HD Streaming by Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602024/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
No full copy available
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600536/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Directors: William K.L. Dickson & William Heise
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/00694133/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Director: Edward Bland
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Official Library of Congress HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE00fzXpI04
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Director: Miriam Bennett
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Official Library of Congress HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600634/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Director: Wallace Kelly
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600636/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Library of Congress official HD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/2024600519/
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
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