I am looking for a place to buy public domain footage from WWII. The
footage must be in color and available in the public domain. Some
samples of titles are: The Battle of Miday (John Ford, 1945), Capture
of German Submarine U-505, The Marines at Tarawa, To the Shores of Iwo
Jima, etc. I have found several places on the internet, but they all
charge an excess of $200+ Is there anything cheaper out there there is
also already on DVD-R, Beta tape, MiniDV? Can I
save money by hiring a cheaper vendor nearby the National Archives in
Maryland?
Looking for tips and advice. Thanks. |
Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
22 Feb 2005 17:55 PST
One low (well...medium) cost possibility is the DVD collection from
the National Film Preservation Foundation:
http://www.filmpreservation.org/
You have to poke around their site a bit to find the actual DVD
collection (which is distinct from the online clips they offer). The
collection includes:
The Autobiography of a Jeep (1943, 10 minutes), the story of the
soldier's all-purpose vehicle, as told by the jeep itself.
Private Snafu: Spies (1943, 4 minutes), wartime cartoon for U.S.
servicemen, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Dr. Seuss.
The Battle of San Pietro (1945, 33 minutes), celebrated combat
documentary directed by John Huston.
The Wall (1962, 10 minutes), USIA film on the Berlin Wall made for
international audiences.
The DVD set includes 50 films, and sells for $69.95
Let me know if that helps.
pafalafa-ga
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