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Library of Congress

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A 1945 Oscar nominated short documentary about the Library of Congress. It is one of 26 documentary shorts produced between 1942 and 1945 by the U.S. Overseas Film Bureau, and intended to show foreign viewers something about America and it's values, this one focuses on the important institution in Washington D.C. which preserves written and other works that have been copyrighted, as part of the country's heritage.

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1945
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    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival8 Aug 1946

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Library of Congress was released on 1 January 1945.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/6/2025

    6/10

    Set amidst a grand marble edifice opposite the US Congress, this rather dry but informative documentary takes a look at the Library of Congress. It isn’t so much a library, though it holds over six million volumes, as a museum. Of indigenous culture to an extent, but far more a collection of important documents, sound recordings and films gathered from all over the globe. In many ways it is illustrative of the very i…

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