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Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record

198758mTerry Sanders
IMDb 7.3

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A documentary describing the devastating deterioration of intellectual documents such as pamphlets, photographs, films, drawings, and maps. Assesses the situation, demonstrates preservation and restoration techniques, and suggests ways to prevent deterioration in the future. Features remarks by several experts, writers, and historians, such as James Michener, Barbara Tuchman, Daniel Boorstin, and Vartan Gregorian.

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What is Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987) about?

A documentary describing the devastating deterioration of intellectual documents such as pamphlets, photographs, films, drawings, and maps. Assesses the situation, demonstrates preservation and restoration techniques, and suggests ways to prevent deterioration in the future. Features remarks by several experts, writers, and historians, such as James Michener, Barbara Tuchman, Daniel Boorstin, and…

Who stars in Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record?

Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record stars Robert MacNeil (Narrator). The film was directed by Terry Sanders.

How long is Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record?

Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record has a runtime of 58 min and premiered in 1987.

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