This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films that were not wholly lost.
For a film that was not released before it was rediscovered, the year is when it was produced. The year is also italicized.
Silent films
Many films of the silent era have been lost. The Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American 35mm version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy.
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
Sound films
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
See also
Bezhin Meadow, directed by Sergei Eisenstein: The production was halted in 1937 by the Soviet government and it was believed lost in World War II, but excerpts and partial prints were found and used to make a 35-minute slide show. The Dawson Film Find was the 1978 accidental discovery of 372 film titles preserved in 533 reels of silent-era nitrate films in the Klondike Gold Rush town of Dawson City. List of lost films List of incomplete or partially lost films List of films cut over the director's opposition
References
External links
List of Found media at The Lost Media Wiki. List of lost silent films at www.silentera.com Lost Films database