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Inside the BFI’s Mission to Preserve Classics and the 100-Year Old Holy Grail Alfred Hitchcock Print They Still Can’t Find
Nearly 100 years after its original release, Alfred Hitchcock's silent feature "The Mountain Eagle" is considered a lost film by the BFI.
When Roberts moderated a panel at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival with “The Shape of Water” director Guillermo del Toro, they gave a shout-out to “The Mountain Eagle” and mentioned Portugal and Spain as possible locations to look into. It involves pulling all the original, negative and positive elements together, collaborating heavily with organizations like the Film Foundation and repairing, restoring and digitizing the work. One project focused on the future is BFI’s screen heritage, which collects digitally native content, including moving image and audio-visual formats.
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