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Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record

TV Movie
1987
58m

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The loss of old books due to acid paper.The loss of old books due to acid paper.The loss of old books due to acid paper.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Narrator

Daniel J. Boorstin

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Vartan Gregorian

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James A. Michener

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(as James Michener)

George Bernard Shaw

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(archive footage)

Barbara Tuchman

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Director
- Terry Sanders
Writers
- Ben Maddow
- Terry Sanders
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Alternate versions
A half-hour-long short version of the film exists.

Connections
Followed by Into the Future: Information in the Electronic Age (1996)

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Details

Release date
- December 11, 1987 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Canada
Language
- English
Also known as
- Slow Fires
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Tech specs

Runtime
58 minutes
Color
- Color

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