Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is among the latest set of classic movies to be inducted into America’s National Film Registry for long-term preservation.
The 1986 cult classic, starring Matthew Broderick as a teen who skips school for the day, is one of 25 movies that has been selected for preservation this year by the Library of Congress.
This year’s selection sees films spanning the years 1913 to 2004 and includes Tom Hanks’ successful war drama Saving Private Ryan, The Big Lebowski and Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.
The oldest selection dates back to 1913 and is believed to be the earliest surviving feature film starring black actors.
Vaudevillian Bert Williams gathered with black performers in New York City to make the film Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day. The film was discovered 100 years later in the film vault at the Museum of Modern Art.
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