August 25, 1988 –
Miramax released one of the best documentary films ever produced, The Thin Blue Line, directed by Errol Morris, on this date.
This film was released the very same year the National Film Registry was first established. The film was selected to be preserved at the Registry 13 years later, making it the first film to be preserved that is as old as the Registry itself.
The Haus of Dcaligari 