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together. Mother Earth and Mother Russia holds them together. They are all devoted to that.
I believe, because of this, that they must take care of their film. They must have the record of all the wars, particularly Leningrad in the 1940's, and the common graves that we were taken out to see.
I believe eventually when two countries are about to have a war that they will have the record of wars in one country versus the record of wars in other countries. They will show them and let the people decide. It could come to that ; could it not ?
Ms. GiSH. It is a living record of the history of every country in the world. They all have their films now. We used to lead the world. Now I think we are way down in the number of films we make as compared to India and Japan and other countries.
Mr. Preyer. Thank you very much.
Mr. Kindness?
Mr. Kindness. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Stevens, you mentioned in your statement the future crisis or problem with color film. Would you care to expand on that a bit, please ?
Mr. Stevens. Yes. Color film has an inevitable decay built into it. It is not one of hazard, such as nitrate, but the dyes that make color film deteriorate with time.
Our archivists have been working with the people in other agencies and private archives to try to develop a process that will preserve color film.
Essentially it works this way. The original color film was produced on three separate strips of film for three different colors. Later, the Eastman color j^rocess was developed in a single strip of film.
The only sure way to preserv^e color materials is to make those three color separations and preserve each of them. Tliat is essentially the problem.
Mr. Kindness. I certainly want to express my thanks to you, Miss Gish, and to you, Mr. Stevens, for being with us this morning.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Preyer. Mr. Evans ?
Mr. Evans. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Preyer. Mr. Drinan ?
Mr. Drinan. I apologize for being late. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Preyer. I join all of the panel in thanking you. Miss Gish and Mr. Stevens.
I hope you do not have to wait so long to catch your plane back to New York, Miss Gish.
Ms. Gish. I hope you do not think I am a Communist to give them such a g(x>d review as that. [Laughter.]
That is from their films. It was like that.
But we took the ]:>rize for "2001."
Mr. Preyer. I think your description is fine. I was in Russia at Eastei-. AVliat comes across strongly is their love of Mother Earth and Mother Russia.
IMs. Gish. Yes.
Mr. Preyer. It is almost like a parent-child relationship. It is very possible.