US National Park Services Movie Trailers

Forging Greatness: Lincoln in Indiana Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

In December 1816, seven-year-old Abraham Lincoln crossed the Ohio River with his family and began a life in the wilderness in the newly created state of Indiana.

Independence Trailer (1976)

04 July 1976

John Huston directs this film giving relevance and life to the hallowed buildings and ground making up Independence National Historical Park.

Kennesaw: One Last Mountain Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

Kennesaw: One Last Mountain is an excellent dramatic presentation of the Civil War in 1864 and the role played by Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trailer (1936)

01 January 1936

Siege of Yorktown Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

In this video, visit Yorktown, Virginia, scene of the culminating battle of the American Revolution. Relive the dramatic events leading to the capture of General Lord Cornwallis and the British defeat in the autumn of 1781.

Shiloh: Fiery Trial Trailer (2012)

05 April 2012

The official National Park Service orientation film on the April 1862 Civil War Battle of Shiloh.

Frederick Douglass: An American Life Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

John Muir's High Sierra Trailer (1974)

01 October 1974

John Muir's High Sierra is a 1974 American short documentary film directed by Dewitt Jones produced by Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster.

Parks and People: Dope Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

The transcript discusses the prevalent drug culture, particularly marijuana use, among youth in national parks.

The Eruption of Kilauea 1959-1960 Trailer (1960)

31 December 1960

Produced by the United States Geological Survey and the National Park Service during the 1959-1960 eruption of Kilauea.

Fort Donelson: Gateway to the Confederate Heartland Trailer (2016)

01 January 2016

The unconditional surrender of Fort Donelson was the North's first major victory of the Civil War, opening the way into the very heart of the Confederacy.

The Campaign for Chattanooga: Death Knell of the Confederacy Trailer (2012)

01 October 2012

The Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was an important Union victory in the the Civil War. The city was a vital rail hub that, once taken, became the gateway for later campaigns in the Deep South, including the capture of Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea.