The Forgotten Village is a 1941 American documentary film—some sources call it an ethnofiction film—directed by Herbert Kline and Alexander Hammid.

The film was written by John Steinbeck, narrated by Burgess Meredith, and with music by Hanns Eisler.

[1] The film depicts the conflicts between traditional life in a Mexican village, and outsiders who want to introduce modernization.

The New York State Board of Regents banned the film because of the inclusion of a lengthy childbirth scene.

[3] The new print was made “from the original 35mm nitrate picture and soundtrack negatives from the Stanford Theatre Foundation Collection and a 35mm nitrate fine grain master positive from MOMA.”[3] The restoration premiered at the UCLA Festival of Preservation on March 14, 2011[3] and was screened at other North American cities in 2011 including Vancouver.