NILE

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 16045).

Synopsis

INTEREST: Amateur film shot along lower reaches of Nile in Uganda: The Nile: shots taken from boat on river of banks etc. In distance hippo's seen splashing. Shots of a small creek, with crocodile. Seen sliding into river from bank. Man walks towards crocodile, it slips into the water(105). Murchison falls: shots of water rushing and boiling over rocks. From different angle. Closer shots of foaming water (173). Mobuku River, Moon Mountains. Narrow waterfall down into steep gorge. Shot from side view, then from bank at bottom of falls (296). Flight over Moon Mountains: two men seen loading a small monoplane on a small airstrip, they turn the plane by hand, load camera. Plane taking off. Then follow shots from the plane over peaks of the mountain range. Mountains snow covered. Shots into valleys. Plane coming in, landing, men get out (540ft) END

 

Titles

  • NILE
 

Technical Data

Year:
1932
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
538 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
 

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