DOCUMENTARY. This is the filmic record of the journey made by M. Andre Gide whose diary was published in 1927 as VOYAGE AU CONGO and partly in 1928 as LE RETOUR DU TCHAD.

R.1 En route by sea (90-212); map showing inland journey (222-250); the train journey through Belgian Congo (266-333); Lake Bangui (342-361); a native in a canoe (366-399); Bangui natives at market (405-428); women dressing their hair (435-448); further shots of lake (471); map showing communications (492-511); the waterfalls of M'Bali (515-536); native house on the road to Bangassou (542-563); N'Zakanas girls dancing following ceremony of circumcision (585-639); culture of caoutchouc, Bambarri (655-698); Dapkas dancing (716-1017).

R.2 Various shots of the Bayas tribe (1058-1235); natives making a clearance by burning down vegetation, killing escaping rodents with spears and salvaging some of the edible vegetation (1249-1287); long shot of the Bayas village (1295-1316); women working in the fields with primitive tools (1330-1365); women plucking and preparing manioc (1380-1548); the return to the village where the manioc is washed, pulped and cooked (1987). End (1993).

R.3 Fort Archamboult on the Chari River (2025-2036); a New Year fete, in which Saras natives participate (2053-2125) including horse-racing (2129-2139), spear-throwing (2149-2209), wrestling (2215-2391), pole climbing (2478) and a game of push-ball for women (2596). End (2600).

R.4 Life in a Saras village is depicted around the courtship of Djimta by Kadde (2606-3374).

R.5 The marriage is negotiated; the negotiations are broken off and the disappointed fiancee rubs her belly to express and sooth her grief and is caressed by her small sister; the negotiations are resumed and successfully concluded (3388-3857); both families celebrate with a dance (3863-4065); the lovers resume their courting (4172). End (4178).

R.6 On the rivers Chari and Logone (4192-4376); pelicans on the water (4406); ramparts of Kotokos villages (4417-4425); entering the village through earth walls (4437-4462); scenes in the villages (4473-4598); a hippo carcase being dragged ashore from the river (4608-4749); maps showing Massa districts (4756-4783); life in a Massa village, showing details of cone-shaped earth houses (4999). End (5004).

R.7 Sorting cattle, emerging from huts (5012-5093); the interior of a hut (5104-5110); flour making (5115-5123); a cattle-shed, with goats being milked (5196); fishing in the river with nets, during which a young crocodile is brought ashore for inspection (5351); fish drying in the sun (5365); a grain (?) storage (5470); a tribal dance which goes on until sunset (5474-5694); the village silbouetted against the setting sun (5732). End (5737).

R.8 Map showing territory of the Moundags (5763-5751); clay houses at Lene (5769-5818); ritual dances in Tibetan-like customes (5831-6368); map (6390-6397); scenes in the Palace of Rei Bouba (6404-6549); the Sultan and entourage holds a levee (6556-6753); the travellers return to civilisation and visit a Protestant Mission School for girls (6756-6823); their ship in harbour (6881). The End (6892).