LIFE AT THE FOOT OF THE HIMALAYAS

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 16241).

Synopsis

ACTUALITY. Wildlife at the foot of the Himalayas in northern India.

Forest, mountain range in background (9). A black bear walking through the forest, and on open ground (32). Chital deer grazing; other deer grazing, drinking (119). A wild pig trotting through the scrub (122). A peacock walking by a tree trunk; two peacocks drinking (145). Tiger walking among boulders; devouring a carcass; a tiger in a forest is joined by another; a tiger drinking - it looks up and trots off (275). A chital deer stands on its hind legs to eat from low branches; a herd of deer. CU a stag (317). A cockerel; CU chipmunk eating (348). LS animals by a stream - indistinct shot (351). A buzzard devouring a bird (364). A monkey in a tree (370). A leopard eating a carcass (387). A number of buzzards fighting over carrion - a hunting party with elephants in the background (408ft). [16mm]

 

Titles

  • LIFE AT THE FOOT OF THE HIMALAYAS (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1932
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
408 ft
 

Production Credits

Director
CORBETT, Edward James
 

Countries