COUNTRY LIFE

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 18096).

Synopsis

AMATEUR. Amateur film showing the River Ganges and countryside scenes in India.

The Ganges canal. Canal scenes. River diverted. Hydro-electric power station. Irrigation - water wheel turned by oxen and men lifting buckets. Ox driven carts and mules. Brahmin bulls. Two bulls fighting . Maize stalks being chopped for cattle food.. Washing cattle in river.

Cutting foliage for goats. Denuded trees. Camels eating. Camel carriage. Camels carrying wood. Ploughing with oxen. Two men furrowing by hand. Threshing with oxen driven by child. Winnowing with wind. Going to bathe in Ganges. Oxcarts and donkeys. Wayside scenes. Pigs and piglets.

 

Titles

  • COUNTRY LIFE
 

Technical Data

Year:
1928
Running Time:
18 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
9.5mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
497 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
HUNTER, C.F.