They Planted a Stone

Duration: 0:33:00

Creator: James Carr

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Documents the work of harnessing the waters of the Nile and reveals the resulting changes in living patterns in the Sudan. Uses a model to depict the over-all plan for controlling the waters of the Nile and portrays the work involved in its execution. Contrasts the conditions of famine and disease before the project to the improved living standards of today and depicts the gradual cultural acceptance of mechanized living. Narrated in the accent of a native Sudanese.

Complete Record: , Documents the work of harnessing the waters of the Nile and reveals the resulting changes in living patterns in the Sudan. Uses a model to depict the over-all plan for controlling the waters of the Nile and portrays the work involved in its execution. Contrasts the conditions of famine and disease before the project to the improved living standards of today and depicts the gradual cultural acceptance of mechanized living. Narrated in the accent of a native Sudanese., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.