BULAWAYO STOPOVER

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 338355).

Synopsis

A travelogue advertising the touristic delights of Bulawayo and district. It includes shots of landscapes in Rhodesia, big game, fishing, the Kariba Dam, and Victoria Falls. There are aerial shots of Bulawayo, along with planes, trains, hotels, a caravan park, and the Tourist Information Office. Various scenes of life in Bulawayo are shown - traffic and pedestrians on the streets, the shops, the Centenary Park,and the National Museum, where African Art is on exhibition, and black potters are shown at work. A white family is shown visiting the ruined stone walls of the Okame ruins, west of Bulawayo. More scenes are shown of the various activities and places of interest around Bulawayo including swimming pools, rugby, ducks on a parkland lake, an art exhibition, a Trade Fair, the Rhodesia Railway Museum and sunday racing at Bulawayo racecourse. Nightlife and restaurants are also seen. The film concludes with shots of the Matopo Hills, Rhodes grave and a game reserve with wild animals.

 

Titles

  • BULAWAYO STOPOVER
 

Technical Data

Year:
1975
Running Time:
15 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
550 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Rhodesia
Director
RAYNER, Dick
Production Company
Rhodesia Information Services