AFRICA HIGHWAY

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 21182).

Synopsis

Documentary. Tracing the road from French Equatorial Africa to Kenya.

Fort Lhani(?) French Equatorial Africa to British East Africa by road. The Vanana(?) tribe `beehive' buildings, central granary building, people fishing, a tomb. The Mousa(?) tribe, the Manja(?) tribe - women milling flour. The forest of the Belgian Congo, the Congo river, a village where the women have wooden plates in their lips. The source of the Nile - Murchison Falls. Wildlife. Kenya - grasslands. Nairobi.

 

Titles

  • AFRICA HIGHWAY
 

Technical Data

Year:
1957
Running Time:
17 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
1500 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Script
TALBOT, Arthur
Sound Recording
GREEN, Charles W.
Director of Photography
RANKIN, Niall
Editor
STEVENS, Arthur
Music
TRYTEL, W.L.
narrator
HAWKINS, Frank
Photography
RANKIN, Niall
 

Countries